Thread: The future of 3gun in nz?

Originally Posted by Towely

Is that sport in the above videos always shot prone? Is there any movement or shooting around/through/under barricades/obstacles or from positions designed to be tricky to the shooter? And do they have a power factor of some description? Genuine questions.

Phils talking of maybe using ipsc mini rifle which is 22lr and colour coding targets on the longer distance ranges, it could work but sounds messy. But might be what happens when we run rifle nats next year.

Can you please point me to the wording that may still allow box fed shotguns to exist? Very interested in your answer to this one!

Yes it's always shot prone. Those rifles are over 5kg, so it wouldn't really be practical to shoot them offhand or to have a lot of movement with the rifle.
The rifle is tightly sling to the left arm, which is why they only reload with the right hand, even on the G3 where the charging handle is on the left side.
You'd want to use the much lighter Sauer 100, 101, or 202 that use the same action for anything requiring fast movement and offhand shooting.

I got the detachable mag thing from a knowledgeable person I trust, although I wasn't 100% clear how they came to that conclusion.
It could be wrong for all I know. Then again, I'm not a lawyer, so take it with a grain of salt...

I thought that may be the case. If youre wanting to be competitive in ipsc rifle now youre going to want to be shooting a pump gun.

Weight and sling explains a few things as was thinking their recoil control was outstanding. Wouldn't be surprised if shooting mild loads as well I was thinking?
Guess they must have a power factor to meet though?

Originally Posted by jackson21

Weight and sling explains a few things as was thinking their recoil control was outstanding. Wouldn't be surprised if shooting mild loads as well I was thinking?
Guess they must have a power factor to meet though?

I'm fairly certain there is a power factor. They do need to shoot out to about 300m and they would probably want their ammo to be as flat shooting as possible.
It's probably similar to off the shelf or mil spec 6.5x55. They need a mirage strap for less than 20 rounds, so it must be putting some serious heat into a barrel that heavy.