where to buy a Walthers ssg target pistol
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Harvey at Airguns plus is where I got my gsp and I know a bunch of other people that have gotten a gsp from him and I know he can get you an ssp.
Are you going to be shootign ISSF or NRA bullseye?
If it is ISSF you REALLY should hold off a little bit. look into the new ISSF rule changes. one of the new proposed rules is " Vibration Reduction Systems. The installation of any type of vibration reduction system in or on the pistol is prohibited."
which will make many of our guns illegal for competition.the ssp has "Reduced recoil with pneumatic dampening system" http://www.frontierarms.com.au/products/handguns/walther-ssp.html
It has already passed ISSF council and may be finalized in December. many people are super pissed off.
here is the summary of the new 2013-2016 rule changes.....and they are major.
http://www.result.issf-sports.info/2013 Rule Change Summary 12 Sep 2012.pdf
the way it is worded is kind of subjective as to if it means installation of an aftermarket system or any factory system. they will be clarifying it in december I believe it was but until it is clarified you might be buying a three thousand dollar paper weight as far as ISSF goes
Hope that helps
Are you going to be shootign ISSF or NRA bullseye?
If it is ISSF you REALLY should hold off a little bit. look into the new ISSF rule changes. one of the new proposed rules is " Vibration Reduction Systems. The installation of any type of vibration reduction system in or on the pistol is prohibited."
which will make many of our guns illegal for competition.the ssp has "Reduced recoil with pneumatic dampening system" http://www.frontierarms.com.au/products/handguns/walther-ssp.html
It has already passed ISSF council and may be finalized in December. many people are super pissed off.
here is the summary of the new 2013-2016 rule changes.....and they are major.
http://www.result.issf-sports.info/2013 Rule Change Summary 12 Sep 2012.pdf
the way it is worded is kind of subjective as to if it means installation of an aftermarket system or any factory system. they will be clarifying it in december I believe it was but until it is clarified you might be buying a three thousand dollar paper weight as far as ISSF goes
Hope that helps
As far as I can tell as of the way the incoming rules are written yes, the Walther gsp will be prohibited from competition as well.which is what I shoot. Most of the people I competed against at nationals shot a gsp expert as well.They have two spring loaded 17 gram counter balance weights under the barrel that can be tuned specific to the type of ammo you have to reduce recoil impulse.
I have a 22/32 set of gsp experts and I am not very happy that my 4k plus set of guns will not be allowed into competition. many juniors programs own a gsp or a Pardini exc and let the juniors use them to train. when your entire annual budget id determined by how many chocolate bars the kids sell then the chance of buying new olympic match grade pistols is slim and will mean the death of many juniors programs around the world.
the ISSF took a major dump on the shooting world in an effort to make the sport more televisable. which it will NEVER be.
I compete at the national level and even I didn't watch the olympic games.
the rule may only apply to electronic devices similar to what is used in photography to stabilize. but the rule is not specific in any way as you can tell from the summary.
I have a 22/32 set of gsp experts and I am not very happy that my 4k plus set of guns will not be allowed into competition. many juniors programs own a gsp or a Pardini exc and let the juniors use them to train. when your entire annual budget id determined by how many chocolate bars the kids sell then the chance of buying new olympic match grade pistols is slim and will mean the death of many juniors programs around the world.
the ISSF took a major dump on the shooting world in an effort to make the sport more televisable. which it will NEVER be.
I compete at the national level and even I didn't watch the olympic games.
the rule may only apply to electronic devices similar to what is used in photography to stabilize. but the rule is not specific in any way as you can tell from the summary.
Actually the rule is not yet defined as to what constitutes a vibration reduction system-there is an extended discussion of the issue on targettalk - though the word is out that they mean the piezo-electric active systems such as are found in recent DSLR cameras. Thus no currently marketed target pistol is likely to be condemned. Recall that many of the manufacturers are represented on the ISSF rules committe.
Dr Jim
Dr Jim
And actually I used all kind of adjectives to say it was not final like new proposed rules, will be finalized in december , they will be clarifying in december I believe it was but until it is clarified exc.
and until the ISSF officially says that the recoil reduction system is the piezo-electric active systems then as the proposed rule is officially written the gsp,ssp and pardini's will be banned and it would be irresponsible to tell someone to spend three or four grand on a gun that could be banned from competition in about six weeks, regardless of internet rumor of what may be or the speculation on targettalk.
and until the ISSF officially says that the recoil reduction system is the piezo-electric active systems then as the proposed rule is officially written the gsp,ssp and pardini's will be banned and it would be irresponsible to tell someone to spend three or four grand on a gun that could be banned from competition in about six weeks, regardless of internet rumor of what may be or the speculation on targettalk.
Just viewed an ISSF statement that devices which reduce oscillations BEFORE the shot is discharged are banned. If this becomes the final wording then NONE of the current pistols with their recoil moderator designs will be affected. In any case sask-farmboy, the current GSP and Pardini designs can be deactivated by removing the sliding weights. No recoil moderation and no vibration control.
Dr Jim
Dr Jim
