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- Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:45 pm
- Forum: General Gun, Shooting & Equipment Discussion
- Topic: Texas native wins Olympic gold in double trap
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Re: Texas native wins Olympic gold in double trap
From what I can tell, the non-airgun/non-shotgun competitions are all .22. I have wondered why there is no classification for high-powered rifles. The first reason to come to mind is that in most parts of the world, firearm ownership and use is very restricted, but the shooting sports have been around quite a bit longer than any [abbreviated profanity deleted] the modern gun control restrictions. While .22 is a standard platform for competition, I don't see why there cannot be other competitions in other calibers, such as .223 or .308. I suppose the larger calibers are considerably more regionalized (.308 and .223 in NATO countries, 7.62x54R and 7.62x39 in the East, etc), and that could be a barrier to a standardized high-powered rifle competition.