MaY 2012 Issue - Target Shooter Magazine

LATESTNEWS...Latest News...JLK Bullets Are Back! Cont;Disabled Shooting ProjectHelping Dwarfs into Shooting By Liz Woodall, CoordinatorDSP.At the end of 2011 the Disabled Shooting Projectunintentionally started an initiative that will last thebest part of two years and hopefully will lead to Britishsuccess in the World Dwarf Games 2013.Boat-tail sections. Standard 210gn model (0.180” BTlength, 7.5° angle) on the left; 210gn LBT model (0.245”BT length, 7.5° angle) on the right.again thanks to that well known Northern shootingentrepreneur Brian Fox (Fox Firearms UK) who intendsto supply the entire JLK range of no less than 16bullets in six calibres: 0.224”, 0.243”/6mm, 0.257”,0.264”/6.5mm, 0.284”/7mm and 0.308”.All JLK designs are of the VLD type bar one, the 0.224”77gn model designed for 223 Rem. Service Rifleshooters to load to magazine length and accept a longjump to the rifling. Alongside its 77gn competitorsfrom Sierra, Lapua, and Berger it has a conventionaltangent ogive.The JLK range is as follows with those now availablefrom Fox Firearms and their prices shown. Brian saysthat the 180gn 7mm model will be available ‘veryshortly’.We’ll look at the five 308 models now available moreclosely in next month’s issue in our Handloading Benchsection. http://www.swampworks.com/jlkwww.foxfirearmsuk.com Telephone: 0161 430 8278Mobile: 07941 958464News of the National Dwarf Games at Aldersley a yearago reached us in a very roundabout way and curiosityprompted some internet research. This producedthe interesting information that airgun shooting hadbeen included in the games for a few years, and wasbecoming increasingly popular. We tracked down theDwarf Sports Association (DSAuk) and asked if theywould like any help. The result was an invitation toattend a training day at the West Midland RegionalShooting Centre in November.When I set off for Aldersley that day I had no idea whatto expect. Even on the way home after several hoursspent with the most cheerful bunch of shooters I’dever encountered, I didn’t suspect what lay ahead!I found that whilst one or two of the DSAUK peoplewere quite experienced (one is a member of DTSGBand has an IPC classification), most of them wereshooting at a very basic level. However, what waslacking on the technical front was more than madeup for in enthusiasm! Everyone was mad keen to getmore involved in the sport, and some had alreadystarted looking for a club to join.Their Development Officer, Tim Shephard, told methat it had recently been announced that targetshooting was to be included in the World Games forthe first time in August 2013 and, as they had also justbeen informed that they were getting some SportEngland development funding, they were determinedto do well at the games. They had their goal – couldthe DSP help them to reach it?68