Essentially, before the mind stuff begins, there is always……
Check your equipment
A complete and thorough check, together with any repairs, is made well before the match time. This is also a continual process, one that I always made sure was done on the Monday of every training week leading up to this current competition.
The mental aspect of this is purely for confidence. The fact that you know that nothing will break down with your gear, no sudden surprises which could destroy the flow of your preparation, or the match itself, is the first consideration.
An example of this was when we had an Australian shooter arrive in Germany, only to find his Anschutz bolt was still on the table in Sydney…...........
We must have a check list - a list that is kept in the back of the shooting diary. The check list deals with the rifle first. Examine everything and correct any faults well before the match. (I suggest a continual process for 8 weeks prior).
Make sure the action is cleaned. Strip the rifle down and wash your action with a light solvent, making sure the loading-plate is removed, so that any accumulated wax or ‘gunk’ is removed, both from under this plate or the extractor-claw slot near the chamber.
Clean the barrel carefully with a good quality cleaning- rod and rod-guide. (The best I have found is the Dewey, made in the USA.) Make sure the rod surface is intact and that no metal is showing through the plastic coating.
Check the foresight installation on the barrel, testing that the screws in the dovetails (if you have them) are tight. Do not take this lightly - I have actually seen a front sight drop from the barrel, dovetail and all!
Next, remove the trigger assembly from the action and wash this carefully in the light solvent. A weak solution of two-stroke lawn-mower fuel will suffice. Swill the trigger assembly around in a glass jar reserved for the purpose - you will be surprised at the rubbish that floats out of it. Once the trigger is dry, lubricate with the white lubricant that can be obtained from Feinwerkbau, (Germany) paying attention to the trigger-sear bearings and the trigger bar. Keep the actual engagement sears clean, paying great attention to the contact point of the sear faces. The two-stroke fuel will lubricate the interior of the trigger
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This picture shows the dial indicator after five clicks on the wind arm. You can see exactly what the consistency of each click registers and so check the sight is operating properly.
This SMALLBORE Business
Once the movements of the sight is examined, the wind arm is then returned the five clicks, which should return to the zero on the dial indicator. This picture shows the sight is operating correctly. Note the simple jig that holds both the dial and the sight in the vice.
assembly itself, but keep the actual sear faces clear from lubricant.
If compressed-air is used to clear the gunk from the trigger, make sure that the swilling process in the glass jar is repeated. Do not use excessive pressures of compressed-air, as I have seen the small springs blown out of their place! Replace the trigger-box back into place on the action, making sure the trigger-box
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