Another Update

Well, the new rifle has arrived in Northern Ireland, my dealer down here is just waiting for the import paperwork and I got the grant letter for my licence, which I'll be paying tomorrow. So I'll be up and running properly as soon as I get back from Germany. Can't wait, to be honest. I did capitulate and change the stock I ordered to the very nice new Anschutz Precise. To be honest, I just couldn't justify not getting it over the 2213 for an extra £21 as it's just an infinitely better piece of engineering. I do thoroughly dislike the pistol grip material, and I'm not crazy about the cheekpiece either, but I'm going to alter both for myself by building them from some wood. For the time being I'll just have to smooth out the grip with some plastic wood to take the knobbly texture out of it and smooth the surface slightly, and I'll probably put duct tape on the cheekpiece for the tactile aspect. The full summary of the new rifle is as follows:

Selected 1913 action
Precise stock
Centra 10-50 rearsight
Gehmann 565 rear iris (colour filters and polariser)
Centra 22mm front iris (3.8-5.8 aperture)
System Gemini Aktiv Free Rifle Buttplate
Anschutz buttplate

The second buttplate is to facilitate standing and kneeling better, with the Gemini dedicated for prone. I expect I'll add another buttplate as funds allow, and probably an extension tube, and possibly sight raising blocks for standing and kneeling, but I'll address these concerns as they crop up.

I haven't been idle however, though I haven't been shooting. I've been doing a lot of physical training, runs of 5km and cycles of up to 45km, as well as core strength work, some upper body weights training and a small bit of swimming. Weight is falling off and strength and fitness are going up rapidly. Once the weight gets down to where I want it, I'll get measured again and have my jacket altered and a pair of trousers made. I expect that'll be some time in October, after the 50m Nationals. I'm hesitant to set goals for that until I see how easily I slip back into shooting, but I'll be shooting the prone and the 3P, so once I'm training again, I'll do another update. For now, I'm just really looking forward to getting back to shooting full time. Will post again when I have news.