Comments on: Olympics Insight — Anatomy of a Modern Biathlon Rifle

By: Buck

Buck — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:12:04 +0000

Good luck finding a new Anschutz Biathlon rifle for sale in the US and at $3,500 plus, who can afford them?

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 01:44:38 +0000

I think it was originally shot at 250 or 300 meters with centerfires.

The wing looking thing is part of the mount for keeping it in place on their backs while they ski.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:04:59 +0000

Wasn’t Biathlon originally shot with REAL rifles,(full-bore service rifle of your country), and at longer ranges (300m)???

It is yet another military skill that has been “gentrified”.

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 22:02:20 +0000

Lawson, the gun laws arent nearly as strict as many Americans think they are. It’s no problem to join a local shooting club, of which there is one in pretty much every town, and get started with shooting. The personal firearm is usually just some minor paperwork away.

By: Lawson Lott

Lawson Lott — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 17:19:11 +0000

I have long been curious why Americans don’t do better in this sport? Given most European countries have strict “gun laws”,it seems there would not be so many civilians available for this sport! Are the Euro. athletes all military thus having more access to fire-arms?The article said Euro. kids start training @ a young age. Do their govts. sponser them? It just seems with all the ski and winter sport areas in the US,we could do a better job in the “Biathlon”. I can only conclude that the US Olympic Comm. just doesn’t care about this sport!

By: tenring

tenring — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 15:24:03 +0000

What is the wing like device I saw on the left side of some biathlon rifles? Is this for balance?

By: Bob

Bob — Sat, 15 Feb 2014 06:04:12 +0000

I;d have guessed their weight as less than 8lbs.

Makes their accomplishments even greater. And a miss requires them to take a 150yd penalty loop – so a miss adds to their time but also depletes their energy reserve for the rest of the course. 10,000 kilometers! They don;t bother trying to slow their heart rate – they shoot with it pumping +-170bpm. Offhand, even.

No matter what your discipline, you won’t win if you don’t shoot a Clean.

Sounds achingly familiar.