I'm curious what people use for ammunition. What do you like to use when you train during at normal temperatures, and what do you use when you compete? When...
On the Utah Biathlon Club's website there is a PDF for youth BB Biathlon. In it there is a section on creating a harness. I don't know if this is the caliber...
I like Winchester T-22 for summer practice. It works well in my rifle during warm weather (50F and above) and it is relativly inexpensive. I also use it...
I'm fairly new to biathlon, and have not completely settled on a favorite ammunition. I've used 2 different guns, and I've found that I have to match the...
Hello Biathlon Fans and Athletes, (If you do not wish to receive these updates, just send me an email and I'll remove you from the list) Recap of the '05-'06...
I'm curious, during a race (at local club/state level and world cup levels) do competitors hydrate? Do they carry water with them or is it given to them on...
Hi Nathan, I can't speak for the World Cup level, but at the club level the races are generally short enough that we can get along by hydrating well before the...
I've never seen any water taken during a race either. Figured I should ask in case it was the result of editing for TV. I've been talking with Craig of the...
Not that anyone is dying for information about this subject, but I was on the IBU site looking at the "Event Player" and in the Women's Individual at the...
A valid point and I have not tried racing w/ a rifle, however there are some very sleak models out there that may work...such as the Hydrobak a 50oz. model...
I've heard that the USBA might be loosing their standing with the US Olympic Committee. Any truth to this? Is there anything that biathlon fans in the US or...
WEIGHT. Triathletes competing in "sprint" races (sub one hour) and cyclists competing in critiriums and timetrials (both generally under an hour) just make...
Bjoerndalen won this year's Norwegian Skarverennet. Second place went to Frode Andresen. Last year's event was won by a biathlete as well, Lars Berger. I...
I'm pretty close to buying an Izmash rifle from MT Guns. Just curious if anyone's had any experience with them or the rifle. Seems like a more than adequate...
Nathan The Izmash I've seen here in Fairbanks seem to work quite well and in temps where I don't work so well. Indoors on targets the Anschutz seems to fire...
hey nathanial, in an effort to teach myself biathlon i have started working out, learned how to ski last winter and bought 2 izmash rifles. i can't say the...
hey i read the other guy's comments and looked at his link. they have different names for the guns through this importer, but the two i own are the biathlon...
... Where did you get an Izmash biathlon rifle for $300?! As far as I can tell, they are being sold everywhere for around $1200. ... Are you doing this with...
really? i live in upstate new york. i got mine at a local dealer who used to get the EAA guns back before EAA went out of business. now another importer is...
Hi Nathan I have had a lot of (frustrating) experience with Izhmash rifles. They have a bad reputation for shooting poorly in cold, humid weather. Chris ...
Chris, What ammunition do you use in it? I have a Russian Izhmash rifle as do my brothers up here(in Alaska) and have used them for over 3-4 years. They have a...
I used several numourous brands, including top end ammunition from eley, lapua, fiocci, RWS, and some biathlon specific Russian ammunition. Jerad McClure...
Nathan, Chris, Jerad, I don't have an Izmash, but one of my buddies has a 7-4 and he does really well with it. Once, though, at a big race with temps around...
I am trying to sort out the biathlon rifle question and see very little discussion of the Eberstock rifle that is being used by the US Team (at least according...
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