Air Rifle Shooting for the visually impaired
The club hosted a very successful have a go day for blind shooters. Ken
Nash, NSRA Vice Chairman, brought the specially adapted rifles to the range and
a number of students from Dorton College tried them out. The specially adapted
sights generate a sound from the black/white/grey areas of the target and its
not as easy as it might seem - you have to listen for the right pitch sound in
the earphones to tell you when to shoot. A team from Meridian TV were on hand to
record events and they gave us a good slot immediately after the main news
bulletin. Our thanks to all, and particularly Ken Nash, for making such an
interesting day.
We now have 2 lanes of the air weapons range equipped for blind shooting. If
you, or anyone you know, would like to have a go then please contact
me.