Biathlon Rifle Question

[Mad Scientist]

Seems to me there were some problems and special exceptions involving firearms when Japan hosted the Olympics (both S and W) . Something involving British shooters maybe?

Dale

I didn't find reference to the British, but this is the first article I found on Japan's attempt to host the biathlon in their mostly firearm-free country.

I agree with your intentions, but have you ever heard of the Jamaican bob-sled team ?

The Jamaicans weren't legally prevented from practicing. They just had no snow and were forced to improvise.

[dk99358]

Yea that looks like what I was thinking of. Tons of extra security for no good reason. Thanks for digging it out.

Dale

[Wiley-X]

Yep, keeping the ammo 400 yards aways will prevent murders and robberies.

A friend started an international incident when he took his Brown Bess musket to Japan when he was stationed there. He knew that modern firearms were illegal but he figured that a musket with no powder or ball would be okay in the land of the samurai. Wrong! When customs got wind of it the shit hit the fan.

The Japs wanted to destroy it but they got talked into allowing him to keep it locked in the base armory providing he never visited it. The fact that he had a flint and could possibly make gunpowder made them nervous.

[levib]

I agree with your intentions, but have you ever heard of the Jamaican bob-sled team ?

Re-read what I said...

[Seneca Arms Co. Inc.]

I had the opportunity to shoot an Anschutz Biathlon rifle a few years ago. The rifle had a very purpose built action. The bolt was kinda like a bolt within a bolt. If you can, picture a series of ball bearing around the circumference of the outer bolt. When the bolt handle is pulled back, the the inner bolt slide out about a 1/4 inch and allows the ball bearing to collapse, thus unlocking the action. It is an ingenious system and takes virtually no pressure to operate quickly. And, like all Anschutz rifles, it was very accurate.