American sharpshooter William Shaner struck gold in the men’s 10-metre rifle event Sunday with an Olympic record of 251.6. The 20-year-old from Colorado Springs beat Chinese teenager Sheng Lihao in the final in Tokyo. Shaner overcome not only his opponents, but also nerves and a heart rate that made it more difficult to aim straight. The … Read more
Two yobs with an ‘air rifle’ spark ‘lock down’ of Catholic School: Police race to scene as pupils ‘hide under tables’ St Peter and St Paul Catholic Voluntary Academy in Lincoln was put on lockdown Police descended on Catholic secondary amid reports of ‘youths with air rifle’ School said all students and staff are ‘safe … Read more
Police put Catholic school on ‘lock down’ due to ‘man firing air rifle’: Head reveals officers raced to scene due to ‘suspicious activity in the vicinity’ By Jack Wright For Mailonline Published: 11:39 BST, 10 May 2021 | Updated: 11:44 BST, 10 May 2021 A Catholic secondary school in Lincoln was put on lockdown today … Read more
A new stabilizer could soon turn any soldier into an expert marksman, able to hit their targets with deadly accuracy—even from a standing position. The Aim Control Enhancer, or ACE, is being evaluated by the US Army for its Next Generation Squad Weapon (NGSW) Program, which fast-tracks cutting-edge firearms. The device easily attaches to a … Read more
The deer hunter: Stag turns the tables by charging a deerstalker, snagging his rifle in its antlers and running off with it in the Czech Republic Man was taking part in hunt in a forested area near Horní Planá, Czech Republic A dog spooked beast and it ran towards a hunter, ripping his sleeve with antler … Read more
A farmer shot at his neighbour’s goats after the two men became embroiled in a lengthy dispute over a boundary hedge, a court heard. Paul Baxter, 60, of Swanage, Dorset, set his sights on three pygmy goats belonging to Benjamin Young, 38, after getting fed-up with them eating what he regarded as his hedge. The … Read more
The authoritarian president of Belarus made a dramatic show of defiance Sunday against the massive protests demanding his resignation, toting a rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest as he strode off a helicopter that landed at his residence while demonstrators massed nearby. It comes as tens of thousands of Belarusians joined an anti-government demonstration in … Read more
US army tests new electronic rifle scope in Syria for the first time, which won’t let soldiers fire until the system can guarantee the shot will hit its target US soldiers in Syria are testing an electric scope with a Linux targeting system They’ll first mark a target through the scope by pressing a button … Read more