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SmallBoreBuyer Junior Member Offline Posts: 57 Joined: Apr 24^th, 2012	Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Oct 28^th, 2018 at 12:11am	Print Post
	Any insights into the device being used in bay 16?
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Redsetter Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3468 Location: New York Joined: Aug 6^th, 2013	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Circa 1900 Reply #1 - Oct 28^th, 2018 at 12:21am	Print Post
	Know nothing about "bazooka," but the photo was not earlier than 1925, when the first aluminum scope mounts were introduced by Fecker.


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Schuetzenmiester Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 6707 Location: Cool Wet Side of WA Joined: Apr 27^th, 2008	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Circa 1900 Reply #2 - Oct 28^th, 2018 at 12:48am	Print Post
	I vaguely recall reading somewhere that they used rifles that balanced on top the shoulder or experimented with them. I'm sure it isn't an anti-tank device.

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BP Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 8039 Location: Westside Joined: Aug 27^th, 2006	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Circa 1900 Reply #3 - Oct 28^th, 2018 at 1:24am	Print Post
	Is that the barrel slightly below the tube, forward of what looks like a clamp/strap? Hmm... maybe the big tube is an experimental reflecting telescope design for non-traditional unlimited class?

	There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading, the few who learn by observation, and the rest who have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. Proud Noodlehead
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rgchristensen Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1091 Joined: Jan 2^nd, 2014	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Circa 1900 Reply #4 - Oct 28^th, 2018 at 9:34am	Print Post
	I have heard the shooter's name, but don't remember it. The idea was to increase the moment of intertia so the rifle would swing slower. CHRIS RGChristensen


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Bent_Ramrod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1459 Location: Southern Arizona Joined: Feb 8^th, 2006	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Circa 1900 Reply #5 - Oct 28^th, 2018 at 10:19am	Print Post
	That was written up somewhere; can’t remember if it was the ASSRA Newsletter or Precision Shooting. That picture was on the cover. I do remember that the guy didn’t win the match (though he got full marks for “thinking outside the box”) and a hasty convention of the Rules Committee was called after the match. “Resolved: That in future matches any rear projection on the rifle that exceeded the length of the buttstock and buttplate would disqualify the rifle from competition” was the change it made to the Rulebook.


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bnice Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1851 Location: Iowa Joined: Nov 30^th, 2006	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Circa 1900 Reply #6 - Oct 28^th, 2018 at 10:25am	Print Post
	The guy shooting it was a Stieff from the stuffed bear Stieff family. It’s a picture from Davenport match. He is in several of our match pictures with what appears different variations. Did not appear to catch on.


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oughtsix Global Moderator ASSRA Board Member Offline Posts: 1274 Location: Columbus Joined: May 31^st, 2009	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Reply #7 - Oct 28^th, 2018 at 11:51am	Print Post
	Page 300 Of John Dutcher's Ballard book, Richard Stieff, August 1931. Steven's action. The back inside cover of the book has a group shot with Stieff in it. Could not get a good scan to post.

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Reply #8 - Oct 28^th, 2018 at 12:44pm	Print Post
	Be interesting to know how he transported the rifle during that time period and if it might have been a take down system of some sort. There was an article in a past ASSRA Journal that talked about it a bit.

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40_Rod Frequent Elocutionist Offline Extremism in the persuit of accuracy is not a vice Posts: 4285 Location: Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 20^th, 2004	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Reply #9 - Oct 29^th, 2018 at 9:32am	Print Post
	The shooter was Steif like the stuffed bears. I heard he was part of that family. There was an article called shooting dodges that featured that in an old ASSRA News. the rifle under the pipe was a Stevens. 40 Rod


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16111 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Reply #10 - Oct 29^th, 2018 at 11:46am	Print Post
	I can only imagine the reaction of fellow shooters when he first showed up with that monstrosity at a match! Probably not much different than our reaction at seeing it the first time too! Obviously if it had worked, and he won regularly with it, it would have changed the way people built their schuetzen rifles, and we'd have seen it a lot more.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1935 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Reply #11 - Oct 29^th, 2018 at 12:13pm	Print Post
	Sounded like it possibly did/would work, so they outlawed it!

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1935 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Reply #12 - Oct 29^th, 2018 at 12:46pm	Print Post
	I agree, but some would say, then don't shoot it outside. Probably best to not shoot it at all, at least with innocents nearby.

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rkba2nd Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1935 Location: earth Joined: Feb 16^th, 2009	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Reply #13 - Oct 29^th, 2018 at 5:45pm	Print Post
	Sure did, unless someone would pick up where he left off, but it won't be me. Had enough of those in the military!!

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Rebel Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 4292 Location: Rockets and Race Cars Joined: Mar 9^th, 2015	Re: Bazooka-Style Schuetzen, Davenport, Iowa 1931 Reply #14 - Oct 29^th, 2018 at 7:54pm	Print Post
	Those guys need more stylish sunglasses. Aaron

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