I had a Russian 'Strella', which is/was a 3 position rifle (Though I only ever did prone. Nobody did 3 positions seriously in those days). It had a nice double set trigger - like breaking a glass rod. In about 15 years target shooting I never saw anyone else with one. They mostly had Anshultz 54s or Supermatches, or BSA Martini International Mk 2s or 3s.
I did 25 yards indoors all year round and the County, clubs and Country open meetings. I never really got on with air rifles, but got into the Middx. County and the England teams with smallbore.
Though I was put in the 'X' class (the top 50 in the country) when it was formed, I never had the nerves for the really big events like the Earl Roberts!
I had quite a few centre fire pistols (9mm Parabellum) as well, for fun at Bisley. This was well before Michael Ryan and Thomas Hamilton.
Usually story - I gave it all up when I got married, but still got the medals!
Jim
Blimey, a 17lb 3-p gun! Says something about Russian athletes... NSRA and ISSF rules don't allow set triggers any longer but then good, highly adjustable triggers are on almost every rifle now. BSA has largely disappeared from the serious smallbore scene, it seems every man and his mum has an Annie of some description (plus copious bells&whistles) or possibly a FWB or Walther. Mind most clubs still have 12/15s and Internationals knockin about at the back of the gunroom, and you do get the occasional old boy with his International, or very rarely a Finnish Lion.
As for my scores, I feel lucky when I'm above 95ex100 (prone @25yards) but then I've only been at this lark a couple of years and don't practice nearly enough.