While the serious target shooter may agonise about stock dimensions, barrel length and so on, what is often forgotten is the importance of ballistics, that is except for the very best of them.
Vic Harker
Onwards & Upwards
The Italian maker Guerini continues to maintain its market share in the UK based on quality of manufacture and presentation at prices that compete favourably with their competitors. The new Summit Ascent Trap model is no exception, and also has…
Tagged with: barrels, Guerini, gun, monobloc, Olympic Trap, Summit Ascent Trap, Trap, Vic Harker
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Posted in Uncategorized
A Classic Krieghoff
The Krieghoff over and under, which has its origins in the USA and was extensively redesigned in Germany, has now received the attentions of the British
Beretta Xcells
Vic Harker tests the A400 Xcel – a budget semi-auto with no compromise on quality The repeating shotgun has always held a special appeal for me. It was of course the Americans who first designed the best and most reliable…
Place your bets
Vic Harker weighs up the competition in the Men’s Double Trap event The most recent clay target event included in the Olympic Games in 1996 is Double Trap. That Great Britain is considered a serious contender for a medal…
Tagged with: Clay Shooting, ISSF, London 2012, Olympics, Peter Wilson, Richard Faulds, Vic Harker
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Olympic Skeet at London
Skeet shooting became an Olympic discipline in 1968 and there was every justification for including this highly skilled form of clay target shooting alongside Trap. In its Olympic form, Skeet has produced a breed of gun handlers second to none.…
Place Your Bets
We are now in the Olympic Year and, so far as the shooting sports are concerned, which countries will be competing in London and how many quota places they have has mostly been decided. Winning a quota place in one…
Tall men and Trap
In most sports height, if complemented by the appropriate physique and coordination, is an advantage. With greater reach and a longer stride, the taller man or woman has a greater potential to come out on top in most ball games…
Gun Test: Beretta Silver Pigeon Sporter
Vic Harker tests the Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon 1 Sporter that may break clays but certainly won’t break the bank The other day a magazine editor said to me in the simplistic way that breed are inclined to do, that…
Tagged with: Beretta, clay pigeon shooting, Gun Test, shotguns, Sporter, Vic Harker
Posted in Features, Reviews
Posted in Features, Reviews
A barrel full of innovation
Beretta’s launch of its new DT11 target gun marks the beginning of the company’s strategy to regain the market share at the highest level of clay target shooting. The senior manager of the company, Carlo Ferlito, made no secret of…
