The resolution of the Piedmont region to regulate and implement the achievement of the certificate of shooting test with rifled weapon. What does the text specifically say? The test we are talking about has the purpose of ensuring a hunting exercise that complies as much as possible with the animal protection and safety requirements. For selection hunting for wild boar, it involves five shots without support at a standard target that is more than 25 meters away, to be overcome with four shots at least.
The same goes for the selection hunt for ungulates, always with 4 out of 5 shots to complete and a distance greater than 70 meters. The certificate is then valid for 30 months from the date on which it was obtained.
The resolution is not entirely convincing, in particular the details of the brand, caliber and serial number of the weapon which are reported in the certificate and which suggest different tests for different carbines. Online there is a lot of discussion about the novelties just described and therefore a explanation of the local authority and above all of those who deal with hunting is more necessary than ever.
In the Lombardy region, in order to be able to take the exams for ungulate hunters, a shooting test held at the TSN must be attached to the application, at 25 meters for smooth-bore guns for those who want to hunt wild boar as a team, while those who he wants to hunt in selection and for other ungulates, he must take a test at 100 meters with rifled weapons.
According to the provincial regulation on hunting ungulates in the province of Como, a certification of successful calibration of the rifle that the hunter uses in hunting ungulates must be submitted annually.
We as the Italcaccia hunting association hold this task on the occasion of the shooting competition that we organize annually, free certification for our members, while at a cost of € 10 for those who are not our members.
I believe that what is requested by the Piedmont and Lombardy region, and has some common sense, is not such a wrong thing !!!
Even in the team you can hunt with a rifled barrel. What shooting test must be taken?