Now everything is ready for the fifth edition of the scope "Best Cartridge in 16" Trophy which has been successfully organized every year since Club Caliber 16. For the 2019 edition it was decided to dedicate the cartridge itself to the wood pigeon, after the first dedicated to the ounce, the 31 grams for the hare and the 29 grams for the partridge and the 30 grams for the woodcock. To participate, it is necessary to rely on tempered (black) lead shot, weighing no more than 30 grams.
For what concerns the powder, the primer, the wad and the closureinstead, there will be freedom of choice. The Trophy is open to all those in possession of a sports license or hunting. Each batch of cartridges must be packed in a closed box which, in addition to containing the ammunition, must also contain the registration form completed in all its parts. As is now tradition, the Trophy will be awarded after having completed all the tests, to the lot that will have obtained from the combination of the various evaluation parameters. the best score.
The evaluation parameters relate to the Banco tests and the shot pattern and penetration tests. Although the Commission will fix later the distance to place the plate, it is to be assumed that due to the specificity of the game to which the cartridge is intended, the same can be positioned in an interval of meters that goes by 30 to 35. After four editions equally distributed in the victories between Fabio Volpi and Salvatore Ibba, the challenge continues: by February 15, 2019 the registration of the lots must be completed, while by February 28 the lots themselves must be sent to the contact person Richard Ceccarelli.