After a test on the platform of the Fiocchi cartridge belonging to the recent Performance HP series with 37 g of pellets, we used a second version of these fillers that stand out for their top features in a hunting day at the AAV in Arborio: the Performance HP 34. . The acronym HP added to the word Performance highlights the high performance that the company wanted to give to this product class even in the intermediate weight such as 34 g, definitely advantageous for hunting use on pheasants and partridges under the dog. to which we have destined it.
The pack of 25 pieces in solid cardboard box is characterized by the naturalistic scenery in black and white of particular elegance, with clear and easily legible writings even by those with vision problems, by the red box with the gauge, calling the right and proper attention on this particular determinant.
Below you can see the length of the cartridge case in the usual 70 mm, the 16 mm height of the brass bottom, the weight of the charge and the type of wad adopted PL C * with optimal characteristics of gas tightness and protection of the shot avoiding sliding in the barrel and their deformation thus providing a greater useful range while keeping the shot pattern compact even at a considerable distance. The intermediate weight chosen for this cartridge, 34 g is less than the 36 of the classic full charge of the 12/70 caliber, allows greater speed favoring the shooter with a contained recoil.
On the brass caseback, around the primer seat, there is the company inscription, the double indication of the caliber e Italy, just to remember the origin of the product; on the synthetic material tube of a nice green color, the longitudinal microstriatures stand out which prevent sticking to the walls of the cartridge chamber, thus facilitating extraction. The closure is the classic six folds hot stamped. Among the necessary safety recommendations, the prescription for use in shotguns bearing the double mark of the National Test Bench (** BNP or CIP S), which has therefore passed the forced test of 1320 bar, stands out.
the hp flakes I had to throw away out of desperation.