Fiocchi Shoot Off: The newly created Fiocchi Shoot Off cartridge will be the worthy auxiliary of our champions at the London 2012 Olympic Games. The Shoot Off is a real innovation in the world of ammunition: unrivaled shot patterns.
We already know Fiocchi, so we just go straight to the point. What we are presenting today are the new Shoot Off flake cartridges for the Olympic pit, which will accompany our champions to the London 2012 games.
For over a century, Fiocchi has been one of the few companies in the world to produce the components of its own minutions internally, in order to have direct control of the production cycle and a greater guarantee of quality.
Fiocchi Shoot Off: Let's see how the Shoot Off is born.
Shooters today discuss clay pigeons and flashes. Hard clay targets are difficult to break down with 24 gram lead cartridges. Some speak of lead 7.1 / 4 to have more power on impact, which however did not convince the experts and Fiocchi in particular. This historic company has decided to produce ammunition capable of generating more homogeneous laughter and pellets that conserve energy until impact, revolutionizing the very concept of the cartridge.
The Shoot Off can be considered, in fact, a real revolution since it is loaded with 318 grams N28 powder in a 24-gram cartridge. This allows for a more fluid and progressive thrust when fired. A further innovation of the Shoot Off is the patented twin wad. The latter is composed of a tube wad with a smaller diameter in the part that contains the pellets, for greater protection of the same during the transit through the choke of the barrel, and a shock absorber that protects them from the water hammer due to the instant acceleration of the wad itself. .
The pellets, the soul of each cartridge, when observed closely seem like real jewels. In fact, they are rigorously selected for sphericity and size, they are composed of 5% antho-monium with a galvanic copper covering, which increases the hardness of the surface, all in a type 4 case with 616 silver primer. This solution allows you to keep the pellets perfectly spherical, which generate less friction in the air, obtaining a dulpice advantage: tightening the pattern and keeping your energy longer during the race.
The ballistic tests to which all Fiocchi cartridges are subjected have shown that the Shoot Offs at 20 meters from the barrel travel at a higher speed than all their competitors, but at the exit of the muzzle this speed is lower. Also in this case we have a double advantage: greater force on impact on the target and less recoil. At the Fiocchi case assembly department, 2.5 million cases are produced every day for the most important cartridge manufacturers in the world. This testifies to the high quality standards that Fiocchi has managed to achieve, thanks to specific investments that have increased the competitiveness of Made in Italy.
Furthermore, all shooting cartridges are produced in the Fiocchi lab: the peculiarity that makes this department efficient and extraordinary is having the shooting platform inside the factory to test the cartridges before being placed on the market. Giovanni Peliello, soldier of the Fiamme Gialle of the Olympic team for London 2012, tried the Fiocchi's Shott Offs, encountering excellent sensations and extraordinary results on impact with the clay pigeon. On the shoulder the recoil is almost not felt, even if the Shoot Off arrives with determination on the target: the excellent content of the lead and the shot determines the pulverization of the hit targets. Another feature of the Shoot Offs is the cleanliness of the barrels: after the shot, no residues are observed, even if the humidity and temperature conditions are not always favorable.
Today Fiocchi is a world-leading company in the small-caliber ammunition sector, able to offer a range of products capable of satisfying any needs of a shooter or hunter.
The level of quality achieved is constantly confirmed by the numerous and prestigious certificates received and by the sporting successes such as national, world and Olympic titles of athletes who use Fiocchi cartridges and balls, in all shooting disciplines: from the Olympic pit to the double trap, from the skeet to biathlon, to precision shooting.
The Fiocchi Shoot Off is a further confirmation of the quality standards that have been achieved by this company, always in step with the times and, as in this case, anticipating and offering new evolutions in the world of cartridges.