On Monday 4 July 2016 a large number of gunsmiths and gunsmiths from Piedmont and the neighboring areas of Liguria and Lombardy were invited by the Paganini of Turin at the headquarters of the TSN of Casale Monferrato to illustrate the recent high-level products put on the market by Leupold, the US authority on sighting optics. Some journalists gathered together and, among them, his friend Paolo Tagini acted as landlord, for some time now holding the position of President of the aforementioned Section which is returning to the glories of the past after a period of withering. As always happens a driving force and with clear ideas gathers around it several characters eager to lend a hand, even two, even more, in order to revive an entity in which you believe and which you are fond of over time. The synergy between the technical and functional organization of the Turin company, with the presence of the ownership and management in the people of Dr. Andrea Ambrosio, Dr. Elena Cat Genova, Dr. Giulio Guillaume and numerous technical and commercial figures, was flanked by the participation of André Schröder from the German branch of Leupold: the team allowed the guests to spend a serene and fruitful day by dividing them into three groups to follow the theoretical instructions and practical findings under these chapters: "Telemetry - Ballistic turrets - Research target ”, followed by that of the“ Optics Comparison ”and finally that relating to“ Attacks - General information ”. Among the important things it is worth noting the correspondence of the performances of some models, including long ones and binoculars, but above all, which is very interesting, to scrutinize, it is appropriate to say, in the optics of the major manufacturers specially placed on two multiple-base tripods. and aimed at a framework with the various references required to probe the performance in the different areas of judgment with which to evaluate a telescope.
The direct comparison moves some considerations and, to us at least, leaves some doubts open because the parameter of light at dusk is missing, even if the reference panel was placed in the compartment of a van where the light was not really much. But the strongest doubts are in the prevalence to be assigned to brightness, twilight value, definition, colors, ease of image acquisition: in short, certain parameters are technically definable because if I distinguish the number of bars of a certain fineness and with the competitor no, the judgment is already issued, while other things go a little more to the subject and still others, such as the brightness, if it is too vivid it does not help the eye to work well. So on some factors certain outdated beliefs need to be revised because time has not passed in vain and the applied technology proves it. We hope for a next opportunity to check a parameter that always makes enthusiasts discuss, especially in these times when the work of the turrets has become not only habitual, but imperative to enjoy the many advantages available today for long-range shooting. In this delicate factor we would like to underline how Leupold enjoy a well-deserved and long-standing reputation.
Basically we will say that they have focused their attention on RX 1200i rangefinder to be used in combination with the cartridge of choice and the scope mounted on the rifle. Then in the optics we note the VX3i series, heir to the previous VX3, with many interesting factors among which, in our subdued opinion, the consideration of how the light is not transmitted all in the same way stands out and the one mastered by the hunter is very useful. telescope during the ephemeris, those blessed minutes at sunrise and sunset in which deer usually reveal themselves: all the concomitant factors are good, but the contrast is the dominus of the situation and it is thanks to this that the wild stands out in the objective lens where an opacification of the edge eliminates reflections by instinctively leading the eye and attention to the central area.
The organization has provided a breakfast to arrange the minds and minds to listen and a rich buffet at lunchtime where the traditional summer dishes of Piedmontese cuisine with soaked meats and vegetables, that is in the marinating in vinegar, deserved particular attention. and aromas. A unanimous sense of appreciation for everything and the hypothesis perhaps of a repetition in a special terrain where it is possible to verify the work of the rangefinder and optics on long-distance shooting which by now means well beyond 300 m.
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