The thirtieth edition of the Trophy took place on Saturday 23 June Safari Club International Italian Chapter in the splendid setting of the “La Selva di Montese” reserve in Modena. The competition includes different shooting categories including that reserved for Express rifles: four shots to be fired, within a maximum time of thirty seconds, on an animal shape (small-scale Cape buffalo) placed at about 50 meters using only the metal sights. From this year a further difficulty has been introduced compared to previous editions: the first shot had to be aimed at the brain (brain shot) which has an extremely reduced point area.
Victor Taveggia competed for the third consecutive year with our model rifle Europa EDL in 9,3x74R caliber(minimum caliber to be able to compete). The shooter obtained second place in 2016, third in 2017 while this year he ranked first reaching the top step of the podium with 36 points. The score obtained was so important that he was the driving force for the combined on the four categories, thus allowing him to excel the entire trophy.
Available in various calibers, the Europa EDL model shotgun is the evolution of the 345 model of which it retains all the basic characteristics. The reinforced steel action frame is extremely resistant to the pressure and energy stresses developed by the larger calibers. The barrels, also in chromium molybdenum steel made with the method of broken cold hammering, give this weapon excellent precision.
The welding of barrels and ribs of this speargun with high-strength alloys guarantees that the convergence of the barrels, carried out scrupulously by hand to ensure that the shots cross at about 70 meters, will not vary over time even after very intense use. The front sight and rear sight with fiber optic inserts are mounted on the rib for a better and faster aiming action. The trigger can be chosen between double trigger and single trigger, not selective, and is always made with automatic ejectors.