The municipal section of Overhock (province of Brescia) of the Italian Federation of Hunting has organized two very interesting days towards the end of this month of March for lovers of "hunting course" specialty (Compak) skeet shooting. This is the third 25 clay pigeon competition which will take place on Saturday 26th and Monday 28th March at the ASD Tiro a Volo San Fruttuoso, to be precise in the locality Castel Goffredo, in the province of Mantua. The event is open to all, however it should be remembered that the third edition of the skeet shooting trophy is reserved for hunters only, which will take place in the same two days. The proceeds from the races will be donated to charity: the organizers have decided to come to meet the association "Memorial Marilena", engaged in raising funds for scientific research, the purchase of medical machinery and the financing of scholarships in the oncology field.
According to the regulations, there will be a barrage between the first two finishers of the Excellent 1st, 2nd and 3rd categories. As for the award ceremony, however, a laptop PC was offered up for grabs, made available by Amadei Nicola Solution Informatica from Bedizzole (Brescia). The start of registrations is scheduled at 13 in relation to the race on Saturday 26, while on Monday 28 (Easter Monday) they will start at 9. How is a hunting course competition held? Based on how the shooting facility is configured, the specialty stand must have at least five target throwing machines.
Each series of 25 targets can be set up in two distinct ways, i.e. without doublet or with one or more doublets (simultaneous or delayed). The admitted shotguns cannot have a caliber greater than 12, with a barrel between 65 and 81 centimeters long. The shot of the hunting course is usually carried out at groups of six competitors. Each target trajectory is presented to the shooters of the first battery, with the exception of the “shotguns”.
On each target, then, two shots can be fired and an identical number is provided for the doublet. The shooter will have the task of commanding the launch of the target within a time of 12 seconds from the moment in which the one who preceded him has finished firing and extracted the shells. In case of an irregular position, the member receives a recall: after the second recall on the same course, the target will be considered "zero" for the single target, "zero-no bird" / "to be repeated" for the doublet and " zero-zero ”for the simultaneous doublet.