It often happens that affected savages continue their flight or their run and go to die far away.
The phenomenon is commonly called "past”Can be caused by: a small extent of the injury because it hit soft and non-vital parts and limited residual velocity of the bullet.
Few pellets hitting non-vital parts. Badly packaged cartridge that gives a wide and sparse pattern, thus limiting the bullets useful for killing the animal.
| Animal weight | Vulnerable area cm2 | Ideal pellets | Maximum deadly distance with such pellets | Remaining energy at max distance in kg / m | |
| larks | 30 | 20 | 11 | 34 | 0,034 |
| Thrushes | 90 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 0,045 |
| Quail | 100 | 45 | 10 | 40 | 0,045 |
| Snipe | 100 | 45 | 9 | 43 | 0,060 |
| Woodcocks | 300 | 85 | 8 | 45 | 0,080 |
| It gets old | 350 | 100 | 7 | 50 | 0,100 |
| Rock partridges | 550 | 115 | 6 | 55 | 0,130 |
| Ducks | 850 | 175 | 4 | 60 | 0,200 |
| Pheasants | 1000 | 200 | 3 | 65 | 0,240 |
| Hares | 3500 | 450 | 1 | 75 | 0,350 |
Unsuitable choice of shot in relation to the weight and speed of the game. Side or tail shot of the group and therefore with relatively low speed.Some technicians have drawn up particular tables relating to the weight of the animal, its vulnerable area, the suitable shot and finally the distances.
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The cartridge is always the primary culprit of a missed target. And sometimes - but they are rare - it may be so. In fact, the ammunition is often suitable but unsuitable for that particular type of game. However, always use the utmost caution considering that the bullets go well beyond the distance indicated by the manufacturer to hit and kill an animal. It happened that people were hit about two hundred meters away from the muzzle of the weapon as well as hunting to capture prey which was shot in the belief that they would never have been centered precisely because of their distance.
| Season hot (opening) |
Season cold (winter) |
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| I col | XNUMXnd col | I col | XNUMXnd col | |
| Lark | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Snipe | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Quail | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Tortora | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Woodcock | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Gray partridge | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Partridge | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| Pheasant | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Lepre | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ducks | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Based on the diameter of the pellets and their speed, the distance they can reach was calculated. In any case, these are limit distances, perhaps for just one bullet out of the many that make up the charge and therefore not very useful for practical hunting, but which must be taken into account in order to avoid damage to people.
| Number shot |
Speed initial |
Range in meters |
Angle of shooting |
Swift final |
| 9 | 375 | 170 | 16° | 22 |
| 7 | 375 | 210 | 17° | 24 |
| 2 | 375 | 280 | 18° | 29 |
| 00 | 375 | 315 | 19° | 31 |
| 10/0 buckshot | 375 | 550 | 21° | 43 |
| Palla | 375 | 1060 | 25° | 77 |
