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Congratulazioni per una bella pistola e fucile!
Looks like you've got that Pardini GT9-1 dialed in just right!
Grazie bannockburn. Yeah, I can't pass on this Pardini.
Beautiful! Congratulations!
Are shooting sports popular in Italy?
Thanks Pete.
ATLDave (thanks Dave for your explanation and the pic) has already explained some reasons why shooting sports are popular in Italy better than I can probably do. Yes, hunting, IPSC, IDPA, all the types of clay pigeon shooting, all the olympic specialities of target shooting, etc. are very popular in Italy. I think it is also because big names like Pardini, Beretta, Perazzi, Tanfoglio, Benelli, Morini, Fiocchi and many others, sponsor and help young and experienced shooters to compete at the maximum levels. Take a look at the italian palmares in the olympic games in every shooting speciality and you'll be surprised. In the shotgun specialities I think we are head on head with the USA for the number of gold medals.
Fortunately italian gun laws allow you to have a gun without a specific reason like sport, hunting etc., even if to have a gun you have to pass many checks. In my case I decided to ask a sport license because I like to shoot my guns even if I'm not a competitive shooter. I do informal and ricreational shooting at the range, just to spend some hours with people with the same interest and have some nice conversations with them.