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Carlo told me he is not actually related to the various Rizzini gunmakers. I met him yesterday at the most enjoyable (if I forget all my misses) event which I entered for the experience and not in expectation of being competitive.

Watching the video I am cross with myself for only breaking 6 out of 8 on stand 1 which I suspect was intended as a gentle confidence builder.

After that it got more tricky and I finished on 43 out of 100 (and my friend pictured below who was borrowing my Italian made .410 Rottweil O&U of course did better at 53).





Stand 12, crossing incomers, worked out better for me at 7 broken out of 8, but there were a lot of misses on the path there and I know I need to work on dropping crossers.

They did a really good special for lunch , braised Wood pigeon breasts with spinach and mash, and the ground, venue and organisation were all splendid.

I am not sure if they were fully booked (a maximum of 200) but I hope that some .410 re-loaders were able to salvage the 20,000 or so empties.

I only saw one Side by Side, an Ugartecha boxlock being used in the squad in front of us but I see in the Video at least 2 others - one with hammers.

A shooter in our squad was doing well with a silenced Mossberg 500 which probably accounts for a lot of pests when he is not using it on clays.

After the shoot my friend took me stalking. We saw an elegant Roebuck, but he was striking a “Can’t shoot me- I’m on a skyline!” pose and my Buttelo call didn’t persuade him to move to somewhere less safe.

Hope that you like this then, Stan.

I believe it is in fact his Grandmother's gun!

Interesting that Mr Rizzini is shooting a Perazzi

Is everyone shooting .410 on 20 frame guns and 3” cartridges?
1/2 vs 11/16oz loads?

I’m shooting at Churchill’s in North Yorkshire this afternoon.

It takes great skill to run 95, Well done to the winner!

Parabola, were you shooting w/ Geoff Gerrod? (Sp) He runs a suppressed .410.

Thanks for posting that, Mike. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as I tend to concerning anything concerning shooting flying with .410s.

Lovely gun!

Indeed I did, Parabola. Thank you.

.410s are just so much fun in the field. Choke selection is more critical, as is range estimation, as is using restraint when choosing whether or not to shoot. But, when you fold a dove cleanly at 35 yards you know everything has to have been right with that shot. Much more satisfaction, for me, than doing the same with a larger bore gun.