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Chuck, she may have shot a Beretta auto for years, but the photo spread on the NBC site shows her shooting Perazzis when she appears to be about twelve years old. I guess we could ask her what guns she shot other than Perazzis and when.

Some top sporting clay shooters get several new guns given to them each year by their sponsor. I have a friend who is given 2 or 3 K-80s each year. He is free to sell them, use them or do whatever he wants with them.

Shells are sometimes free, too. And thousands a year in expense money to enter shoots and for lodging and meals.

As was said above, it doesn't really cost the sponsoring company, it pays them. But, the shooters have to produce wins to earn these percs.

SRH

Kim was on one of the Outdoor Channel shows for awhile and quit to practice for the 2008 Olympics. Some shot, and to see her shoot and to watch when she opens the gun and catches the empties.

I believe her only contribution, which is the greatest, is her practice time. I'm sure shells and gear are supplied by various sponsers.

Perazzis can take a pounding better than most, but after a couple years, there can't be too many original parts left on that gun (other than the stock perhaps).

I have had a few 250-300 round days and was happy to call it a day. I guess 750 +/- rounds may be typical for a dove shoot in SA, but even then most don't shoot that volume for more than 3-4 days. I wonder what it does to her physically to take that kind of recoil on a daily basis for years and years?

They had her on Today this morning - a nice piece like they're doing for all the medal winners. She came across really well.

She wouldn't admit to crying during the anthem when the host tried to back her into it....

She was shooting a Perazzi in Atlanta in 1996. It was stolen, and she was given another (or bought another). She said it took some getting used to but continued to shoot it even after her original gun was recovered.

She set an Olympic record, 99/100.

I was amazed and happy that the USA Today paper actually devoted more than a half page covering Kim's accomplishment. Plus, beneath that coverage was a very good article about shooters in general. I was stunned by their meaningful and unbiased reporting.

I was told that the Army uses Perazzis on their shooting teams and that they have documented well over a million rounds through an individual gun.

The pounding that Kim's body takes is even more astounding to me than the gun. I have shot 1625 shells in a day, 1000 of those in three hours, 7/8 oz. loads. Although I experienced no ill effects from the recoil, except a slight headache, I can't even imagine the cumulative effect of doing it days, weeks and months on end. Four days at a time is aplenty for me.

SRH

A couple of points:

Kim is a great woman and a great shooter.

There is no option in International Skeet.

Yesterday, watching Fox & Friends, they had a long segment on the Olympics, showing many / most of the medal winners (and losers), but not one word about Kim's extraordinary achievement!

Makes me wonder---Where were all the girls like Kim when I was young and good looking? A woman like that would be worth the cost of ammunition to keep her happy.