The idea of an internal exhibition of the commercial proposal of the Bignami has reached the age of majority: eighteen events have been organized at the Ora site and success continues to be full and satisfying as things set up with seriousness of purpose, attention and a lot of determination must be. Making the entire panorama of products available to customers by illustrating it through its internal staff and local agents is a formidable lever to make the trip fruitful: the advantages must always have two faces and here the advantage is really well divided among everyone. This year, the icing on the cake, the event was held in the new wing of the building which now houses all the work of the Atesian company, from the management offices to the exhibition area, from the workshop to the warehouse further expanded and equipped with the most advanced electronic system to speed up the taking, packing and shipping of what customers require.
Style is part of the DNA of the Berti family and of those who operate under the aegis of the brand that is now close to 80 years of age: an overall look at the building and, in particular, at that third floor where most of the products are exhibited: wide spaces in order to accommodate a good number of people without creating any annoyances, abundant light and then a completely glass wall that sweeps over the Adige Valley: a phenomenal glance that prepares the soul for the best understanding of the products.
In the long guns, the ones that most interest our sector, the novelty of the Sauer 404 XCT Carbon stands out: we are at a Premium level in the price as in the technical particularities of this top mechanics of the House with interchangeable barrel and bolt head, supporting structure in ergal to which the two elements of the stock made of carbon are fixed in the form of recent adoption, called Synchro, with large thumb window and adjustable back for excellent shooting posture with a low weight of only 2,8 kg. Likewise always new from Sauer the GTI version of Mod 101, one of the most recent creations in order of time in which construction criteria of excellent performance have been adopted based on new low-cost technologies: here the stock is in a single piece, but takes up the through-thumb style, adjustable back, very straight axis, all obtained from a block of stratified wood which, in our opinion, has at least a couple of essential and decisive characteristics such as the pleasant appearance (always wood is) and the firm stiffness not subjected to variations in climatic factors and if you want, you can still add the low cost.
Mauser maintains the top product with the M03 rifle alongside the M12 type, with a simplified structure, but no less refined in the essential elements where, for example, the three-position safety has been improved, now equipped with the point for opening the bolt and automatically returning to the position of complete locking of the maneuvers . These are the two new productions: M12 Impact, a true allweather synthetic stock, mechanics and fluted barrel in treated stainless steel Ilaflon® against any oxidation, extreme precision and .243 and .308 Win calibers. plus .30-06 Sprg .; Max M12 where the ergonomics of the thumb through stock obtained in the stratified wood echoes the style of Shooting Mauser with availability in all calibers foreseen for the basic model. Again from Mauser the new attack is interesting HexaLock with six sealing wings, developed for the M12 and 98 models with extension also to the Sauer Mod. 101, German quality at a very affordable price.
Ruger fits into the so-called tube gun a variant of the black rifle no longer used for hunting, but dedicated to shooting ranges: we still insert it in these lines because the mechanics still maintain a castle with closed ring and bridge, a sliding rotating bolt and a 5-row semi-heavy barrel chambered for three excellent calibers : .243 Win., .308 Win. and 6,5 Creedmore: the folding and collapsible stock, the pistol grip and the forend are applied to the central core Samson Evolution equipped with attacks Key Mod and sled Picatinny tilted by 20 MOA. Workmanship and precision from Ruger: like the always very democratic price.
There are no particular novelties in the long list of manufacturers where the already well-known classic pieces are found: Weatherby, Savage, CZ, Christensen, HS Precision, Hatsan, Armsan, Mossberg with Walther and Anschütz monopolizing the attention of range shooters.
in optical there is considerable ferment caused by the availability of raw materials, by the discreet ease of assembly by specialized firms operating in countries with low labor costs, while ensuring good reliability. If we start from the top of the manufacturers we observe the Zeiss which it covers with its three product lines, Victory, Conquest and Terra, all the available range, offering optics, binoculars and long at the highest level for every price range. Meopta from Cekia already present in the sector where electronics play on binoculars and rifle scopes with the corrections required by the various parameters involved, here it is present with three aiming optics in its three classes: we therefore see the MeoStar R2 8 × 56 Rd with MeoTrack turrets The improved II and 30mm tube, The MeoTac 3-12 × 50 Rd with 34mm tube, high ZeroStop turrets, the MeoPro 3,5-10 × 44 Rd with 25mm tube and the improved MeoStar turrets. All these scopes have an illuminable reticle. Lastly, the MeoRed is a red dot of robustness and impermeability to all test, combinable with night vision goggles, great practicality of use, battery level indicator. The American Bushnell diversifies the news of the moment on many items and therefore we mention the long Trophy Xtreme 20-60 with a 50 or 65mm lens, the red dot AK 1-25 mm, the Trophy 3-9 × 50 and the 3,5 riflescopes -10 × 36 equipped with ballistic turret, 8 × 42 binoculars, Xtreme 4 × 20 rangefinder, E2 camera trap: good quality level and very attractive prices.
Nikko Stirling has in the Diamond Long Range series the strengths with values 4-16 × 50 and 6-24 × 50 both equipped with 30 mm tube, lighting, lenses with multilayer coating: the prices are really interesting.
Get used to observing the initials Sig-Sauer on short and long guns it is striking to see it on the optics: a compact series with binoculars, red dot, range finder and two telescopes, Tango 4 and Tango 6, come from studies inspired by military optoelectronic technologies with robustness and efficiency adapted to the hardest specifications and consistency of performance.
La Hawke English is a rather recent entry into Bignami: the House has always been a supplier to the UK army and boasts reliable constructions in terms of resistance, precision and performance in the field: in addition to one spotting scope very compact with straight or angled viewer, shooting scopes such as the Sidewinder ED 10-50X60, the Vantage SF IR in 3-12 × 50, 4-16 × 50 and 6-24 × 50 with everything that is functional for a wide range hunting use, the Frontier 30 1-6 × 24 specific to joke. The prices of these optics leave pleasantly amazed, especially after having weighed and tested them in the open field.
News in the Ziegler attacks dedicated to Blaser rifles with mounting rings or rail adapter: stability and exact repositioning of the optics are highly respectable guarantees.
