Benelli Kite Young
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The Benelli Kite Young is a single shot .177 inch calibre pre-charged pneumatic air pistol designed for the 10 m Air Pistol
ISSF shooting events
. It is especially designed for use by young competitors, and those shooters who regard weight as an issue. The larger version is the Benelli Kite
. It is manufactured by Benelli Armi SpA
of Italy
.
event, it has fully adjustable sights
, trigger and anatomically shaped grip available in three sizes and for left and right-handed shooters.
The barrel is manufactured by Lothar Walther. Air power is supplied from an under-barrel cylinder, available in three different capacities (compared to four in the Benelli Kite
): intermediate (230 shots), medium (180 shots) and short (80 shots).
The Benelli Kite Young features micrometric rear sight adjustment with four settings:
1 click = 1 mm windage
(left/right adjustment) at 10 metres.
1 click = 2 mm elevation
(up/down adjustment) at 10 metres.
The sight aperture is adjustable by lever and screw.
shooting. However, users have reported a marked improvement in their personal best scores after switching to the Kite.
10 m Air Pistol
10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation . It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres , and the programme consists of 60 shots within 105 minutes...
ISSF shooting events
ISSF shooting events
The International Shooting Sport Federation recognizes several shooting events, some of which have Olympic status. They are divided into four disciplines: rifle, pistol, shotgun and running target....
. It is especially designed for use by young competitors, and those shooters who regard weight as an issue. The larger version is the Benelli Kite
Benelli Kite
The Benelli Kite is a single shot .177 inch calibre pre-charged pneumatic air pistol designed for the 10 m Air Pistol ISSF shooting event. It is manufactured by Benelli Armi SpA of Italy....
. It is manufactured by Benelli Armi SpA
Benelli (firearms)
Benelli Armi SpA is an Italian firearm manufacturer founded in 1967, located in Urbino, Italy, best known for high quality shotguns used by military, law enforcement and civilians all over the world. Particularly famous is the Benelli M3 12 gauge, used extensively by American SWAT teams...
of Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
.
Design details
Like all air pistols designed for the 10 m Air Pistol10 m Air Pistol
10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation . It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres , and the programme consists of 60 shots within 105 minutes...
event, it has fully adjustable sights
Iron sight
Iron sights are a system of shaped alignment markers used as a sighting device to assist in the aiming of a device such as a firearm, crossbow, or telescope, and exclude the use of optics as in telescopic sights or reflector sights...
, trigger and anatomically shaped grip available in three sizes and for left and right-handed shooters.
The barrel is manufactured by Lothar Walther. Air power is supplied from an under-barrel cylinder, available in three different capacities (compared to four in the Benelli Kite
Benelli Kite
The Benelli Kite is a single shot .177 inch calibre pre-charged pneumatic air pistol designed for the 10 m Air Pistol ISSF shooting event. It is manufactured by Benelli Armi SpA of Italy....
): intermediate (230 shots), medium (180 shots) and short (80 shots).
The Benelli Kite Young features micrometric rear sight adjustment with four settings:
1 click = 1 mm windage
Windage
Windage is a force created on an object by friction when there is relative movement between air and the object.There are two causes of windage:# the object is moving and being slowed by resistance from the air...
(left/right adjustment) at 10 metres.
1 click = 2 mm elevation
Elevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
(up/down adjustment) at 10 metres.
The sight aperture is adjustable by lever and screw.
Performance
The Benelli Kite and Benelli Kite Young are relatively new in the world of 10 m Air Pistol10 m Air Pistol
10 metre air pistol is an Olympic shooting event governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation . It is similar to 10 metre air rifle in that it is shot with 4.5 mm caliber air guns at a distance of 10 metres , and the programme consists of 60 shots within 105 minutes...
shooting. However, users have reported a marked improvement in their personal best scores after switching to the Kite.