Benelli Kite

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name= Benelli Kite


caption= Benelli Kite
origin= Italy
type= Air gun
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manufacturer=Benelli Armi SpA
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variants=Benelli Kite, Benelli Kite Young
weight= 0.800kg (no magazine)
length= 433mm
part_length= 240mm
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caliber= .177
action= Manual, Single Shot
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velocity= 145 m/s (adjustable 135-165 m/s)
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The Benelli Kite is a single shot .177 inch calibre pre-charged pneumatic air pistol designed for the 10 m Air Pistol ISSF shooting events. It is manufactured by Benelli Armi SpA of Italy.

The Kite was used by Francesco Bruno to win a gold medal in the Italian Championship 2008.

It is also used by Tanyu Kiryakov, who won gold in the 10 m Air Pistol at the Olympic Games in Seoul 1988.

Features

Like all air pistols designed for the 10 m Air Pistol 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 four different capacities: long (300 shots), intermediate (230 shots), medium (180 shots) and short (80 shots).

The Benelli Kite 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.

Performance

The Benelli Kite is relatively new in the world of 10 m Air Pistol shooting. However, users have reported a marked improvement in their personal best scores after switching to the Kite. [ [http://www.airgunforum.net/agf/index.php?act=Print&client=printer&f=6&t=1279] per Peter Friend 12 Sep 2008: "I have just move from a Morini 162 EI to a Benelli Kite improving my PB to 575"] [ [http://www.targettalk.org/viewtopic.php?p=96314] ]

ee also

Benelli Kite Young - smaller version of the Kite, for junior competitors.

References

External links

* [http://www.benelli.it/index.asp?Lan=EN Official homepage - Italy]
* [http://www.benelliusa.com/ Official homepage - USA]