Benelli Kite Young

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name= Benelli Kite Young


caption= Benelli Kite Young
origin= Italy
type= Air gun
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manufacturer=Benelli Armi SpA
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variants=Benelli Kite, Benelli Kite Young
weight= 0.750kg (no magazine)
length= 380mm
part_length= 190mm
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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 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.

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 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.

Performance

The Benelli Kite and Benelli Kite Young are 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 - the full-sized model.

References

External links

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