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Bernardelli Las Palomas Pigeon

Name: Bernardelli Las Palomas Pigeon
Brand: Vincenzo

Break action · 12 Gauge · introduced 1979

Also known as Las Palomas, Las Palomas Pigeon Model

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About the Bernardelli Las Palomas Pigeon

The Bernardelli Las Palomas Pigeon is an Italian side-by-side double-barrel shotgun built by Vincenzo Bernardelli of Brescia specifically for live-pigeon (columbaire) competition. A top-of-the-line sideplated boxlock in 12 gauge, it features a mechanical non-selective single trigger, automatic ejectors, and special tight chokes (improved-modified and full) suited to fast, long crossing targets. With 28-inch (711 mm) barrels and a weight around 3.4-3.5 kg, it ranked among Bernardelli's finest competition doubles.

Named with the Spanish for "the doves," the Las Palomas was purpose-built for columbaire live-pigeon rings, where birds launched from ground boxes demanded a fast-handling gun choked tight enough to fold a bird streaking for the boundary fence.

Bernardelli Las Palomas Pigeon specifications

General

Type: Shotgun
Action: Break action
Firing mechanism: Internal hammer
Trigger: Single stage
Calibres: 12 Gauge
Magazine capacity: 2 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 711 mm (28.0 in)
Overall length: 1137 mm (44.8 in)
Weight (empty): 3.45 kg (7.61 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: None

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Wood
Finish: blued

Performance

Effective range: 40 m

History

Introduced: 1979
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: IT

Features

Sideplated boxlock action
Non selective single trigger
Automatic ejectors
Fixed chokes im and full
Game scene engraving
Pigeon competition rib

Safety

Manual safety

Sources describe the Las Palomas as a sideplated boxlock action dressed like a sidelock. Barrel length 71 cm (28"), stock length 35.5 cm (14"), overall length 114 cm (44.75"), chokes 3/4 and full (improved-modified and full), weight about 3.4-3.5 kg. Chamberings other than 12 gauge and precise engraving grades were not individually documented in the consulted sources.