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Krieghoff K80 Parcours-X

My ‘midlife crisis’ was nearly four years ago. I decided to have a massive change in my life and dropped most of my shooting sponsors, changed my job, went self-employed and became a shooting coach. I am pleased to report it is one of the best things I have done.

Before being sponsored by Zoli and winning many titles with my trusty Z Sport, I decided that I would up my game by trying different guns. And so began a long journey. I bought myself a 32in barrelled Kreighoff K80 Super Sporter. It was a big, old, heavy thing, which I shot really well.

But I felt it was holding me back and thought I would shoot a flat rib better.

K80 magic

“This gun really did go where I looked. To my surprise I smashed the tower bird”

With my husband’s left-handed K80 I

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