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Springboks try out new Beretta A400 Xtreme

Beretta  New Zealand and Boomrock were pleased to host some of the South African Springbok players at the recent NZ launch of the new Beretta A400 Xtreme shotgun.

Springboks Francois Louw and Patrick Lambie took a break from training for their match against Wales to visit  Boomrock, set on stunning coastal location near Wellington.

They  are shown here trying out the  A400 Xtrema Camo and Synthetic models at Broomrock’s ‘The Bunkers’ sporting clay fields. click here for more pics.

This new generation of waterfowl shotguns will be widely available in New Zealand for the 2012 Duck Season. Click here for more details or check out the dedicated Xtreme web site on www.xtremeduckers.com . Be sure to keep an eye out in the local hunting magazines for up and coming test fires.

SIKA Trophy Hunt Winners Announced

Beretta New Zealand is pleased to announce the winners of the 2011 Sika Trophy Hunt Prize Draw.

First prize is a Sika Trophy Hunt at Ngamatea during the  2011 roar.

The winner is

• Craig Jenkins from Dunedin.
  Rifle purchased in Allan Millars Hunting & Fishing, Dunedin

 Meat Hunt prizes go to:

• Michael Williams from Silverdale.
  Rifle purchased in Fly & Gun, Taupo.
• Renata Sadlier from Brooklands / Christchurch.
  Rifle purchased in Ballingers, Christchurch.
• Chris Stedman from Wanganui.
  Rifle purchased in Bronco Sports, Tauranga.
• Scott Paterson from Napier.
  Rifle purchased in Hamills, Hastings.

All winners will be contacted directly by Beretta NZ with details of their prizes.

2011 Beretta Junior Scholarship Recipient Announced

2011 Beretta Junior Scholarship Winner Jamie Peryer-Fursdon with Chris Ziesler, Beretta NZ marketing Manager

The NZCTA and Beretta New Zealand are pleased to announce the winner of the 2011 Beretta NZ Junior Scholarship.

Jamie Peryer-Fursdon from Lower Hutt, now at Waikato University, is the 2011 winner of the Beretta NZ Junior Scholarship. Jamie was presented with his new Beretta 682 E at the DTL Nationals in Waikato recently.

The scholarship is designed to support up and coming young shooters and will run for a two-year period.

Jamie will receive assistance from Beretta New Zealand via the provision of shooting equipment for the two-year duration of the Scholarship period. This includes the use of a custom fitted shotgun, clothing, glasses and an initial quantity of RC ammunition. The NZCTA will also provide financial assistance for travel to events and ongoing ammunition supply.

Beretta would like to congratulate Jamie and wish him well in his shooting career.

Success for Beretta shooters at 2011 DTL Nationals

Beretta shooters once again came away with many of the major prizes at this years New Zealand DTL Nationals.

Beretta High Gun Winner 2011 Arty Del Ben

The 2011 Championships, held at Waikato Gun Club in March,  saw Beretta shooters win the majority of the Championships including:
Ball Trap- Boston Walker;
 Double Rise- Colin Waghorn;  Handicap- Brendon Malcom;  Single Rise – Brendon Malcom;  Point Score – Brian Hartley.

Other wins for Beretta shooters included the Kilwell Trophy Match and 2010 Vic Ball Long Run- both won by Gavin Searle,  and the Whisky Trophy Match  – Colin Waghorn.

Four of the past and present Junior Scholarship winners also shot their way into the senior Mackintosh team.

This year the Beretta High Gun competition was won by Arty Del Ben from Australia with a score of 438.   Sheryl Anglem from Amberley took out top honours in the Ladies’ competition with her Beretta DT10  and another Beretta shooter William Rooney, from Timaru, won the Junior competition with a score of 424. .

For images from this year’s DTL Championship click here.

Beretta New Zealand congratulates all the winners, to access the full list of results from the NZCTA web site, click here

2011 Beretta Junior Scholarship Winner To Be Announced At DTLs

Applications for the 2011 Beretta Junior Scholarship have closed and the  winner will be announced at the forthcoming DTL National Championships at Waikato Gun Club in March. The scholarship is designed to support up and coming young shooters and will run for a two-year period.

Beretta at the NZ Secondary School Championships

On 25th September the Beretta DTL High Gun secondary school championships kicked off at the Canterbury Clay Target Club just out of Christchurch. 

This 3  day event attracted 300 secondary school shooters from all over New Zealand. With the caliber of shooting being very high in testing conditions this year it was fantastic to see so many reaching the shoot off stages. 

 The team at Beretta New Zealand would like to congratulate the DTL  High Gun winners, Grant Ramsay and Jessica Sutherland  on their outstanding  achievement and wish them both great shooting with their new Beretta 682 Gold-E Trap guns they won for their efforts.               

  Beretta New Zealand congratulates all the winners, full results can be found on the NZCTA web site, click here.

2010 Beretta Scholarship Recipient Announced

Beretta New Zealand and the NZCTA are pleased to announce the winner of the 2010 Beretta NZ Junior Scholarship.

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Beretta Shooter wins DTL High Gun

Beretta has once again dominated the major prize giving at the DTL National Championship.  The Championships, held at  Canterbury Gun Club from the 27th February until the 6th of March saw Beretta shooters win both the men’s High Gun Title and the women’s competition.

Gavin Searle, a long time Beretta shooter and popular local competitor, won the NZ Beretta High Gun with a score of 444. Nathalie Rooney from Timaru took out top honours in the Ladies’ competition.

The Junior’s competiton was won by Jack Norwood of Putaruru with a score of 433. For images from this year’s DTL Championship click here.

Beretta New Zealand congratulates all the winners, full results can be found on the NZCTA web site, click here.

Beretta shooters are regional DTL champions

Beretta shooters Brendan Malcom and Colin Waghorm have taken High Gun honours at the North Island and South Island DTL Championships respectively.

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Otaki Hunting & Fishing opens Beretta shop-in-shop

Otaki Hunting and Fishing has recently opened their new Beretta shop in shop, showcasing a wide range of Beretta  firearms, optics, clothing and accessories.

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Beretta NZ takes over Avery distribution

Beretta New Zealand is pleased to announce that it has taken over the master distribution license for Avery decoys, blinds and accessories, from immediate effect.

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Beretta launches the A400 Xplor.

The A400 Xplor is Beretta’s semi-automatic platform of the future.   It’s up to 36% faster than comparable semi automatics, and with 70% less recoil you can expect the unexpected.

Click here to open the A400 web site.

Beretta shooters selected for NZ team to compete in the World Sporting Clays.

Emily Olsen and Maria Dunnett, both shooting with the Beretta 682 Gold E, have been selected to shoot for the NZ ladies team at the forthcoming World Sporting Clays.

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2010 Beretta Junior Scholarship applications now open

This scholarship is designed to support up and coming junior clay target shooters to achieve higher honours.

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