b'ITALIAN EXOTICATop quality OTTTabs plus loops? And are shooter the sights right?Model: GladiatorModel: Magnum Weight: 210gWeight: 190g Fork Gap Width/Frame Height: 130mm/80mmFork Gap Width/Frame Height: 90mm/120mm Price: 98Price: 108 WEBLINK TO BUY: www.lumbrosport.com/enWEBLINK TO BUY: www.lumbrosport.com/en Gladiator has three models on the website. Ours was At 108 Euros, there is a Chinese elephant in this room.di erent to all of them. Theres a squared-oOTT tie-wrap Theres lots of superb frames from China, every bit asversion with grooved tips, a clips-with-OTT-sights version shapely, titanium-awesome and with amazing sliced-out(both made of Titanium) and one Aluminium one with shapes, even dragons. So despite the cool looks and theknurled knobs. Ours was ally, with bolted on leather tabs Made in Italy laser-etching, this is expensive for what youholding big paracord loops onto very short active length get. The OTT sights are precise yet they do look like theyfactory bands. The bolt-holes were in di erent places on came from the same factory as the Dragon King II sightseach tip, by at least 2mm. With the rear-leaning forks, this in issue four. I didnt like the sights brass knobs in place oftab-and-loop cuts 3in/75mm oyour draw. It was still a hard Allen headed bolts, though. Once fitted with my own bandspull. Hence I fretted about face-planting it. Disappointed by and lanyard, I really enjoyed shooting the Magnum and foundthe lack of precision in the tip holes, the uneven front curve the sights easy to use as that twin-cross cures my cant. Whyand pitting in the castings. The tie-wrap band groove did not they fitted TTF bands, I do not understand. go all the way around and a bandset I tried to tie on, popped oas a result. And it was sent with OTT sights, that mounted APPEARANCE: 10 Titanium is cool and the LUMBROTTF. I really didnt get it.engraving tops it o .BUILD QUALITY: 9 Beautiful engineering with precise laserAPPEARANCE: 10 This is no pocketable poachers weapon etching and serious sights. but a beautiful target shooter.ERGONOMICS: 8 Shapely, with lanyard hole, this is a classicBUILD QUALITY: 7 Shiny and solid feeling. A lovely object to OTT and an easy hold. heft. Pity about the details.ACCURACY: 9Easy to shoot in the exact same way each timeERGONOMICS: 8 Slightly limited for big persons. Perfect for as the sights are unforgiving. the smaller hand - no lanyard.VALUE FOR MONEY: 7 Not that bad considering Brexit.ACCURACY: 7 Confusing as supplied - we could understand Buying Italian imports is posh. the OTT sighted version.OVERALL: 8.6 An OTT target shooter for those who fancyVALUE FOR MONEY: 7 For us Brexited Brits, buying Italian owning fine Italian engineering. exotics will never be cheap.OVERALL: 7.8 Badly let down by the imprecise finish standards. And OTT sights mounted TTF? t andt teMichelangelos David. He who tnbets smote Goliath of Gath039SSW005.038-039.lumbro glad & mag.indd 39 26/11/2021 15:26'