The Truttmann experience

[This post was delayed because I left my laptop in the UK]

I had a phenomenal time at the Truttman shop. Herr Martin Truttman has been shooting for many years (he is 71 now) and has run this shop for something like fourty years. I had tried to reach his UK representative half a dozen times over the last few months to have measurements made but never got a response. When I looked at the cost and flight times to Switzerland (his shop is in Lucerne) it seemed an obvious choice to simply go there and have several fittings over a day.

They offer a one-day express service and that made it just possible in the time before my team shooting commitments began.

Notice the SIG auto rifles used for fitting (for Swiss competitors) and the rack of 300m rifles (for the rest of us). I actually got to be fitted using Martin's 1972 Olympic 300m rifle (must be good luck!).

Here is a photo of Martin's chief helper making my jacket:

Martin was kind enough to fit me himself. The initial fitting happened Tuesday afternoon and I was instructed to come back Wednesday morning at 10am. I actually ran into Canada's famous shooter, Bob Best, a friend from BC at the shop (small world):

Here is a picture of Martin and I with the finished jacket. Quite beautiful (red and white on the back - to keep the heat from the sun down) and red and black on the front. I'll post better pictures when I'm back home in a couple of weeks to show it in its full glory.