Despre Fausti Stefano

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As vrea sa aflu cateva pareri despre armele de la Fausti Stefano.Multumesc.

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Iata aici ce spune unul care se pare ca are cate ceva cunostinte in domeniu:

Good Points: Inexpensive for an Italian made O/U sporting clays shotgun.



Bad Points: This gun kills on both ends (figuratively speaking). If your shooting heavy target loads (3 drams 1 1/8 oz), this gun will wear your shoulder and cheek out on long events. On the older models, 1st year imports (my gun), the barrel/trigger selector is located in a bad spot, right above the trigger arch. This could result in inadvertant barrel selection/accidentally bumping the switch to change from bottom to top barrel. The newer guns may have relocated this switch to the top of the pistol grip behind the reciever (where most manufactures put them).



General comments: When I first started shooting the Fausti Stefano gun...
I had high hopes. I was thinking that this may be the same quality guns we learned to love from Brescia, Italy (Berreta, Benneli, or Parrazi).
Was I wrong. This gun comes nothing close to the other three. To its credit, However, it is by far less expensive.
I paid $918.00 out the door...thats including tax and background check. Now, the MSRP is $1299.00.
This gun reminds me of a field grade gun...it functions well, but lacks the smoothness of a good sporting clays or trap gun.
If you want a O/U for hunting...this gun would be fine. But for any sort of competative shooting (over 100 targets), use 1oz 2 3/4 dram light target loads. Anything more than 2 3/4 drams becomes work. I shot handicap with 1 1/8 oz 3 dram loads and noticed that my shoulder was bruising and my left upper cheek was getting a bruise/abbrasion. I thought I was holding the gun wrong. When I shot light target loads (1 oz 2 3/4 dram) the gun performed well.
it was nice to shoot. On another note, this gun feels a little on the bulky side. I had some friends try the gun out and felt that this gun would make a better post for a mailbox than a trap gun. Thats a little unfair to say since their guns cost 3 times as much a my Fausti.
The gun comes with extended choke tubes. They seem ok but there was no improved modified choke.
I ordered through Traditions 2 flush improved modified chokes. I tried both barrels and got different results.
I switched the choke tubes around (even though they were both the same) and again results differed.
One of the chokes seems to have a flat pattern regardless on which barrel its in. Initially I thought the top barrel was shooting flat. However, it seems more like the choke tube may be the problem. This has not been substantiated yet but any other means except feel.
My friends felt the same as I did after shooting the gun and switching the chokes around.
The big test came when I shot a 2 day ATA shoot in California. Everything went as expected (including getting beat up by this gun), until I took this gun apart...the forend stock cracked at the fastening pin. It split at ths bottom and a piece of the wood fell out.
This reminded me on what my friends said about this gun being a good mail box post. I send the gun back to Traditons in Saybrook, CT.
The replaced the forend stock at no addtional cost except shipping. It took them about a month to turn the gun around.
The gun appeared to be as good as new. When I took the forend off...some of the repair work appeared crude.
The wood was fine but where the fastener (probably called something else) had some below adverage work.
It appears that the gunsmith tried to oblong a hole to where the fastner goes using a drill bit.
The repair was effective...it just appeared unfinished (like backyard mechanic type work).
Fortunately...this is not a visable area (unless you break the gun down and look inside the forend). From what I understand, there was a problem with the first series of guns with the forends splitting...at least that was what the dealer told me. In conclussion...as I look at this gun...
For what I paid, its not a bad O/U. However, for the same price, I could have purchased a Trap Grade Remington 1100 or a Berreta AL391 and been much happier. At that time I preferred an Over/Under shotgun. I use an SKB O/U now.
The Fausti has been put on the bench as back up gun to the SKB...
The SKB has never failed and is much more forgiving on targets (breaking them when should've missed) and more forgiving on my body and patience.
As for the Fausti...I don't dislike the gun...I wouldn't buy another one.
I'd trade this one in for a better one if the gun dealer would be fair and give me a better price on trade
(I'd like to get back a little better than half of what I paid...$500).
But thats unlikely. S
o I have to make friends with this gun. Its not ugly and if using light target loads, it shoots good. Its the SKB's back up.


Dupa cum se vede omul chiar s-a preocupat de problema si are cunostinte serioase.
Sper sa iti fie de folos articolul.

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Vanzatorul ce le aduce in USA are o opinie usor diferita.
Iata ce zice specialistul lor, Dan Carlson, referitor la impresiile
lasate de prima sedinta de testare a armei:

After the shooting session I reported one change that I'd like to see Fausti Stefano make to what was otherwise a nearly flawless shotgun.
Triggers are a matter of personal preference to shooters, and I like mine light and crisp.
There was a bit of creep and a very slight side-to-side play in the trigger on the gun I tested.
I asked that the rest of the shotguns shipped with mine be tested and trigger pulls from 4 lbs. to 6 lbs. were recorded.
Trigger creep isn't as big of a deal with shotguns as it is with rifles and handguns because shotgun sports and hunting
have more to do with instinctive pointing and shooting than precise marksmanship, but Fausti Stefano has assured me
(through the dealer I work with) that every effort will be made to address my concern to ensure that their
high standards of quality are maintained.

Overall I came away with a very favorable impression of the Fausti Stefano shotguns, an impression
I'm sure many shooters will share. And with MSRPs on the Fausti line running up to several hundred dollars less than
shotguns with similar features offered by other manufacturers, I'm certain these Italian guns are here to stay.

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Iata opinia celor de la ShootingUk


Fausti Falcon Sporter shotgun:
Here we take a look at the Italian Fausti Falcon shotgun, an over-under that's been revitalised following the merger of two gunmaking companies.

Fausti Falcon Sporter shotgun:
The gunmaking name of Fausti Stefano is not widely known to the British shooting public, but a lot of people will recognise the name Emilio Rizzini.

The two are now one and the same.
The firm of Fausti Stefano was started in 1948 in workshops in the heart of the Italian gunmaking area near Brescia. Today the company has very modern premises employing the latest in manufacturing technology and produces around 12,000 shotguns each year.
Until recently E. Rizzini was a separate company from Fausti but through a family marriage these two companies were brought together.
Fausti now manufactures the E. Rizzini range of guns as well as its own.
A gun with UK appeal?
Called the Falcon, this over-under gun comes in a choice of 28in and 30in barrels.
The one constant is the 3in chamber length and a ventilated top rib measuring 7mm across.
The barrel set is made to a monoblock construction and the internal bores have been chrome lined for ease of cleaning and corrosion resistance.

The gun has a silver action body with game scene engraving that also carries the engraved maker's logo
on the belly of the action frame. This model sports a shallow action with barrels hinging on stub pins and
a lock-up that centres on a substantial bolt and full width bite at the bottom of the action frame.

The trigger mechanism has been kept simple but parts are well finished and should prove reliable.

The trigger is selective with the selector button placed in the middle of the manual safety catch in much the same style as a Beretta.
The safety operation is good, crisp and positive.

The most noteworthy - and certainly noticeable - thing about this gun is its woodwork.

A coated skin has been applied to the surface of the stock and fore-end to give the appearance of high grade walnut.
It does look very realistic and, along the way, also gives a good degree of protection against the weather.

Overall stock length is 14.1/2in including a black ventilated pad of approximately 3/4in.
Drops at comb and heel are 1.1/2in and 2.1/2in respectively; the heel measurement seems a little excessive to me
but there's no denying that the gun still shoulders well and shoots to the point of aim.

The chequer is very good and is cut by lazer.

Good for the first timer
Overall weight of the gun is 7.1/2lb and this, coupled with the rib width puts this more into the field/game category
than an out-and-out Sporter. That said it should make a decent all-rounder for a first time buyer.

Each gun comes complete with an ABS travel case, a set of multichokes and corrosion inhibitor for peace of mind storage while the gun is in a cabinet.

Garlands tell me a 20-bore version, called the Merlin, should be available soon and the importers also have plans t
o sell an upmarket over-uder for around £2,000 in the not too distant future.
This will be an interesting venture - so watch this space!

JASON'S VERDICT:
The woodwork on this gun is a real eye catcher and the internal finish, I have to say, is better than many earlier E. Rizzinis.
This gun should appeal to the beginner, but it is up against stiff competition in the form of Lanber, Bettinsoli and Lincoln.
Only time will tell if it wins the battle.
Build quality: 6
Handling: 6
Styling: 7
Value for money: 6
PRICE: £899

By Jasson Harris

Mai jos puteti observa mecanismul intern si gravura speciala.

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Iata aici cateva din imaginile de rezolutie mare
ale unui model de la Fausti Stefano.

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In ultimele poze sunt mai multe arme, nu una singura....cu mecanica si PRETURI foarte diferite.
Ca multi alti producatori si acesta face arme ieftine si arme scumpe. Ca la toti, armele ieftine au scheme clasice, robuste, simple si mai niciun dichis iar cele scumpe .................
Ca Fausti Stefano si Emilio Rizzini sunt acelasi lucru e un pic cam prea mult spus.

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In ultimele poze sunt mai multe arme, nu una singura....cu mecanica si PRETURI foarte diferite.
Ca multi alti producatori si acesta face arme ieftine si arme scumpe. Ca la toti, armele ieftine au scheme clasice, robuste, simple si mai niciun dichis iar cele scumpe .................
Ca Fausti Stefano si Emilio Rizzini sunt acelasi lucru e un pic cam prea mult spus.

Personal nu ii cunosc pe domnii Fausti Stefano si Emilio Rizzini iar despre ei pomeneste cel ce a scris review-ul.
De altfel am reprodus si numele autorilor.
Ideea este ca am incercat sa ii ofer o prima sursa de informatie celui ce intreba si sa ii prezint imagini, nu neaparat
ale aceleiasi arme. Dar produse tot sub acelasi acoperis.

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Revistele sunt o sursa buna de informatii, cel putin pentru debut. Si eu citesc recenzii despre arme aparute in reviste. Daca apuci sa gasesti pe undeva si informatii de la utilizatori si mai stii si sa cerni dintre ele atunci e si mai bine.
E bine si sa incerci sa vezi ce vrea autorul de la arma. Normal ca o sa spuna despre "o banala arma de vanatoare" ca nu-i buna la olimipada la talere si ca nu se compara cu numele mari in domeniu dar daca gasesti recenzia unuia care o trateaza drept ceea ce este si care mai stie sa-i caute hibele s-ar putea sa primeasca alte note in final.
Oricum, Fausti face si modele ca Ij-ul dar si modele ca Beretta.