Sommaire pour Issue 2 de GUNS

The Italy of sporting and hunting weapons has been able to be appreciated all over the world for the quality of its products, but also for its ability to innovate, to use cutting-edge materials and to follow new technological paths then followed by competitors from all over the world. This aspect acts as a leitmotif of this second issue of Guns The Italian way, above all for some of the tests that our contributors have carried out. This is the case of the FR22, the first .22 long rifle caliber rifle produced by Pardini Armi. Famous for 40 years around the world for the victories at the Olympics and World Championships of his rimfire and air pistols, the well-known Italian gunsmith first launched his GPR1 air rifle, designed in close…

TEST RIFLE SABATTI ROVER HUNTER After thirty years of service alongside Italian, European and American hunters, the Sabatti Rover hunting rifle leaves the catalog of the company, but its history will continue thanks to its successor: the new Rover. Despite having the same name, the new Rover has basically nothing in common with its predecessor, so we can say that this is not a simple restyling, but a completely new rifle. At the basis of this new project there is a vision that has led to the development of a new series of rifles: we have the basic Rover Hunter, which we have tested, to which we must add nine other versions. Each rifle was made to satisfy the needs of specific users (hunters, competitive shooters and law enforcement), but…

Anschütz debuts its large-caliber hunting rifle, the 1782, in Black line version. The most evident difference compared to the traditional line is the DLC (Diamond like carbon) treatment on the metal surfaces of the rifle: from the barrel to the action, to the bolt, up to the handlebar knob and the trigger. In addition to providing a glossy black finish of great aesthetic appeal, the DLC determines an absolute resistance to atmospheric agents and, by virtue of the high surface hardness, also a superior smoothness of the components. The gun is available with a 470 millimeter long barrel with M15x1 muzzle thread, in .308 Winchester or 8x57 Js (other calibers on request), removable steel magazine with a capacity of 5 cartridges, two-stage trigger adjustable between 400 and 1,550 grams. The…

The twenty-nine year old Ruben Scotti conquered the higher step of the podium at the Muzzle Loading clay shooting World championship, which took place in Pforzheim, Germany, in the specialty “Lorenzoni/O”, which involves the use of original singlebarreled shotguns with percussion ignition. The Italian shooter recorded the impressive score of 49/50, equaling the existing world record and winning the gold medal ahead of the Spanish Francisco Badenes Fuertes (46/50) and the British David Elvin, bronze medal at the end of the shot off with the Iberian. Ruben Scotti took his victory firing an original 12-gauge Stinger muzzle-loading rifle, produced over 180 years ago. Ruben Scotti’s result dragged the Italian team, which won third place in the team ranking with 133/150, behind the French team, second with 137/150, and the British…

TEST SHOTGUN FOSSARI CRX9 SPORTING A top-of-the-range over/under shotgun with a Boss-type locking system and removable trigger assembly at a price of approx. 5,000 euros. All this is finally possible thanks to the Fossari CRX9, a brand-new competition over/under, completely made in Italy, that seems to have all the right features to win the hearts of Italian and international shooters. Behind the new Fossari brand there is one of the most well-known Italian shotgun manufacturers. Fossari, in fact, is nothing more than a division of FAIR (Fabbrica d’Armi Isidoro Rizzini), a historic company based in Marcheno (Bs), which last year celebrated its fiftieth anniversary Fossari was born with the idea of creating high-end products, able to distinguish themself from “standard” FAIR shotguns thanks to superior craftmanship and more sophisticated technical…

The launch event for the new Rover was hosted in a new location. In the city of Sarezzo, a few kilometers from Sabatti’s HQ, the Custom Shop of the historic company (which is over 300 years old) is being built. In what was in the past the headquarters of Vittorio Giani’s MAG, a brand that has recently become part of Sabatti, work is underway to create a new cutting-edge facility. On the ground floor there will be a workshop for the customization of Sabatti rifles, while on the first floor there will be a showroom and an area dedicated to the Sabatti Academy, which will deal with training and other topics related to hunting and precision shooting. The facility is not yet completely finished, but in what will become a…

To meet the needs of the largest possible number of shooters, Pardini has decided to make the FR22 available in different configurations that can be customized with accessories chosen by the shooter. The basic version includes a single buttstock, Centra Spy diopter, Centra Score tunnel sight, Tec-Hro Fusion butt-pad, aluminum and wood hand-rest with a set of internal and external weights (19) and a slim cheek piece. The C1 version comes with a Centra Spy diopter, Centra Score tunnel sight, Tec-Hro Fusion butt-pad, aluminum and wood hand-rest with a set of internal and external weights (9), slim cheek piece and two buttstocks that include a slim cheek piece, grip, Tec-Hro Fusion butt-pad and a Mec hand-stop. The C2 model comes with a Centra Spy diopter, Centra Score tunnel sight, Tec-Hro…

The Varmint elite subalpine is one of the most modern interpretations of the successful Franchi Horizon bolt-action rifle: at ease both in precision sport shooting and in hunting, even at long ranges, from a mechanical point of view it is based on the extremely robust Horizon action with 3 front lugs at 120 degrees, the bolt has an arc of action limited to just 60 degrees and is equipped with a hollow conical pommel, with a strong grip. The manual safety has two positions and leaves the bolt free for safe discharge. Action is combined with a heavy fluted barrel with a 22 mm muzzle, 610 mm long in order to guarantee a balanced center of gravity. The barrels have an M14x1 muzzle thread for installing a muzzle brake, which…

MILITARY RIFLES MAROSZEK WZ 35 With the debut, on the battlefields of WWI, of the first tanks developed by the British army and then by other countries, modern warfare entered a new era: that of armored vehicles. The main purpose of these vehicles was allowing the relatively rapid movement of effective firepower, usually consisting of one or more cannons and several machine guns, while keeping the crew protected from rifle shots and shrapnel, thanks to the armored walls. After the invention of the tank, the first anti-tank weapons were created, which initially were nothing more than normal cannons or field howitzers fired at zero elevation. It was the Germans who conceived the first new generation instrument devolved to anti-tank (and anti-aircraft) combat, in the form of a heavy machine gun…

The Force Esse is Tanfoglio’s new semi-automatic handgun: launched at the beginning of 2021, it is now also available in the Sport version, which is characterized by an adjustable rear sight and two interchangeable front sights. The Force Esse is Tanfoglio’s first striker-fired polymer handgun and it stands out first of all for the innovative two-stage trigger, which has a clean travel and a light pull weight. These features allow even novice shooters to immediately appreciate the accuracy of the firearm. How it’s made The handgun is based on the Tanfoglio Force, the first polymer pistol of the company, which however had an external hammer with an optional DA / SA trigger. The Force remains in production and its most modern reinterpretations include the Force Plus, which is characterized by…

TEST SHOTGUN CAESAR GUERINI INVICTUS IX SPORTING The Invictus family, composed of Caesar Guerini’s famous competition over/under shotguns, has a new member. After the models I, II, III, V and VII, the company has decided to further raise the bar with the new Invictus IX. This is to all intents and purposes the new flagship shotgun by Caesar Guerini, placing itself not only at the top of the Invictus family, but also surpassing the Revenant hunting shotgun. The heart of the firearm has remained unchanged, preserving the numerous innovative technical solutions of the Invictus, a shotgun designed to last for a virtually unlimited period of time, so much so that the mechanical components are guaranteed for one million rounds. The Invictus IX, obviously chambered in 12 gauge, is currently only…

TEST RIFLE CHIAPPA RAK 9 There is no firearm as legendary as the AK47: it is a rifle that is known around the world for its reliability, ruggedness and ability to function in every condition. The well-known Italian manufacturer Chiappa offers an AK platform that looks like the original, but it’s chambered in two cheap calibers that are widely available on the market: .22 LR (Rak-22) and 9×19 (Rak-9). For our review, we have tested the 9 mm version. No need for introductions The firearm is based on the AK47 or, to be more precise, on the AKM, the “modernized” version of the AK which, instead of a milled receiver, used a stamped one that was cheaper, lighter and also faster to manufacture, with no particular repercussions in terms of…

TEST RIFLE PEDERSOLI BOARBUSTER SHADOW The lever action rifle has always been the favorite of American hunters for boar hunting and, in general, for any big game that lives in the American continent. At the base of this choice there are undoubtedly historical reasons, but also the possibility of having a compact and rugged hunting tool (much more than a semiautomatic gun) with a good capacity (5 rounds or more) and with the possibility of having calibers of undoubted terminal efficacy on medium-short distances, just like the immortal .45-70. Over the last few years, leverguns manufacturers have been able to reinterpret their products, bringing a classic archetype into the 21st century, thanks to interesting updates both in terms of ergonomics and versatility. All of this without forgetting the appearance, which…

One of the common denominators of anti-tank ammo developed by various European countries is that the bullet has an armor-piercing core made of tempered steel or tungsten or, like on 20 mm ammo, the whole bullet is made of tempered steel. This design was chosen because, obviously, tempered steel and tungsten are able to effectively penetrate the plates of armored vehicles. The “Ds” cartridge of the Maroszek rifle is an exception to this concept: in fact, it uses a lead bullet jacketed with cupronickel-plated iron. According to the designers of the bullet, the very high initial velocity allowed good penetration of armored vehicles and, even if the armor was not completely pierced, the bullet’s impact against the armored plate would have created steel fragments that had the ability to kill…