In a market awash in third-world imitations, it's refreshing to see a world-class Italian maker like FABARM® bring a stunning new 20 gauge side-by-side to the American market. The Nobile III is the most advanced shotgun on the market and FABARM® will certainly keep its title as the most innovative maker in the business.

The high performance secret of FABARM shotguns are the exclusive TRIBORE HP® barrels. They combine the known advantages of over boring, back boring, extra long (competition length) forcing cones and 82mm long choke tubes (50mm is what the rest of the world uses).). Competition shooters spend big bucks in the aftermarket to tweak the last ounce of performance out by adding features like these to their target guns. FABARM® builds these features into therir TRIBORE® barrels.

The net result is superior patterns with more shot in the target area and reduced recoil. The practical benefits are that at short range the High Performance FABARM® barrels deliver two-thirds of the pellets to the target area. Ordinary barrels, maybe half the pellets! There's a revolution going on here. The Tribore HP® barrel in 20 gauge is so efficient that it performs the same as an ordinary 12 gauge barrel. You can work the nunbers yourself.

There's more: FABARM® uses titanium for the receiver so the 20 gauge gun weighs only 5-3/4 pounds. The gun can be adjusted for automatic ejection or manual extraction of hulls; as can the opening tension of the gun. Available in two grades, the Nobile II features upgraded wood and a soft-sided carrying case at $2,600; and the Nobile III has "super" upgraded wood, highly engraved side-plates, leather and canvas fitted case at $3,300.

In yet another example of the innovative thinking from FABARM® , they offer a Paradox rifled choke tube for the 20 gauge gun. I include one of these with each gun I sell. The rifling imparts a spin to the shot as it leaves the muzzle of the gun, giving the shooter a wider pattern on 15 to 20-yard targets. Standard stock dimensions of both models are: 1-1/2" x 2-1/4" x 14-3/8" with 1/4" cast-off to a wood butt plate.

Jim Tomsovic, who bought the first Fabarm Nobile II from me, wrote an objective product review that you will enjoy reading if you are interested in Fabarm shotguns or, for that matter, if you are thinking about making the transition to side-by-side shooting. Click here to download his review in PDF format.  

A dynamite new product now offered as an option. The NECG (New England Custom Gun) Universal Recoil Pad solves a problem that has plagued birdhunters for years. The length of pull requirements vary with the season. Shooting doves or quail in your shirt sleeves with, say, a 14-1/4" LOP might suit you to a "T", but chasing last-season birds with snow on the ground while wearing an insulated parka calls for a LOP a quarter-inch shorter. The heart of the NECG Universal Recoil Pad is a unique Quick-Lok locking system that lets you change pads in twenty seconds. We install the system to your "summer" LOP length and furnish a second "winter" pad, a quarter-inch shorter than "summer." The pads are the highest quality soft rubber, so they do what they are supposed to do in absorbing recoil. They feature a classically styled leather grained face, so they won't hang up on your shirt or shooting coat on the way to your shoulder. And because the pads are available in thicknesses of 1-1/4" and 1-1/2" we can easily lengthen butt stocks that are too short. Cost for installation of the NECG Universal Recoil System, complete with two pads, shipping and handling $400.

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Optional Leather covered Decelerator™ Recoil Pad -- a six-pound gun offers little protection in the way of recoil absorption, so a recoil pad makes sense. My pads are covered with hand-sewn black leather by an experienced gunfitter. They are not only look beautiful, but they utilize the recoil absorption power of the Decelerator™ pad, yet will not hang up on the way to your shoulder. The further benefit is that they can be custom fitted to your length of pull requirements -- as long as 15" if desired -- at no extra charge. Price: $300. Your gun is shipped to the gunfitter who completes the pad work, then drop-ships the gun to your FFL holder.

When a right-handed shooter with a dominant right eye brings it up to his shoulder the gun is pointing where he is looking. Cast-off is what makes instinctive shooting possible for him. You keep your focus on the flushed bird and when you bring the gun up to your should you don't have to find the sight plane or associate the front sight with the departing bird because the gun is pointing to where you are looking. This eliminates a head-fake on your part and clips maybe five yards off the distance the departing bird is trying to put between him and you. However, when a left-handed shooter cheeks a cast-off or cast-neutral stock, he pushes the butt stock to the left and down so he shoots a couple of feet to the right and high. The only time they "get lucky" is on a rising bird that flushes to the right.

Trust me, if you are left-handed with a dominant left eye, having the stock bent to accomodate your shooting requirements is the best $300 investment you'll ever make. It will change your life.

 

How to order: Basically, I need payment (check or money order, no plastic) and a copy of someone's Federal Firearms License (FFL) where I can ship your gun. Fax copies of FFL's are now legal. Your dealer should put your name on his license, so I can match it up with your order. My fax number is: 541-265-7400. I will enclose a copy of my license for your dealer when I ship your gun.

 

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