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FABARM XLR 5

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Has anyone purchased and/or shot the new FABARM XLR 5? I'm looking for a soft-shooting trap gun for my daughter and a semi designed for trap would seem to be a good choice. My K-80 fits her well, but it's just too heavy. I did read the Butler thread and my best of luck to the company, but I'm not in a position to spend $7500 on a custom ordered semi-auto.
 
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My girlfriend and I shot the XLR 5 in June at our state shoot. Both of us agreed it was the softest shooting gun either of us have shot. I owned and shot a Beretta 390 auto with a Soft Touch stock that was close, but heavier and didn't have the benefit of an adjustable rib and certainly didn't move as well to the target as the Fabarms. I was so impressed with this gun, I will own one by fall.

Surfer
 
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I have a Beretta 391 with a Soft Touch adjustable recoil absorbing stock and a Moneymaker adjustable high rib barrel that has to be the softest shooting semi that I have ever shot. More so with 7/8 oz loads. Something you might want to consider for your daughter. FWIW. JM
 
#6 ·
The Fabarm is a big, heavy gun, and the pistol grip to trigger distance is not
suitable for a small hand. Unless your daughter is a very big girl, it's not the gun for her. Look at the Beretta A-400parallel target. Light and soft shooting. Better choice.
 
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Beretta AL391 RL Parallel Target. This gun can be used with ALL the clay games and work perfectly. Would be a good fit and shimable for a proper fit. Comb can also be cut if necessary.

I bought the standard length gold version new because I wanted an all around soft shooting semi and I love it. It is not my main trap or sporting/skeet gun but it gets shot alot. No regrets. Price didn't break the bank either. Shop around some for a good price, I pulled off the Gold PT 32" for just a hair over the std. x-tra grain version.

I find it hard to believe the Fabarm is head over heels that much better of a gun than the Beretta versions. But, I could be wrong.
 
#13 ·
Today went and fondled one, it's a lefty, really comes to point easy, about two lb's lighter than my Kolar, fit and finish are very good. Not to sure about the oil finish on the wood, almost looks and feels unfinished.
Now if I could only sell my Ljutic she'd be mine.
 
#17 ·
I got a call fro Caesar Guerini yesterday afternoon telling me that Cole Gunsmithing will be doing all their releases and the will have the parts made to do the installation in SEPTEMBER that is next month.

They told me there has been a lot of requests for their release but that Cole did such a good job that they were going to do all the release triggers on the FABARMS XLR5.

That was Caesar Guerini's decision that they gave me personally 8/15/2012

I called CG and asked when they were going to have the factory release triggers available and this was their answer.

This was from the Mfgrs Caesar Guerini USA


Gary Bryant
Dr.longshot
 
#18 ·
Looked at one yesterday at the FITASC event at the North Brook, IL Sportsman's Club and could see that the trigger has a set screw in it so you can slide it forwards and backwards. You'd have to slide it all the way back and see if it fits the small hand you have in mind.
 
#19 ·
I have very small hands and shot a practice round with the XLR5 at our state shoot and have no complaints reaching the trigger, so it may have been set back. The two automatics I owned when trying the Fararms were a Beretta 390 with composite Soft Touch stock and a 391 Urika with a factory in butt recoil reducer. The 390 is the heavier of the two and was the softest shooter, but the 390 was not as soft a shooter for me as the Fabarms. I had been shooting a Perazzi single barrel at the state when I tried XLR5 and didn't find weight to be an issue. In fact, I felt the gun moved and pointed extremely well. It's just a matter of time before one lands in my safe.

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#20 ·
called Cole's and they told me it might be the end of September or early October "when they get back to the shop in Florida" Kind of disappointed that they don;t have the release ready now. Got this answer direct for the lady at Cole's and Gary--longshot helped also in the research. motordoc


told the price is 260 dollars
 
#22 ·
The shells on the gun I shot did eject the empties forward and to the right. Standing on the sixteen yardline, it dropped the shells in front of and almost to the next station. It may bother some shooters when hulls are landing off to their left front, but not me. The problem disappears as you move away from the sixteen and the distance between stations widens. At no time would you be bouncing empties off an adjacent shooter or his gun as most automatics presently do.

I give this gun high marks, but like everything its subjective. If you get a chance shoot one, it may be the one for you or it may not.

Surfer
 
#25 ·
I shot the Cole release in the demo from CG at the Grand. 5 shots and walked off the practice trap.
Ssslllooowww. Couldn't shoot it. CG said they have asked Cole to speed them up, numerous complaints. Gun shot soft with caps shells though.
 
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