Fausti Senator 20/70 - The Fausti di Marcheno boasts a varied and differentiated proposal in its types of shotguns ranging from smooth barrels to rifled ones and even from over-and-under shotguns to side-by-side shotguns: in the latter sector, the company's planning and manufacturing skills have shown themselves to be decidedly fierce, capturing from a semi-abandoned field a flourishing harvest of successes. In past years the rage of the semi-auto had overshadowed the over-and-under and almost made the side-by-side disappear, the most classic shotgun for hunting, in particular the one with the pointing or following dog. The archetype of the hunter with the "double" with the long strap thrown across his shoulders remained in the imagination of the hunting world, but confined there, in memories much more than in practice. The Fausti sisters were custodians of a long tradition of this rifle and, going against the tide, they dedicated themselves to the development and production engineering so as to offer the side-by-side shotgun again and more and more as an all-rounder: all-rounder because in addition to believing in it, they worked on it. with passion and expertise to have many variants ranging from the classic 12 gauge to the very small .410 through the entire English numbering scale, to which are added the rifled barrels, again with a wealth of choice for the bore with particular attention to the traditional European and US cartridges with collar. Returning to the mechanics of these side-by-side, you can choose the robust and functional battery derived from Anson & Deeley, with its popular V-springs, or take an important step, even from an economic point of view, and opt for the Holland & Holland type with locks on side plates and double safety bar. To complete the refinement and class inherent in the interior fittings, a very particular step is taken: we leave the medium calibers with all their prerogatives and we sit on the preciousness of a small caliber, setting ourselves Shakespeare not so much about to be or not to be how much rather on 28 or .410 Mg.? The old love for the 28 matured at the beginning in the shed and explained years later in hunting with the dog has prevailed: we are not putting ballistic considerations that would take us far beyond the available space and the patience of those who follow us, but we we stop at an aesthetic consideration by stating, to our taste and pleasure, that the diameter of the barrels of the 28 is much more appropriate, elegant and harmonious with its specific size action frame. This we affirm and that all .410 Mg., Including what is in our rack, forgive us for the insult.
The Senator brace
The name of Latin extraction in Casa Fausti means double shot of the highest level and an overall look with some in-depth analysis on the details highlights the characteristics: we start from the receiver where the miniaturization gives a particular grace to the shapes starting from the compressed receiver breasts in the rear area and highlighted by a thin, evident polished thread that descends with a minimum leveling, the source of a beautiful chiaroscuro, to which the projecting profile of the planes of the pipes is consequential. The line continues with the round arch in which the recess of the front part of the folder is obtained, then spreading at the edges of the back with good relief fillets and ribbons that flank them, all smoothed with care and without incisions so as to appreciate a highly manual work. Let's go back to the action head where the hollow between the breasts gives way to the concave and smooth rib placed between the barrels and, moving back, to the seat modeled with taste on rounded lines for the key disc, of the type with separate pin fixed by screw. and counter screw; the elongated and convex body ends with the oval button, knurled and included in the engravings that elegantly enrich the whole. For this purpose of refinement the upper tail is not lacking, where the two-order profile with delicate connecting curves, the pointed apex and the insertion of the safety slide with a relief button must be considered.
Rods, seals and closures
The correct processing of the external surface of the barrels and, likewise, of the interior with connection gradients designed to optimize the exploitation of the small charge are certainly factors to be highlighted, but the joining system must be emphasized even more. The barrels assembled with the demibloc including the two halves of the tenons are now very rare: here it is difficult to see the joining wire while appreciating both the technical choice and the executive perfection of a work to be observed with respect. The profiles see the front semicircle for coupling to the rotation pin and the two notches on the rear surfaces for inserting the closing slide moved by the key. In the receiver you can see the blind mortises obtained in the table and separated from the crosspiece: the friction surfaces are correctly marked as well as those of the front hinge circle where the mounting teeth of the locks and the smaller ones of the ejector batteries housed in the crosshead just protrude. .
The locks and the shots
The images accompany the words in the description of the mechanism where the great masters of the past have carried out their art: the Holland & Holland type system allows the relationships due to the crossing of the straight line between the hammer pin and the coupling point in the snap tooth nut. and between this and the axis of the release lever (the famous 90 °) ensuring a clear, quick, clean and light detachment, without sliding: the two contrasting surfaces in fact move by detaching from each other, without friction. The angle between them guarantees a safe seal, increased by the double bar that intercepts the hammer if, due to a collision, it loses the contrast with the trigger lever. Here we have a mechanical single trigger, well modeled, with weights around 1400/1650 g: for the purists the House provides for the assembly of a double trigger.
Fausti has always paid special attention to the choice of woods, one of the factors that first catch the eye of the enthusiast and the customer: a properly seasoned walnut taken from a mature plant shows well mineralized vessels and a surface that it has excellently taken the polishing passed from the various operating stages to reach the oil finish that perfectly enhances the medium intensity brown background enlivened by intense brown veins and captivating design. The lines are offered to the eye of the observer in all their classicism, functional and elegant with the English-style handle with a rhomboidal section and a full shaft with the line of the best Italian masters.
To conclude
The price of this rifle is certainly not slight, but no object of beauty and technical importance can be: have the figure and secure a piece of arquebusery where the machines have done a certain job, but the hands of the specialists have done well. moreover, it is a satisfaction that lasts over the years. Without considering that the evolution of the times and the art of making, really do guns will increasingly be the heritage of a few, very few Masters.
Data Sheet
Manufacturer: Fausti Stefano SrL - Via Martiri dell'Indipendenza, 70 - 25060 Marcheno (BS) - Tel. 030861475 - Fax 0308610155 - e-mail [email protected] - Web www.faustiarms.com
Model: Senator 28
Type: action shotgun with two parallel smooth barrels
CALIBRO: 28/70
Weighing machine: milled alloy steel block - specific measures for the caliber
Finishing: old silver engraved with a bouquet of roses and fine spirals - guard with long tail
Seals and closures: double lower Purdey with two lower tenons and sliding block controlled by the key
Cane: length 60-63-65-67½-71-73-76 cm joined with demibloc system –– holes equal to 14,0 mm
Fixed bottlenecks: CL / *** - others on request or interchangeable chokes
Percussion: H & H type locks mounted on hand removable side plates
Triggering device: non-selective mechanical single trigger or double trigger on request
Safety: slide on the upper side of the receiver - locks the shots
Ejectors: automatic with batteries in the dipstick (manual extractors on request)
Line of sight: smooth and concave upper rib - whole lower rib - round brass front sight
Stocking: in Grade 5 walnut wood finished in oil with English grip (pistol or Prince of Wales on request) wooden butt plate (not shown) - English shaft with pump release with button - fine checkering
Engraving: manual and signed by the master Muffoli
Weight :: about 2500 g (depending on the length of the rods)
Price:, 00 including VAT
Carrying case: in ABS VL 150