Franchi Affinity White: Presented among the novelties of 2013, the Affinity White with the clear anodized Ergal casing, enriches the Affinity range in wood with black anodized casing, black synt and camo Max4.
The Affinity range has identical genetic characteristics, the optimization of the balance, the minimization of the wheelie and the reduction of the recoil are the result of a synergistic action between the Front Inertia and the TSA buttplate which is made up of a polyurethane foam. whose main feature is the absorption of the energy released by the shot. With the Affinity White, ergonomics and mechanics are fully satisfied needs, the “anodizing” process of the casing offers on the one hand total protection for all types of corrosion and on the other guarantees a clear finish completely anti-reflective. The Affinity White is a semiautomatic with inertial release stable closure that can fire all magnum and non-magnum cartridges, with lead loads between 28 and 56 grams.
It is a shotgun optimized for normal and heavy loads in order to obtain the best compromise between dynamic characteristics, recoil containment and wheelie. It is characterized by the ease and naturalness of use, which also translates into the rapidity of embracing, the naturalness of aiming, the ease with which you follow a moving target and the speed with which you can shoot more shots while staying in aim.
The Affinity has been operated in such a way as to counteract to the maximum degree the possible displacements of the center of sight (and therefore the variations in accuracy) by equipping the barrels with a rear extension (breech), 130 mm, particularly developed which, in conjunction with the support flange on the receiver (the contact surfaces are ground) helps to ensure that the barrel does not "move" firing a lot, and to give it exactly the same position with respect to the receiver each time it is reassembled on the shotgun.
As on all current generation inertials, the bolt shank is housed within a cavity of the bolt carrier, on the bottom of which we find a sturdy spring between the shank and the cavity wall. The shutter holder, which acts as an inertial mass, is connected, through a transmission unit with double connection rod, to a sleeve invested on the magazine tube and elastically loaded by a spring which is also coaxial with the magazine tube. Therefore, the recoil spring housed in the stock is missing and a solution that is typically Franchi has been chosen.
The fore-end and the stock are made of European grade 2 walnut and have a new design checkering, designed not only to be more beautiful but also to facilitate the rearrangement of the hand while remaining adequately gripping in all situations. Both are oil finished and the stock is completed with a TSA polyurethane foam recoil pad which reduces recoil and at the same time does not stick to clothing when the rifle is picked up quickly. The chokes are 7 cm to reduce the deformation of the peripheral shot and thus have a thicker pattern, the basic equipment includes 3 chokes *, ***, Cyl and are enabled for steel shot. Available in 12 ga with 61, 66, 71, 76 barrels.
Lightness is converted into ergonomics, to the point that using the Affinity one realizes that it becomes the natural extension of the hunter's arm, this natural harmony between hunter and shotgun is the result of the FRANCHI XS (Exclusive Style), an ergonomic development platform who has studied and cataloged over 1.000 hunting habits of different hunters. From the results of these studies, the "geometries" with which Franchi believes he has created the shotgun with perfect shapes have been extracted.
The Affinity White semi-automatic is a shotgun for those who are looking for functionality and essentiality, the "white twin" of the first born Affinity Wood stands out for the class with which it can be used on any occasion and in any hunting environment, transmitting it to those who use the pleasure of using it… ..the full and engaging feeling of a unique hunting experience.