The Feeling over-and-under line is enriched with new models and we find Sporting, dedicated to a competitive discipline that counts an ever-increasing number of enthusiasts, current and interesting.
di Emmanuel Tabasso
The family Feeling of Franks was born about two years ago with the over-and-under in the small 28/70 and .410 Mg calibers. proposing an interesting option for the receiver made, at the customer's choice, in Ergal or steel. The team is expanding and now we find the other usual hunting calibers such as 12/76 and 20/76 with the name of Feeling Select and a particular series called Sporting, specific to the type of competitions that commonly go under this name. Actually there are two distinct possibilities and we practice Compak Sporting a lot, for which you shoot from the platform using skeet shooting systems with special gun-throwing machines that simulate the flight or running of the wild; more expensive the system, but with a more realistic effect, the real Sporting obtained from the installation of the gun-throwing equipment along an open path, where only the various stop signals for the shot remind you that you will shoot at a target and not to a wild one.
The fact is that the two practices have attracted proselytes and the team at the national level is present in increasing numbers: not a few hunters derive useful training benefits for hunting and others use the specific shotgun for hunting in which the main characteristics of the 'weapon are in tune with the needs of long shots and substantial loads, aquatic or wood pigeons just to name the two best known.
Let's see in detail how this new one is conceived Franchi: the intended use requires the steel action frame which concentrates the greatest mass in the hands, determining shooting stability and ease of swing, contributing to that total weight of about 3,5 kg which softens the effect of the recoil. Likewise, only the 12/76 gauge is offered and the 71 or 76 cm barrels, drilled at 18,3-18,5 mm, provided for the 7 cm chokes, interchangeable and with the convenient external knurled screwing ring: the fan covers from 1 to 5 stars with the first two only suitable for lead shot while the others are qualified for steel. Sometimes it happens to be fired with such constraints and the manufacturer has thought about it in time, already combining the function with a more than probable hunting use.
The structure sees the action frame machined by the latest generation CNC system, with the hinge round on which the crosshead of the shaft insists for a correct draft (adequate friction so that the speargun is neither too loose nor too hard in the tilting of the barrels), then yes look at the half-pins with integral reinforcement bases, the shaped recesses for primary extraction, the face with the firing pin holes and the spring-loaded pawl for releasing the broken gun key. The mechanical complement lies in the breech monobloc, in which the barrels are inserted, welded to Castolin: the trunnions are identified, at the level of the middle of the lower barrel, on which the half-pins, the stems of the extractors equipped with an internal spring mechanism are mounted. for the automatic ejection of the spent cases, of the vertical guide plate and of the inclined release plate controlled by a relief of the cocking rods sliding on the bottom of the receiver itself.
Outdoors you can appreciate the clean, functional and personalized lines, the black finish with the golden word Sporting, the raised and opaque 10 mm rib, the red fiber optic front sight and the side ribs which are also ventilated. The walnut stock with pistol grip is prepared with 55/35 folds against the values of 57/36 of the purely hunting specimens; the rod is designed for specific use while the shots are calibrated at 2,1 and 2,4 kg. The medium fine checkering obtained by laser ensures a comfortable and safe grip in all conditions. A particular effect on probable buyers is entrusted to the guarantee: a good 7 years demonstrating how much Franchi believes in the quality of its work.
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