This month’s test gun is a Fabarm L4S Black Hunter 12-bore semi-automatic. It is a conventionally stocked field gun from a well-known maker imported by Anglo Italian Arms in the West Midlands (who also import Guerini). This is a right-handed model, but, interestingly, it is also available in a left-handed version at no extra cost. So, no discrimination against Southpaws who are especially well catered for these days as far as repeaters are concerned.
Our test gun is 3" (76mm) chambered, and, notably, steel-shot-friendly in all constrictions (more upon that shortly). It comes with five special flush fit chokes in a smart zipped and padded gun case. First aesthetic impressions are positive. It is well presented.
The Black Hunter is competitively priced too at £865. The spec is sensible for a working gun. It has a plain black action with minimal decoration (but elegant lines), a 6mm ventilated sighting rib on its 28" barrel, multi chokes as noted and fairly plain, but nicely oiled, wood. Being Italian, there is a bit of style to it. The satin barrel and action finish looks good and practical, the chequered and stippled holding surfaces, the anodised alloy fore-end nut and polymer trigger guard/trigger unit chassis all ticked my boxes.
This story is from the April 2020 edition of Sporting Shooter.
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