Fausti Class Round Body
Fausti Stefano Srl · Shotgun · In Production · 2011
Also known as: Fausti Class RD, Fausti Class Round Action
Overview
The Fausti Class Round Body is the rounded-receiver edition of the Italian over/under Class field shotgun, built by the family-owned Fausti firm of Brescia. It offers the same break-action over/under platform as the standard Class but with a softly rounded, slimmed boxlock-style receiver, available only in 20 gauge with either an engraved coin-finish or a case-hardened receiver. It feeds from stacked over/under barrels chambered for 3-inch shells, uses a mechanical single-selective trigger with automatic ejectors, and ships with interchangeable choke tubes set into oil-finished walnut stocks with a Prince of Wales grip.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2835 g (100.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1156 mm (45.51") |
| Barrel Length | 711 mm (27.99") |
| Action Type | Break Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Selective |
| Trigger Pull | 24 N (5.4 lbf) |
| Magazine Capacity | 2 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Internal |
| Muzzle Velocity | 380 m/s (1247 fps) |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Smoothbore |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Coin Finish Or Case Hardened |
Calibers
- 20 Gauge · primary — also known as 20GA, 20 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Break Open Dual Barrel
- Safety mechanisms: Automatic Tang Safety
- Features: Over Under Barrels, Rounded Receiver, Single Selective Trigger, Automatic Ejectors, Interchangeable Choke Tubes, Prince Of Wales Grip, Oil Finished Walnut Stock, Single Bead Sight, Three Inch Chamber
Base model
Service history
Operators
- Sport and hunting shooters
Production
Production years: 2011-present
Produced by Fausti Stefano Srl in Brescia, Italy.
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Designer: Fausti Stefano Srl
Notes
Round-body (rounded-action) variant of the Fausti Class, offered as a 20-gauge only at a list price around USD 4,199. Reference barrel length 28 inches (711 mm); 26-inch and 30-inch barrels also offered. Weight approximate at about 6 lbs 4 oz for the 28-inch configuration. Bore is slightly overbored (~.621 in). Tang-mounted automatic safety; supplied with five choke tubes.
Background
Fausti Stefano was founded in 1948 by Stefano Fausti in the Val Trompia gunmaking district near Brescia, and is today run by his three daughters, earning the firm its nickname as the company of the Fausti sisters.