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What do you know about a line of Italian shotguns imported by Kalispell Case Line, out in Washington state? They go by the name of Cortona and are manufactured by F.A.I.R. (Fabrique Armes Issadoro Rizzini) as the best choice to meet all of our criteria. F.A.I.R. has been in the Italian gun making industry since 1971 and has earned a reputation for quality, production capability and good business practices. They have some dealer guns they were selling at reduced prices. I noticed they have two sporting clays models and I sent them an e-mail the other day, asking if they had shotguns for trap shooting. This is the reply I received: I have a Grande sport with 30" ported barrels, with 6 extended chokes. It came back from a dealer about 3 weeks ago it has a few small dings (not through the finish) on the adjustable stock. It has been shot several times. The finish on the barrels and receiver look new. The Dealer was $2,200.00 the msrp was $3,125.00. We will sell to you for $1,200.00." The price sounds really great. That is over $2,000 off the MSRP. My question is; how good are F.A.I.R. (Fabrique Armes Issadoro Rizzini) shotgns? any information you can supply will be greatly appreciated.

Hello Colin,

First you would have to establish what "has been shot several times" really means.

I did some searching and Fabbrica Armi Isidoro Rizzini has a large assortment of models with a retail price range in Italy that goes from about €1,200.- up to €4,500.- so you will have to identify the model you are looking at to have a reference. They have a distributor that has an extensive list of F.A.I.R. products with prices Primarmi .

JC

Thanks for the info. Forgot to include the link for site: http://www.kalispelcaseline.com/cortona/products/grandesport/default.asp. This will bring up the page for the gun I was talking about. Off to the left of the page, are the other guns they import and sell.

The locking lugs and action parts seem to be identical to those of B. Rizzini guns which is also very similar to the Guerinni guns so the issue is probably artistry in wood and metal than the mechanism.

They say "Lifetime Guarantee" to original buyer!
So shoot the Crap out of it.
Does Beretta do the same?, I honestly don't know
How much is a Marocchi (SP?)
Offer a Grand
I"v never heard of them,
too many beers tonigjht
good luck
Franc