Read Full Article“The new Fabarm L4S Sporting semi-automatic. Lightweight, alert and smooth at the same time, comfortable to shoot, and it loves to break targets. This could very well be your next new gun.”
“The L4S Sporting is everything I want an autoloader to be. Most of all, it is just really fun to shoot.”
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“This is the gun that allot of people have been waiting for, including myself… Everything is nice, tight and solid. Nothing rattles. Nothing moves. Very very soft shooting. People are going to love it.”
Read Full Article“The L4S is light for a target gun at 7¼ pounds, and it proved responsive and easy to hit with. This gun cycled slow ⅞ and ¾ ounce reloads and soaked up the recoil of stouter 1 ⅛ ounce factory ammo impressively.”
Read Full Article“Allsport sounds like there just might be a not-so-hidden meaning there, right?
You got it! This beauty of an over/under is designed to perform admirably in more than one clay target discipline.”
Read Full Article“Fabarm has expanded its selection of semi-auto field guns with the addition of the slick L4S Hunter. This lightweight 12-gauge is perfectly balanced and shoots everything from 1-ounce loads to 3″ magnums.”
Read Full Article“It’s a versatile over and under that can be used for any discipline – trap, sporting clays, skeet or FITASC. It’s the perfect option for shooters who do not need a gun dedicated to one discipline – such as youth shooters.”
Read Full Article“Overall, I found Fabarm’s XLR5 Waterfowler to be an exceptionally well-made and well-thought-out shotgun. It will do everything you ask of it—and look good while doing it!”
Read Full Article“What’s so fab about the new Fabarm? Everything. Nothing tames recoil like a gas-operated shotgun, and Fabarm’s Waterfowler does a great job of it. This semi-auto is loaded with features aimed directly at waterfowl hunters.”
Read Full Article“This isn’t the first time that Fabarm have come up with a winner. Their track record of innovation, bringing products to the market that shooters want and specifically responding quickly to market demands has resulted in a remarkable impact on our industry in a very short time.”
Read Full Article“Love Italian auto-loaders? Of course you do. The new XLR5 is a must-have.”
Read Full Article“Fabarm USA added refinements to its excellent competition shotgun to create a specialized duck gun, the XLR5 Waterfowler.”
“There has been allot of interest in hunting guns in the United States from Fabarm and this is the result. They’ve listened to their customers.”
Read Full Article“Aggressive shooters will love the sporty 12-gauge L4S line from Fabarm. These gas-operated auto-loaders can burn through 3-inch loads no problem, and are ready to kill back-pedalling greenheads right out of the box.”
Read Full Article“The designers of this shotgun gave themselves plenty of metaphorical rope to hang themselves with. But they managed to pull it off. This is no small accomplishment. Very few shotguns that attempt to have a bold modern look are able to make it work.”
“The rib not only goes to the whole entire length of the barrel, but also goes down to the top of the receiver giving you an extra 4 1/2 inches of sighting plane for shooting those long range passing ducks and geese.”
Read Full Article“Fabarm USA now offers the new L4S Hunter family of 12-gauge semi-automatic shotguns designed for bird hunting. Available in three grades – Initial, Grey and Deluxe – to fit your budget and personal taste.”
Read Full Article“The Fabarm Axis RS12 Sporting QRR is definitely a well made gun. It is better balanced than much of the competition and very easy to shoot. Nice looking too.”
Read Full Article“Our shooters were the first in the country to put the L4S Grey Hunter to the test. All were extremely impressed. The L4S Grey Hunter was the top pick of the lineup by the end of the day. Dave Brown found the Grey Hunter’s function flawless and easy to get on target.”
“This is really ideal for chasing pheasants… It shoulders beautifully. The balance is just superb. Handles like a British game gun.”
“This is the flat rib. It’s a little more economical, slightly lighter, beautifully balanced between the hands… Also available in a left hand ejection”
“That’s an incredibly tight pattern for a factory choke. I’d call that race game performance right out of the box.”
With the combining of Caesar Guerini and Fabarm, the result is Italy’s second largest shotgun manufacturer, which now rivals the in-house design and manufacturing capabilities of any shotgun manufacturer in the world. The Fabarm XLR 5 has not been released in the United States, that I know of, until right now. The basic gas action used in this autoloading shotgun was released in 2003, the Fabarm “Pulse Piston” system. By now a well-proven system, the action bar design associated with this action was improved back in 2005. Read More
From Outdoor Life, May 6, 2013 website:
This lovely beast of a shotgun has a simple job—turning clay targets into powdery ink blots in the sky—and it does that job very, very well. The speed with which it gets on the going-away targets that characterize trap shooting is nothing short of scary. And thanks to the quality of its trigger—by far the best among the shotguns in the test—the shots themselves feel more like an act of will than an act of your trigger finger. The adjustability of the shotgun’s raised rib and stock allows for a true custom fit and pattern placement. At $3,995, this is a real bargain for a serious trap gun, many of which cost at least twice as much. Read More
The following is an article as featured in the May 2012 issue of Shotgun Sports Magazine by author and editor Johnny Cantu. To view the original article as a PDF, click here.
In my report of the 2012 SHOT Show in the May issue of Shotgun Sports I informed our readers of a new semi-automatic 12 gauge shotgun from the famous Italian arms manufacturer, FABARM, (now a part of Caesar Guerini) the XLR5 Velocity. I also mentioned to look forward to a review of the XLR5. Well, after a phone call or two to Mr. Joe Cunniffe, General Manager of FABARM USA in Cambridge, MD, my test sample which was an early prototype model arrived at my office. Read More
The following is an article as featured in the May 2012 issue of Sporting Clays Magazine and written by Nick Sisley. To view the original article as a PDF, click here.
The first time I ever wrote about high adjustable-rib, high adjustable-comb shotguns was with the Caesar Guerini Impact. Some of the similarly equipped over-unders I’ve written about since then have been the Kolar Max Sporting, Krieghoff Pro Sporter, Zoli Bilanx, and Blaser SuperSport. But when I penned that first column in this column I posed the question, “I wonder how long it will be before someone comes out with a high adjustable-rib, high adjustable-comb semi-auto?” Read More
OutdoorLife nicknamed this shotgun “the beast” because of the effortless (and merciless) way it tracked and shattered targets during the evaluation. Don’t take our word for it… Check out the video review for yourself. Read More
Randy Wakeman has been hunting and shooting for over 45 years. Citing Randy’s website he has a background in industrial engineering and mechanical power transmission. In addition to his contributions to G & S Online over the last decade, Randy has performed consulting work for several firearms manufacturers, powder manufacturers, the Discovery Channel, and several law enforcement agencies across the United States. Randy has also authored his own books, his own video productions, and has been published by several print magazines and plans to write a full review of the FABARM XLR5 when it becomes available. In this blog post Randy was among the first online to cite for his readers information regarding FABARM USA and the introduction of our XLR5 Velocity.
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