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Unread 02-10-2021, 06:51 PM   #1
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I think you guys are being a little harsh. From what I can see, a group of entrepreneur sxs enthusiasts already in the shooting business, have put together a pretty good business model. You can build your gun on line, lots of options, then pay a 50% deposit and it arrives in 3-4 months. Not bad at all. The maker, RFM, has been in business for over 60 years and seems to make a quality product. It also appears the son is married to one of the Fausti sisters. This has caused quite a stir on the 16ga forum. I plan to order one in 16 gauge. I was chatting with the gentleman in MN online who offered to have me come by and shoot one. It’s a bit far from Alabama but I appreciated the offer. For the options I selected for my ideal bird gun, it came to $3500. Not bad at all for a new Italian sxs built to my specifications. This is exactly the type business we should be encouraging to keep the sxs community growing. I hope they succeed.
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Agree Joe, will build one online tomorrow just for curiosity sake. Will be a 20 ga, already have about a dozen 16s. It will have st grip, 30 in barrels.
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It’s hard to stop once you begin trying different options. I will likely order a 16 ga, 29 in barrels, straight grip, single trigger and interchangeable chokes.
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To lump an Italian company with 60 years gunmaking experience in with the Spanish, Belgians and Turks is to ignore the individual company's abilities, IMO. That said, I think they're a bit "optimistic" in their pricing. I see nothing there that cannot be bested in price by a FAIR Italian gun, one of which I have hunted for three years, and another that I've hunted, and shot in competition, for probably 10 years.

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I’d be interested to see one in person. Seems like you can configure a pretty nice gun for the price of a Parker Reproduction.
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Also would be interested to see an example of grade 3 wood.
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The guns look interesting but I see no where you can order your stock dimensions. Why would you order a custom shotgun not knowing the dimensions or having to take one size fits all dimensions.
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The guns look interesting but I see no where you can order your stock dimensions. Why would you order a custom shotgun not knowing the dimensions or having to take one size fits all dimensions.
I believe you fill out the from with what you’re wanting, and then they contact you.
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The guns look interesting. I'd be interested in getting a 20 ga. But am a bit hesitant. If a few guys here actually ordered one I'd be a little bit more inclined to do so.

That being said, there's a couple of English guns i'm looking at that would blow my gun fund.
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I wish this was a better website. The pictures of the guns are terrible. I tried building one in 28 gauge and could not get a good picture of the gun to see what it might look like. They need to get a much better site IMO.
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