We only go through life once, why not shoot Fabbri
The Fabbri: A Quest for the Ultimate in Bespoke Guns
When Adam started Calvert Sporting he was fully aware that all shooters are different; height, build style, technique are all as individual to us as a fingerprint, so he recognised there was a place for guns built exactly to the clients shooting needs as well as their physical features. This took Adam on a quest to find the ultimate in bespoke guns.
It was not long before Adam arrived in the heart of the Italian gunmaking region and ultimately at the factory door of Fabbri. What followed was a year-long process of discovery and evaluation to prove that the shotguns Fabbri make could fulfil that requirement as the ultimate bespoke gun, and that the guns could meet the rigours of a season of UK game shooting.
Adam Calvert’s go to gun
During this period Adam used a Fabbri shotgun not just as his own personal shotgun on game days, but also as his teaching gun, in the process being sure to push the gun beyond any reasonable limits. That intensity of year round usage in all conditions would certainly find any limitations of, or flaws in many a shotgun, but the gun performed above and beyond any expectations that Adam had. Simply, it had proved itself beyond all doubts.
A Unique Partnership
A unique partnership between Calvert Shooting and Fabbri soon developed, culminating in Calvert Sporting becoming the exclusive UK Agent for Fabbri shotguns. The relationship is a truly symbiotic partnership, Adam brings a wealth of knowledge of gun fitting, gun performance and in-field practical experience of game shooting in the demanding conditions of the UK. Whether that be high pheasants, grouse, pigeon or even evening wild duck flighting over a pond, that breadth of knowledge means Adam is really able to understand what the client needs from a shotgun.
At the same time Fabbri offer absolute cutting edge technology and materials including stainless steel barrels, titanium actions, tungsten-carbide sears that produce arguably the best trigger pulls in the world, together with high-tech CAD/CAM design and simulation software to laser welding techniques. The list of technology and ground breaking techniques utilised in producing every Fabbri shotgun is almost endless.
Constant commitment to innovation and improvement
It would be easy for a company who has achieved such recognition to rest on their laurels, however, this is not the Fabbri way. In-line with the Ivo Fabbri’s founding principles there is an on-going and constant commitment to innovation and improvement, whether that is from direct customer feedback about how a gun feels or performs through to making significant investment in new materials, processes or machinery the outcome is that Fabbri are seeking constant improvement.
