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So I would love to have a modern 12 ga shotgun with straight grip and splinter, or semi beaver tail forarm.

I have been looking at the Fausti DEA, I think they are beautiful guns, but don't really know anything about them except for the sisters of course.

I have done searches, but only find threads that are several years old, so just wondering if they are good, well made guns, and as a side note, I'm not really a collector, tho I do have several doubles, do they have a reasonable resale value?

Thanks
TM

Yes, but good field guns. Trap and SC shooters say they are to light to be effective target guns.

"In March 2009, Joe Cunniffe and Craig Johnson launched Fausti USA � the manufacturer�s own distribution arm in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Under their stewardship, Fausti of Italy is rapidly establishing a national network of American dealers and sales representatives to supplement Cabela�s. So when you walk into your local gun store, you�ll find Faustis now displayed alongside Brownings, Berettas, Krieghoffs and other staples of the shotgun sports."


Their custom guns are very expensive.

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Thank you for the reply.

I really don't shoot a lot of clay, and when I do it's my wife and I taking the thrower up in the mountains and using that, noting at a gun club.

I have been to the fausti site several times, but was hoping to have those with some hands on experience give me some input on these guns.

I know about 5 years ago they were considered some of the lower grade guns from Italy.

Some of their custom guns are beautiful, and expensive.

Thanks again
TM

They make [ or did make ] both cheap and expensive guns. You get what you pay for. JMHO Paul

Perfect example of 'buy the gun, not the name'.

I'd have to add here 'don't buy the guns just because of the girls'.

They're apparently not included.

Yes I'm sure I would be allowed to fondle the gun a lot more than the girls!!

So Shotgunjones what is your opinion of Fousti?...the gun not the girls, and the DEA particularly!

Thanks
TM

What aspects of the DEA underpin it's value to you?
Why the DEA as opposed to another shotgun?

My experience with the Fausti Stefano line is limited to two examples from more than 10 years ago. They did not sticker for anything like $5k.

They were O/U guns purchased by a friend who was, shall we say, 'thrifty'.

The guns were unimpressive. They cost 70% of what a similar Beretta of the day did. They were price point guns with ponderous handling and poor triggers.

I don't see a lot of them at the clubs.

The Dea thing might be a whole nuther story, I just don't know.

I cannot find a review with point of impact testing. That would be my first concern. If it proves to not shoot to point of aim, what will the dealer/maker do for you?

This is the biggest issue facing the two barrel consumer in the market today.

Amen.

SRH

I won't go into details, but on a recent buying foray, I quoted out a bespoke .410 target shotgun.

Essentially,:
machine made gun at retail price
+ wood upgrade
+ outsourced hand chased laser engraving

End price, with 1 year wait, was 4X the price of the retail gun it was based on. No evidence that under the skin there was anything different than the retail model.

Who wants that?
It was 99% machine done, no special dimensions, and the engraving was 95% machine done. Where was the value added?

So, when I see an upgraded retail shotgun, I always ask the prospect, "What aspects of this bring additional value to you?"