Sabatti is from a firm that, though a long established and much respected member of the Italian gun trade, is not that well known in Britain. I have visited Sabatti (aka FIAS – Fabbrica Italiana Armi Sabatti) in Gardone twice. A substantial family concern, they manufacture guns under their own name and also for other brands. They don’t just produce solid and reliable shotguns for which they are best known abroad; they also make rifles (bolt-action and double) and quality rifle barrels in house. In exploring the factory a few years ago (which is an interesting place because of the diversity of work), I was particularly impressed by the firm’s expertise in regulating double rifles. This is one of the toughest of all jobs concerning double-gun fabrication, and it was good to see so much handwork going into them and real effort expended on range to get them just right. Sabatti are proper ‘old-school’ gunmakers with profound knowledge; the family has been making guns for almost 400 years – only Beretta can claim to be older, and only just!