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14 June 2010, 23:03
nitro450exp
Sabatti Safari and Big five.
Hello

Well I stopped at the Sabatti booth at the "Italian gun makers expo " this weekend.
Got to handle a Safari Express in 45/70 and a Safari Express Big 5 in 470NE.
Both very nice compared to the model 92.
They did not have any 92's at the show.
They did have 2 O/U ( Calibers unknown, probably 45/70 and 9.3 )
Picked up a catalog will post scans later.

D Pedersoli had a Kodiak in 45/70 as well as there muzzle loader DR's in 50, 54 and 72 cal.
The Howdah pistol in 50, 54 and 20 ga is cool.

Also have catalog.

Not as impressive a show as I had hoped, I was in the area none the less.

Cheers
Nitro


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470 Krieghoff, 45-70 inserts, 12 ga paradox, 20 ga DR Simson/Schimmel, 12 ga DR O/U Famars, 12 ga DR SXS Greener
15 June 2010, 02:20
ron vella
Nitro,
I'm sorry that we did not connect while there. I was at the show, off and on, both Saturday and Sunday. I spent a lot of time in conversation with Gabriele Sabatti, a real gentleman and most informative. We even shared a small lunch on Sunday. As some of you here already know, I build double rifles as a hobby, so know a bit about the process. I was VERY impressed with the Sabatti Deluxe Safari guns, fit & finish, weight, method of fabrication,style, etc., all darned nice for a gun which sells for $6000Cdn in the big nitro calibres. The show was smaller than expected but he says that they had a number of exhibitors drop out on short notice. At their dinner last night the talk was of bigger and better next year and in Calgary as well as Toronto!