Fabarm XLR5 Prestige is a smoothbore automatic shotgun manufactured by Italian specialists. It has a gas-operated reloading system, and 12-gauge cartridges are used for firing. The full title sounds like “Extra Long Range”, which means ultra-long-range action of the weapon. In its production, only modern and innovative technologies and materials are used, so it has the highest quality and reliability.
This Fabarm HLR gun is not only a high-quality and reliable product, but also contains an excellent design, better functionality and higher firing efficiency. The highest accuracy characteristics are achieved due to the good weight and excellent balancing of the shotgun. The body of the gun is made of walnut wood and is carved with a beautiful outline that gives it grace and prestige.
"Fabarm XLR5 Prestige" - a shotgun created using the latest technology
Although the Italian company is considered one of the youngest in the arms market, the company itself began its activities at the beginning of the last century. The company's main products were police and military weapons, but they were banned from production after the end of World War II.
In the eighties of the last century, the company, having updated its equipment and using the latest technologies, began to conquer the arms market by producing smooth-bore hunting rifles. The use of 21st century technologies has allowed the Italians to be far ahead of their competitors in product quality. However, not only quality, but also affordability distinguishes Fabarm from many other weapons manufacturers. One of the brightest representatives of the modern line of shotguns produced by Italian manufacturers is the Fabarm XLR5 Prestige shotgun.
What conclusion can you come to?
The Fabarm XLR5 Prestige shotgun is a good weapon that can be used for constant self-defense. Apart from ordinary people, this weapon is readily used by various security companies and certain law enforcement agencies around the world.
If you take care of this gun and frequently clean its main components, it will last for many, many years even with constant use. The supply of working resources is enough not only to use the weapon for self-defense, but also for sport and recreational shooting.
It should be noted that Fabarm HLR is used by many athletes at various shooting championships. It attracts professional shooters with its reliability, good dimensions and low recoil, which allows each athlete to demonstrate very high results.
Review of "Fabarm HLR 5"
This semi-automatic weapon is a smoothbore shotgun that fires 12-gauge cartridges with excellent design and tactical and technical characteristics. The abbreviation XLR means that the gun is an ultra-long-range weapon. And this is true, just like the high quality of the weapon.
The design of the gun will please any gun collector. The stock is made of walnut, as is the shotgun fore-end. For durability, they are both treated with special oil.
For convenience during shooting and for beauty, a pattern is applied to the fore-end, which has the shape of a tulip, and to the butt, which also gives the weapon additional grace. “Fabarm XLR5 Prestige” is perfectly balanced, with an optimal weight for this type of weapon. Thanks to the technologies used in its production, it has high accuracy when shooting. However, like any weapon, the Fabarm XLR5 Prestige needs care and cleaning, which extends the life of all components of the gun, and therefore the weapon itself.
Fabarm Prestige xlr5 shotgun design
When producing a weapon barrel, a unique technology owned by the manufacturing company is used, called TriBore.
It is made from high-strength chrome-molybdenum steel. The design and quality of the barrel make it possible to fire steel shot. TriBore technology also includes dividing the trunk into several zones of different diameters:
The bore has a diameter of 18.8 millimeters; Conical zone, which has a length of 205 millimeters. In this zone, the trunk diameter narrows to 18.4 millimeters; 5mm cylindrical zone, after which there is a replaceable choke.
The sighting mechanism is standard for Italian shotguns. It is based on a ventilated sighting bar, which has an anti-block notch 6 millimeters wide. There is also a front sight made of fiber optics that lights up in the dark. It can be easily removed and replaced with another mechanism.
The unique technologies patented by the Italian engineers of this company do not end with TriBore. There is a PulsePiston piston, which is made of a special elastomer and has a soft polymer insert. It is located in the gas cylinder of the Fabarm XLR shotgun and performs the function of a sequential brake. The use of this technology allows to reduce recoil when firing, and ensures stable operation of the automation when using any charges.
The weapon receiver is protected by Titanium Protection. This coating provides it with reliable protection against corrosion. This allows the weapon to be used in the most extreme conditions. The receiver itself is made of an alloy called Ergal55. It has a special strip that allows you to install optics.
As mentioned above, this shotgun has high shooting efficiency, which exceeds that of many competitors. Thus, aiming compensation when firing this gun is 30% less than that of most competitors.
The fore-end and stock are made of high-quality walnut wood. To improve their quality, they are manually processed with oil. The handguard is made in the “tulip” style, which was developed from scratch by designers of the Italian company Fabarm. To make the shotgun fit more comfortably in the hand, the manufacturer added a special notch to the fore-end and pistol butt. Recoil during shooting with the Fabarm HLR is reduced due to the use of a rubber butt pad.
Features of the unique Fabarm XLR5 barrel
The firing range and penetrating power of the shot depend on the special design of the shotgun barrel. TriBore technology allows you to use steel shot when shooting, and also divides the barrel into zones with different diameters:
- The bore area is 18.8 mm in diameter;
- Conical zone 205 mm long - 18.4 mm;
- Cylindrical zone – 5 mm.
After the cylindrical zone, the choke constriction can vary depending on the cartridge diameter used.
It should also be noted that the barrel is made of a single piece of steel, which also affects the accuracy of shooting and its accuracy.
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Shotgun Fabarm XLR 5
Very often we receive various information about Belgian or American hunting weapons, but today I would like to talk about Italian weapons. We will talk about the ultra-fast gas-operated smoothbore shotgun Fabarm XLR 5. Like everything produced in the country of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, this gun has a magnificent design. At the moment, Fabarm produces 7 models of this gun:
Fabarm XLR 5 Oiled; Fabarm XLR 5 Gold; Fabarm XLR 5 Elite; Fabarm XLR 5 Bulrush; Fabarm XLR 5 Forest; Fabarm XLR 5 Composite; Fabarm XLR 5 Reverse (for left-handers). All models of this gun have the same operating mechanism and differ only in the material used in the manufacture of the stock and forearm, the quality of the wood and the engraving on the receiver. In a more expensive version, the gun is available with a gold-plated receiver and a handmade leather case. Advantages of Fabarm XLR 5
The gun is claimed to have the fastest reload cycle, a full charge (4+1) can be fired in 0.31 seconds, which is 36% faster than the fastest competitor. Why such a rate of fire is needed and whether the finger can keep up with it, the manufacturers are silent. However, the fact remains that this is the fastest hunting semi-automatic. The gun has a unique patented system for reloading the gun when using cartridges with different loads. The heart of the system is a polymer collar on the piston, which rubs against the cylinder walls during the stroke of the piston. With a larger charge load, greater deformation of the cuff occurs and the friction force against the cylinder walls increases, which reduces the piston speed. Thanks to this gas venting mechanism system, it is possible to fire any charge weights (from ultra-light to super-magnum) without adjusting the gas venting mechanism. Fabarm produces all barrels only by deep drilling of chrome-molybdenum steel. This is a complex and expensive process that Beretta only uses for top-end shotguns. Thanks to deep drilling, there are no excess stresses in the metal. You can rest assured that the point of impact will not be moved away when the barrel heats up. But there is another advantage of this method of barrel manufacturing - the maximum tested barrel pressure is 1630 Bar. The maximum maximum pressure of competitors is 1370 Bar.
The bullet barrel in the gun has a built-in DTK, which reduces the recoil force when firing bullets and facilitates faster re-aiming.
Shot barrels have a new drilling system – TriboreHP. According to this drilling technology, there are three zones in the barrel. The first is a conical zone with a diameter of 18.8 mm, the second is a cone of narrowing from a diameter of 18.8 mm to 18.4 mm and the last is a cylindrical part with a thread that allows you to screw in various chokes. They are also produced using our own InnerHP technology. Their length is 82 mm, which is 20-30 mm longer than competitors' chokes. This cunning barrel design contains one important detail - these barrels are designed to improve the uniformity of the scree and increase the sharpness of the battle when shooting with steel shot.
Like any weapon, it has a number of disadvantages.
Despite the imported production, it is still worth checking for any backlashes and looseness when purchasing. Due to the small free movement of the gas piston, when the barrel is lowered down, and then when raised up, the piston makes a quiet clattering sound. If the cartridge is long in the magazine, the cartridge may become stuck in the chamber. But these little things are offset by the Italians’ attention to the details of the gun. For quite little money, the hunter receives such pleasant surprises as:
Sophisticated gas exhaust system; Reliable barrel drilling system and a set of choke tubes; Magazine cutter; Automatic shutter stop; Quick release swivels; Possibility of installing the Docter collimator without adapter brackets; Light-accumulating inserts in front sights; Possibility of purchasing barrels of different lengths and bullet barrels. Instructions in Russian and many additional details.
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Structural features of the Fabarm HLR 5 Prestige shotgun
The receiver is protected from corrosion by a titanium coating, and itself is made of Ergal 55 alloy, which makes the Fabarm Prestige a highly durable shotgun that can be used in any emergency situation.
"Fabarm XLR5 Prestige" has a piston that acts as a sequential brake. The piston (PulsePiston) is located in the gas cylinder and is made of a special material - elastomer. It also has a soft polymer insert, which reduces recoil when fired. The same piston helps the automation operate smoothly when firing various ammunition. The safety is located near the trigger and is more suitable for right-handed people.
This semi-automatic shotgun is the only one in the entire series of semi-automatics that has an integrated sighting rail for the use of optics. In general, all sighting devices are standard for Italian-made shotguns. The fiber optic, easily replaceable front sight glows green in the dark, making aiming more accurate in the dark.
Before considering the technical data of the shotgun, it should be noted that this weapon was made specifically for security and police officers. It is also suitable for ordinary citizens for self-defense purposes. At the same time, “Fabarm XLR5 Prestige”, thanks to its excellent shooting accuracy, can be used by athletes and hunters.
Fabarm XLR shotgun design
In the production of the gun barrel, a unique development belonging to the manufacturing company called TriBore is used. It is made from chrome-molybdenum steel of the highest strength. The design and quality of the barrel allow firing with metal shot.
The TriBore development also includes dividing the trunk into several zones of different diameters:
- The barrel bore has a diameter of 18.8 mm;
- Conical zone, which has a length of 205 mm. In this zone, the diameter of the trunk narrows to 18.4 mm;
- 5mm cylindrical zone, after which there is a replaceable choke.
The sighting mechanism is standard for Italian shotguns. The base contains a ventilated sighting bar, which has an anti-block notch 6 mm wide. There is also a front sight made of fiber optics that illuminates in the dark. It can simply be removed and replaced with another mechanism.
The unique technologies patented by the Italian engineers of this company do not end with TriBore. There is a PulsePiston piston, which is made of a special elastomer and has a soft polymer insert. It is located in the gas cylinder of the Fabarm HLR shotgun and functions as an alternating brake. The introduction of this technology makes it possible to reduce recoil when firing, and ensures smooth operation of the automation when using all charges.
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The gun receiver is protected with Titanium Protection. This coating provides it with reliable protection against corrosion. This allows the weapon to be used in the most extreme conditions. The receiver itself is made from an alloy called Ergal55. It has a special bar that allows you to install optics.
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As mentioned above, this shotgun has the highest shooting efficiency, which exceeds the characteristics of many rivals. Thus, aiming compensation when firing this gun is 30% less than that of most competitors.
The fore-end and stock are made of high-quality walnut wood. To increase their properties, they are manually processed with oil. The handguard is made in the “tulip” style, which was developed from scratch by designers of the Italian company Fabarm. To make the shotgun fit more comfortably in the hand, the manufacturer added a special notch to the fore-end and pistol butt. Recoil during shooting with the Fabarm HLR is reduced due to the use of a rubber butt pad.
The disadvantage of this weapon is considered to be the lack of the ability to use an extended magazine, despite the fact that this can be done with all types of weapons of the Fabarm SDASS complex. This shotgun is sold in a luxurious Esthete case, which was developed specifically for this gun.
Tactical and technical data "Fabarm HLR 5 Prestige"
Since frequent use of weapons, thanks to the use of new technologies, does not affect the quality of the weapon itself or the quality of shooting, professional athletes use this gun not only for training, but also for participation in prestigious championships.
The parameters of the gun are as follows:
- The weight of the gun varies from 2.9 to 3.1 kg;
- The under-barrel tubular magazine contains 4-5 12-gauge charges;
- Barrel length – 71 cm;
- Chamber length – 76 mm.
The gas-operated recharging system guarantees fast and convenient recharging.
Advantages of the Fabarm HLR 5 Prestige shotgun
This shotgun, as you may have already noticed, has many advantages:
- loss of shot (damage) – minimal;
- long range and at the same time excellent shooting accuracy (according to owner reviews - 80-100 meters);
- small and easily controlled recoil;
- weight and excellent ergonomics of the gun;
- design;
- unique sighting device;
- innovative manufacturing technology.
The Fabarm XLR5 Prestige has virtually no downsides, but they still exist. However, like any weapon.
Disadvantages of the Italian shotgun “Fabarm XLR5”
It should be noted that many owners are not satisfied with the small capacity of the store. In addition, owners are dissatisfied with the lack of an extended magazine included in the gun, which other models have. They are also not satisfied with the high cost of repairing the gun.
In addition, some individual copies of this model have such malfunctions as the cartridge case not being ejected, as well as the cartridge not being fed into the magazine. This happens when using long cartridges. Since the import of this “fabarma” model into Russian weapons stores has been suspended, it is necessary to carefully inspect the weapon when purchasing it second-hand. Overall, this shotgun is one of the best weapons designed for a wide range of uses - from hunting and sport to self-defense.
