Fabarm STF12 Compact Initial

[Backwoods]

So the cheaper one has a peep and a bead?

You bet (I'm not a TSE employee, but I was in there checking them out a week ago)

I found the railed version much easier to get a sight picture, for me, the stock is high to get a cheek weld and actually see the bead in the rear sight, I really had to 'scrunch' my head down to see the sights. That being said, I have a 14" STF and I love the ghost ring sights on the rail.

[st1264]

You bet (I'm not a TSE employee, but I was in there checking them out a week ago)

I found the railed version much easier to get a sight picture, for me, the stock is high to get a cheek weld and actually see the bead in the rear sight, I really had to 'scrunch' my head down to see the sights. That being said, I have a 14" STF and I love the ghost ring sights on the rail.

Is it a fiber optic bead on the cheaper one? Capacity I'm guessing is 4+1? Also, the cheaper one must have a shorter OAL without the brake...

Looks like the railed version has a +1 extension due to the extra length of the brake??? Maybe these pictures are playing tricks with my eyes.

[Helsinki Cowboy]

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[st1264]

http://www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192059 Here' a link to a site showing the breakdown of the railed version . Hope this helps . I like the shorter OAL as this is not a hunting shotgun and I won't be breaching any doors in the near future .

The railed version definitely has an extension:


Same peep/fiber LPA sights (fantastic sights) as my Pro Forces:




Breakdown:


I'm still leaning towards the shorter base version but I'd like to confirm what kind of front sight it has... plain old bead or is it a fiber hi-rez?

My Pro Forces 14":




I think YouTube just answered my question about the bead sight... looks like a plain old white bead (closer to a pistol front sight) but I think that'll work for me. That two-tone version looks like a beauty! If you understand Italian you may learn more.

[Helsinki Cowboy]

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[Kingjenky]

Boy those are some sweeeeeet shotguns . Remington has nothing over those STF12's .

Yes indeed awesomeness!!! Anyone interested in a well used left nut pm me and the stf be mine.....

[TSE JR]

Guys,

We are just finalizing our prices for 2016. We also preordered at SHOT some of the new telescopic versions. They are sweeeeeeeeeet!

With the telescopic, we can get teh 11" barre; and still be non-restricted.

Given we only lost about 7% on the Euro last year, we are hoping to keep prices as close as possible to 2015.

We looked the the NATO shotgun trials held last year (they wouldn't let us copy them - boo hoo) and the STF12 really kicked ass.

It really is an impressive shotgun.

To answer the question; I have no plans on bringing in the restricted versions of this shotgun.

Cheers,

JR

[st1264]

Any guess on how much stock you have on the STF series?

[Kingjenky]

Any guess on how much stock you have on the STF series?

I called in on Saturday the had four of the railed versions left

[st1264]

This is a sexy beast, isn't it?



I think the Nickel Compact Initial looks the best of all...



She isn't so bad either:


Okay, I couldn't take it any longer and ordered a Compact Initial.

Just to let you guys know, the website is very slow and I got "Service Unavailable" about 3x as I was trying to order... Hopefully I only bought one