Description
The FAIR SLX602 16 Gauge is an Italian over/under from Fabbrica Armi Isidoro Rizzini, built on 28-inch barrels with a walnut schnabel forend and gold bird engraving on the receiver. It weighs just 5.5 pounds, which is the entire argument for a 16 gauge. 
Why 16 Gauge Still Makes Sense
The old saying is that a 16 gauge carries like a 20 and hits like a 12, and on a properly built gun that is close to true. The bore throws a shorter, more efficient shot column than a 20 gauge while the gun itself stays light. The FAIR SLX602 16 Gauge is built on a true 16 gauge frame rather than a 12 gauge action necked down, which is what makes the 5.5-pound weight possible.
28-Inch Ventilated Rib Barrels
Twenty-eight inches is the classic upland length: long enough to swing smoothly on crossing birds, short enough to handle in cover. A ventilated rib runs the length of the top barrel to dissipate heat mirage and give a clean sighting plane. The barrels are steel shot proofed, so you can shoot modern non-toxic loads without concern where regulations require them.
TechniChoke System
The FAIR SLX602 16 Gauge uses the TechniChoke interchangeable system and ships with cylinder, improved cylinder and modified tubes. That covers everything from close-flushing grouse to decoying ducks. Changing chokes is the cheapest way to make one shotgun work across several kinds of hunting.
Long-Stroke Ejectors
Selective automatic ejectors throw fired hulls clear of the action when you open the gun rather than simply lifting them. Long-stroke ejectors do it with authority, which speeds reloads on driven birds and at the clays stand. Extractors would have been cheaper. FAIR fitted ejectors.
Selective Golden Single Trigger
A single selective trigger lets you choose which barrel fires first, so you can pair the open choke with your first shot and the tighter one with the follow-up. The gold finish is the visual signature FAIR uses across the SLX line. Convex hinge pins carry the barrels, a design that spreads wear over a larger surface than a conventional cross pin.
Walnut and Laser Engraving
The stock is brown walnut with a pistol grip and a schnabel forend, finished with fine-pitch laser checkering that grips well without being harsh on bare hands. The receiver carries new-generation laser engraving cut at three levels of depth, with gold bird detailing. The result looks considerably more expensive than an entry-level Italian over/under has any right to.
Specifications
- Manufacturer: F.A.I.R., Fabbrica Armi Isidoro Rizzini
- Model: SLX602
- Type: Over and under break action shotgun
- Gauge: 16
- Capacity: 2
- Barrels: 28 in., ventilated rib, steel shot proofed
- Weight: 5.5 lbs.
- Stock: Brown walnut, pistol grip, fine-pitch laser checkering
- Forend: Walnut schnabel
- Receiver: Laser engraved at three depths with gold bird detailing
- Chokes: TechniChoke interchangeable, cylinder, improved cylinder and modified included
- Ejectors: Long stroke, automatic
- Trigger: Selective golden single trigger
- Hinge Pins: Convex
- Included: Case
- Manufacturer Part Number: FRSLX6021628
- UPC: 8057829617324
Who Should Buy It
This is an upland gun. Grouse, woodcock, quail and pheasant hunters who walk long days will feel the difference between 5.5 pounds and the seven-plus pounds a 12 gauge over/under usually weighs.
The FAIR SLX602 16 Gauge fires a gauge that is less common on shelves than 12 or 20, so ammunition costs more and choice is narrower, particularly in specialist loads. A light gun also recoils more sharply than a heavy one with the same payload.
High-volume clays shooters should compare a 12 gauge, and anyone who wants the widest ammunition selection should look at a 20 gauge in our catalog. Every firearm we list ships to your chosen FFL and is transferred in accordance with federal and state law.
Browse our full firearms catalog for more shotguns, rifles and pistols, and check factory specifications for the FAIR SLX602 16 Gauge at F.A.I.R. before you order. Our team can help with ammunition, chokes, cases or transfer paperwork.
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