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Cole Gunsmithing Offering 2025 Pre-Ordering for Beretta’s SL2 with Rich Cole Hand-Selected Headed Blanks

Friday, June 07, 2024
Written by Shotgun Life Staff
Categories: News
Tags: berettacustomshop, berettashotguns, berettasl2, colegunsmithing

June 7, 2024, Naples, Florida – Beretta refers to the SL2 as the Ultimate Hypergun. Manufactured in Pietro Beretta Custom Shop and designed to win. The SL2 features a Boss Type Locking Bolt System based on the SO10, Racing inspired detachable trigger group, and Steelium Pro X (Extreme Performance) barrels with OCXP chokes. Cole Gunsmithing takes the Beretta SL2 to the next level with a Rich Cole Custom Stock. The advantage of purchasing a shotgun with a Headed Blank is the customer receives a Custom Fitted Stock with their new purchase.

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Connecticut Shotgun Announces New RSP Over/Under Shotgun

Thursday, June 06, 2024
Written by Shotgun Life Staff
Categories: News
Tags: Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company, connecticutshotgunrspoverunder, csmcshotguns, rspoverandundershotgun, tonygalazan

NEW BRITAIN, CT – Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company announces the new RSP, a round action side plated over-and-under shotgun. The RSP is available in 12, 20, 28, and .410 gauge — special baby-frame versions available in 28 gauge and .410. The 28 gauge is available in multi-barrel and multi-gauge sets with individual firearms.

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The Browning Saltwood Shotgun: An Experiment Turned Sour

Wednesday, June 05, 2024
Written by Shotgun Life Staff
Categories: Briefs
Tags: browningsaltwoodshotguns, browningshotguns, saltwoodguns

One of the Browning’s most well-known shotguns is the Browning Saltwood. The Browning Saltwood, so named due to its unique salt-impregnated wood stocks, are a line of firearms that were produced in the mid-to-late 20th century. The inclusion of salt as a desiccant in the stocks was intended to prevent warping and moisture damage, offering a longer lifespan for the firearm. However, the salt also proved to be a formidable foe, often causing significant rust and corrosion to the metal components of the shotgun.

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Optimal Shotgun Choke Constrictions for Clay Targets

Wednesday, June 05, 2024
Written by Shotgun Life Staff
Categories: Briefs
Tags: claytargetshooting, shotgunchokeconstrictions, shotgunchokes

Shotgun choke constrictions play an essential role in trap, skeet, and sporting clays. The choice of choke can make or break a shooter’s performance, affecting the spread and density of the pellet pattern as it leaves the barrel.

Shotgun choke constrictions are designed to manipulate the spread of pellets, thereby determining the effective range of the shotgun. The level of constriction in a choke dictates the degree to which the shot will be condensed upon exiting the barrel. Generally, the more constricted the choke, the tighter the shot pattern will be, and the further the effective range.

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NWTF, UGA Establish First-Ever Endowed Wild Turkey Professorship

Tuesday, June 04, 2024
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: News

June 4, 2024, EDGEFIELD, S.C. – Taking its support of wild turkey research into new territory, the NWTF recently established the first-ever National Wild Turkey Federation Distinguished Professor position with the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources.

A prominent professor and researcher will be appointed as the school’s National Wild Turkey Federation Distinguished Professor later this year. That individual will be the recipient of the investment returns of a $500,000 endowment to facilitate wild turkey research endorsed and supported by state wildlife agencies in the years ahead.

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Tracing the Evolution of Beretta’s Iconic Silverhawk Shotgun

Saturday, June 01, 2024
Written by Shotgun Life Staff
Categories: Briefs
Tags: beretta, beretta471, berettasidebyside, berettasilverhawk, italiansidebysides

The Beretta Silverhawk Side by Side has left its mark on the history of shooting sports and hunting. It was first introduced by the renowned Italian firearms manufacturer, Beretta, in 1960. Known for their long-standing tradition of producing high-quality firearms, Beretta designed the Silverhawk to meet the needs of hunters and sports shooters who demanded precision, reliability, and quality in their firearms. The Silverhawk quickly gained popularity for its side by side barrel configuration, a design that was once the mainstay of the shooting world but had become less common with the advent of over-under shotguns.

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Top 5 American Vintage Shotguns to Collect

Monday, May 27, 2024
Written by Shotgun Life Staff
Categories: Briefs
Tags: browningautoa5, collectingvintageshotguns, Ithacamodel37, parkerbrothersshotguns, remingtonmodel31, vintageamericanshotguns, winchestermodel21

The story of American shotguns starts in the colonial era, with the flintlock fowling pieces used by settlers for hunting and home defense. As technology advanced, so too did the design of shotguns. The mid-19th century saw the introduction of the modern shotgun with the advent of breech-loading mechanisms and later the invention of the pump-action shotgun by Christopher Spencer in 1882. These innovations made shotguns easier to load, shoot, and maintain, leading to their widespread use in hunting, sport, and law enforcement.

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Exploring the Rise of .410 Shotguns in Turkey Hunting

Thursday, May 23, 2024
Written by Shotgun Life Staff
Categories: Briefs
Tags: .410shotguns, .410turkeyhunting, .410uplandhunting, turkeyhunting

The world of turkey hunting is seeing a surprising trend – the growing popularity of the .410 shotgun. Long considered as a beginner’s or small-game gun, the .410 has seen a new surge of interest amongst turkey hunting enthusiasts as a preferred choice for their hunting expeditions. This article delves into the reasons behind the rising popularity of the .410, its advantages, and practical tips for turkey hunting with this firearm.

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Decoding Skeet: Differences in International vs. American Styles

Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Written by Shotgun Life Staff
Categories: Briefs
Tags: americanskeet, internationalskeet, skeetshooting

In the world of shooting sports, skeet shooting is a popular and challenging option. Originating in the early 20th century, this sport involves shooting clay targets launched from two fixed stations in a semicircular arrangement. While skeet shooting shares a common foundation, it has branched into two distinct styles—International Skeet and American Skeet. These disciplines may appear similar to the untrained eye, but subtle differences in rules, techniques, and target speeds set them apart.

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The Fasuti DEA SLX Side by Side is Your Go-To Upland Companion

Monday, May 20, 2024
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Categories: Shotguns
Tags: faustidea, faustideaslx, faustishotguns, faustisidebyside

For most of us, spending $6,000 on a bird gun is no trivial indulgence. You shoulder it, examine it, consider the possibility of owning it, shoulder it again, everything feels right, looks right, you can see yourself owning it, the seduction begins, this flirtatious dance in your mind taking place bounded by the hard financial calculous: is it really worth the money?

The 28-gauge Fasuti DEA SLX side by side certainly made a great first impression towards answering the question. Unboxing the Italian shotgun revealed an emerald-green Negrini hard case with the Fausti logo in gold complemented by three gold-washed combination locks. Popping it open reveals a deeper green plush padding holding in place beige suede guns socks with the Fausti coat of arms protecting the barrel/forend and stock.

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