Walk into your local shotgun dealer and you’ll see an assortment of new Beretta A300 and A400 semi-automatics, the popular 686 series of over/unders, desirable 687 Silver Pigeons and possibly a few of the premium DT11 clays crushers.
6 Fine-Print Reasons for Insuring Your Shotgun. Part 5: Issues with Trophy and Gun After Hunt
Written by Cole Cushman
The Western Bongo: a glorious beast sporting a mahogany coat etched with bright white stripes. Thick, slightly twirled horns rest supremely atop its head. It is a masterpiece and it is yours. Every time you look upon your trophy, your chest swells with pride as you remember the hunt.
The Fausti Class SLX Takes on the Quail Super Coveys of Quailridge Plantation
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Have you ever watched a covey of 100 bobwhite quail flush in an eruption of birds so dazzling the spectacle of beauty and awe almost mesmerized you into trigger-finger paralysis?
6 Fine-Print Reasons for Insuring Your Shotgun. Part 4: My Shotgun Was Stolen From the Car
Written by Cole Cushman
It’s another misty Saturday morning, and you are awoken by the warmth of sun rays that are streaming through your bedroom windows. You’re jolted awake by the sudden realization that today is range day with your friends. Any weekend is a good weekend when you get to spend it with your buddies and your firearms.
The sun is peering in through a small window and casting a warm light across the wooden floors. You can hear the rustling of crunching leaves and hushed whispers outside – the sleepy campsite will soon be bustling.
So You Want to Be an Exhibition Shooter? The Gould Brothers Have Some Advice for You.
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Many of you have watched exhibition shooters entertaining crowds with their amazing skills. You know, throw five targets in the air by hand and smashing them all in a matter of seconds. Then try the same stunt bending over backwards. The Gould Brothers have taken an age-old tradition of exhibition shooting and put their own unique twist on entertaining folks with firearms.
6 Fine-Print Reasons for Insuring Your Shotgun. Part 2: When Your Gunsmith’s Shop Goes up in Flames and Your Shotgun is Inside
Written by Cole Cushman
With Barrels Machined From a Single Billet of Steel, the Longthorne Hesketh Proves Itself as an Innovative Performer
Written by Irwin Greenstein
Innovation is a word not typically associated with today’s break-open sporting shotguns. In fact, for a sizeable community devoted to vintage upland shotguns, the concept of innovation might just as well have stopped in the 19thcentury with the creation of rose-and-scroll engraving.
At $725, CZ’s Bobwhite G2 is a Classic Double Gun for Everyone
Written by Pete Rogers | Photos by Pete Rogers
Is there such a thing as the perfect upland gun? Is it even possible to answer that question without first defining the quarry, location, and method of hunting?
Hunters, in general, and shotgunners, in particular, are a peculiar lot. The variances in likes and dislikes are legion. The pheasant hunter ambling through corn stubble will often choose a 12-gauge over/under for his hunt. While the chucker hunter in Oregon will often go for a 20 gauge due to the lighter weight and commensurate improvement in performance.
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In the world of double shotguns, there are two main types: Extractor and Ejector. There are pros and cons to each, but both have their place and can provide their own advantages in the field. So which one is best for you?
Removing Rust From Your Shotgun
Written by Kurtis Martonik
Scotsman Grant Buchan Acquires McKay Brown, Keeping the Fabled Gunmaker on Scottish Soil
Written by Irwin Greenstein
At 80 years old, it was no secret that David McKay Brown was ready to retire from his eponymous gunmaking company famous for its gorgeous round-action triggerplate shotguns and rifles. Certainly, there were tremors through the UK and Scotland that this Scottish treasure would end up in foreign hands.
In January 2021, Mossberg International decided to add affordable break-open shotguns to their portfolio of black and camo pump and semi-autos by announcing a decidedly attractive line of shotguns in distinctive Silver Reserve and Gold Reserve Sporting models.
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