True Romance: The Ugartachea 20-Gauge

True Romance: The Ugartachea 20-Gauge

I quickly surmised that the pawn shop didn't know what it had ­– a Spanish double of good repute. Further, they were asking only $295. My grandfather had an old double barrel that I never shouldered. It hung beyond my reach above my grandmother's china cabinet,...

Parker Bros.

Parker Bros.

Our quest: the old workhorse of the Parker stable, the gun that, more than any other, validated the company catchphrase, “The Old Reliable.” For it was that of a young man, and I am old, and I have seen first-hand the burnishment of many golden years upon a dream that...

My Mid-life Crisis Gun

My Mid-life Crisis Gun

The gun salesman had that look on his face of a trout fisherman that just set the hook in a nice brown. He knew he had me. In the fall of 2009 while on vacation I mentioned to the wife that when we got back home, I was going looking for a Marlin 1895 Guide Gun– a...