Zane Grey & the Model 1895 Winchester
What Zane Grey termed as the “Tonto Rim” in Arizona is officially the Mogollon Rim, named for Juan Ignacio Flores de Mogollon (pronounced ‘muggy-own’) who was capitan-general of Spanish-held New Mexico back in the early 1700s. The Rim, which is now home to a...
Incredible Double Rifles
This year, the Guns & Hunting issue of Sporting Classics magazine will include information about an incredible collection of double rifles that hit the market earlier this year. The collection of almost 100 guns is remarkable because they are all British,...
Remembering S. P. Fjestad
Steven Peter "S.P." Fjestad, 68, passed away peacefully at his condo in Bloomington on Monday, July 15, 2019 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Steve was born on July 18, 1950 in Fergus Falls to Norman and Harriet (Swendsrud) Fjestad. He attended country...
New England Custom Gun introduces updated easy-to-navigate website.
New England Custom Gun Service, Ltd. specializes in top quality gunsmithing and restoration services to the sporting arms community, as well as high quality long arms, optics and gun components. We sell AyA, Blaser, Krieghoff, Mauser, Merkel, Sauer and others. Our...
Caesar Guerini creates art in steel and wood
Fine shotguns have always been the synthesis of art and function. Over the last 100 years some of the most iconic craftsmen have spent hundreds of hours hand sculpting steel, perfecting mechanical excellence and turning rare pieces of walnut into perfectly checkered...
Turnbull Announces New Winchester 1892’s Joining Finished Family of New Firearms
Turnbull Restoration has added two new Winchester 1892 lever rifles to their existing line of Turnbull Finished Firearms. The new rifles are in deluxe takedown configuration and are chambered in .44-40 Win and .45 Colt. “Our earlier Model 1873 and 1892 Turnbull...
New Handgun Column Coming to Sporting Classics
Before we begin running my bi-monthly “Sidearms for Sportsmen” column, I figured it would be prudent to define what these short articles will contain. I also want to provide my background and experience in law enforcement, hunting and reloading to add some perspective...
Gordy & Sons Develop new Bespoke Hunting Gun, in Partnership with Rizzini
HOUSTON – Gordy & Sons has unveiled their new range of bespoke, yet affordable Rizzini shotguns – a project which has taken a year to come into fruition. Custom designed by Gordy & Sons retail director Mike Burnett, the new bespoke Rizzini game guns are...
Krieghoff 2019 Gun of the Year – “Abraham Lincoln”
Described as “a gun for the ages”, Krieghoff’s 2019 Gun of the Year honors the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. Authorized Dealer Double Guns of Nashville worked with Krieghoff in designing a unique and lasting tribute to a man whose legacy...
The re-emergence of Rigby’s Rising Bite shotgun
After a break in production of over 100 years, London gunmaker John Rigby & Co. is set to unveil its first new pair of 12-bore Rising Bite shotguns in Europe next week. After being officially introduced in January at Safari Club International (SCI) Convention in...