Caesar Guerini Revenant
In the gun trade, the highly skilled hands of a veteran craftsman have historically reflected the epitome of precision fit and finish along with the unmatched adornment of the engraver’s art. I have marveled, for example, at a fitter who, with no more than chisel and...
The Vintagers Help Keep Edwardian Shotgunning And Dress Alive
John Chudzik was a Winchester man, addicted to its famed cornshuckers—Model 97s and Model 12s—but the Belchertown, Massachusetts, resident began to think they were a little on the heavy side and too cumbersome on a clays course. In time, lust crept into his...
Daniele Perazzi Inducted into Trapshooting Hall Of Fame
On August 6, 2019, the creator of the “Ferrari of shotguns” was recognized for his worldwide contributions to trapshooting. Born in 1932 in Brescia, Italy, Daniele Perazzi spent his early years oblivious to the world class gunmakers around him. After all, his father...
Why the Shotgun Sports Can Be a Superior Way To Teach Ethics
A few years ago I experienced a moment that is now seared into my memory. The moment began inconspicuously. I and some of my Rocky Mountain Vintagers pals were ambling from station to station at Jerry William’s superb Quail Run Sporting Clays Club in Kiowa, Colorado....
With Fabbri in Italy
Castelnuovo I was stunned. Pleasantly stunned. Roberto Ferrata uncased his new titanium Fabbri 12 gauge shotgun and handed it to me. “I want you to use my gun today.” I received the magnificent firearm and held it as gently as if it were a newborn baby. Bringing it to...
A Day with Rachel Carrie
If you’ve ever seen a carpenter pick up a hammer, then you know what it’s like to watch Rachel Carrie pick up her shotgun. It’s hard to describe exactly, but there is a familiarity and nonchalance with tools that only comes from a lifetime of work. Like greeting an...
A Grouse Hunter’s Dream: Finding My Perfect Ithaca Double Gun
“Think how pleased some old-timer would be if he knew that his pet [shotgun] is once more someone’s pride and joy.” ~ Gene Hill Most grouse hunters are sentimentalists at heart and dream of owning a good side by side, which was the gun of choice for the old timers...
The New Krieghoff K-20 Victoria Empowers Women at Wing and Clays
If you ever shot a Krieghoff K-20 Parcours you might walk away thinking that this 20-gauge over/under is the best handling shotgun, period. That could be attributed to the Parcours approach that pairs barrels lighter than the standard model with the low-profile K-20...
The Sauer SL5 Inertia Semiauto is Light and Fast
Not a year goes by that a well-known firearms manufacturer doesn’t come up with a new model that peaks the interest of shotgun enthusiasts worldwide. In late 2017 that manufacturer was Germany’s oldest gunmaker, J.P. Sauer and Sohn (now owned by Blaser), as the...
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...