Browning’s New A5 Sweet 16: How Sweet It Is
Browning’s new A5 Sweet 16 semi-auto revives a classic and creates an upland hunter’s dream gun. Officially launched in 2016, the latest reincarnation of the Sweet 16 harkens back to a day when the 16 gauge was in its heyday. The original Sweet 16 first hit stores in...
Field Dispatch – The Hunting Commute of 1/2/19
As six wood ducks banked and dropped low over the head of Lukas Allen this morning, I could sense the impatience with his watch. Only a few more minutes listening to that whiny whistling and the rapid but somehow synchronized beating of wings before things would be...
The Blaser F16 Intuition is the Women’s Shotgun from Germany
Think of the Blaser F16 Intuition as the classic power suit of women’s shotguns. Free of gimmicks and doo-dads, the Blaser F16 Intuition’s plain gun-metal gray receiver is accessorized by only a discreet logo. If you appreciate understated over/unders that exude...
The Old Man
From the November/December 2011 Shotguns column of Sporting Classics Magazine. Subscribe Here. I called my buddy Ken Eversull the other day about doing some work on my old Parker. If you don’t know him, he is a gunsmith, for lack of a more fitting term, and an...
Montblanc and Purdey at Griffin & Howe
Saturday, December 15th Book Now Montblanc and Purdey have the pleasure of inviting you to celebrate the Great Masters collaboration and to share their passion for fine craftsmanship. 12:00 PM Lite bites served at the Pro Shop. 1:00 PM Cannon Fire followed by 100...
Kent Cartridge Expands Non-Toxic Bismuth Loads Perfect for Older Shotguns
When regulations were implemented requiring the use of non-toxic shot for waterfowl hunters during the late 80s and early 90s, hunters were required to use steel shot in all shotguns used for hunting ducks and geese. Hunters who cherished using an older shotgun they...
2018 Shotgun Review
Our 25th annual review of the best new shotguns. Weatherby Orion I Serious upland hunters and sport-shooters have trusted the balanced, dependable Weatherby Orion I over-and-under since its reintroduction in 2015. The sleek, fast-pointing shotgun is as pleasant to...
The New Purdey Trigger Plate
Classic Elegance, Modern Strength
Of Remingtons, Parkers and Old Pats
Devout Remington men toting Parkers?
A visit with Beretta – Day Two
It’s a fanatical desire to constantly improve.