by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 13, 2024
Swarovski Optik North America celebrates its 75th anniversary with special offers through 12/31/24 on some of its most popular products.
by Dr. David M. Svinarich | Nov 11, 2024
Standing before an audience seated around him in an open field was a stout middle-aged man wearing a shooting vest and a white flat cap emblazoned with a big red “W.” In his left hand he held a Winchester Model 63 autoloader .22 rifle and in his right hand, a small...
by Mike Faw | Nov 8, 2024
Never in the history of the world of firearms has one inventor contributed so much—and garnered so much attention and admiration—than John Moses Browning. Today, the Browning firearms and product line, the iconic Buckmark trademark and all things Browning, continue to...
by Doug Tate | Nov 6, 2024
Show me a gun and I’ll tell you where it’s from,” is a cliché accommodating more than an element of truth. A sleek sidelock side-by-side with understated fine scroll engraving is likely from London while an over/under accented with fabulous bulino game scenes is...
by Stephen Wesbrook | Nov 4, 2024
Some of the finest shotguns ever made in America were hammer shotguns produced in the last decades of the 19th century. However, by the end of World War I, most had been retired to gun cabinets to be only admired, not fired. Their barrels had not been designed for the...
by Wayne van Zwoll | Nov 1, 2024
It is not necessary to kill with one shot. Neither must you find your mouth with a soft taco on the first try.
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 28, 2024
SPONSORED CONTENT My wife constantly asks, “Has anything cool shown up at the gallery lately?” and the answer is always “Yes!” She oversees a hospital lab so it’s not like factory .410 Winchester Model 21’s (pictured above) or complete Winchester Cartridge Boards...
by Ron Spomer | Oct 25, 2024
Whether from the muzzle of a 416 Rigby, the tailpipe of a Harley Davidson, or the mouth of a politician, the abrupt release of a lot of hot air generates a bang. Usually a painfully loud bang. In a historically odd turn of events, politicians have helped quiet...
by Robert Matthews | Oct 24, 2024
My very first shotgun was a single-shot break-open Springfield 20-gauge. I have no recollection whatsoever about its choke or even its barrel length. For a long time, it was the only gun that I had, and I shot everything available with it. I honestly don’t remember...
by Doug Tate | Oct 10, 2024
From its Dublin origins, London base and forays to California, plus a traditional client base in Africa, John Rigby & Co. represent an important component of the ever-deepening connectivity that defines the modern world.