by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 29, 2019
London gunmaker John Rigby & Co. has completed its first rising bite in .577 Nitro Express for more than 100 years. The double rifle was made for a valued client, who wished it to be a tribute to Satao, the famous Tsavo tusker. It includes an exquisite floorplate...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Oct 10, 2019
This autumn, one of the most celebrated decorative arms collections will leave the vault for a rare public exhibition. “Decorative Arms: Treasures from the Robert M. Lee Collection” features more than 130 firearms dating from as early as 1590 through the modern era....
by Miles Gilbert | Oct 8, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 20, 2019
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,...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 1, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 21, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 13, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Apr 30, 2019
Fires are one of the most devastating things that can happen to our families and our homes. When the fire has died down and it’s time to sort through the ashes, what do you do with your fire-damaged firearms? We get a lot of emails and phone calls from people who’ve...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Mar 29, 2019
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...
by Jason Vincent | Mar 26, 2019
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...
