by Michael Altizer | Jun 17, 2020
She wasn’t the most beautiful shotgun in the world. But from the moment I saw her, I knew she must be mine. “There’s someone here in the lobby to see you.” Dang! I have no time for this, I thought. “Who is it? Do they have an appointment?” I barked. I could hear the...
by Robert Matthews | May 5, 2020
Seeking out a covey of truly bobwhite quail can be a challenging and exciting adventure It was late on the last day of our hunt, and overcast with a cold northwest wind and the feel of snow in the air. My shooting partner, Brian Mudd, was the winner of Sporting...
by Jim Casada | Feb 6, 2020
For most boys of my generation, certain milestones immediately went into the treasured files of memory. They were destined to remain there permanently. “Firsts” were particularly important in this regard—first squirrel, first trout on a fly, first rabbit, first...
by Robert Matthews | Dec 26, 2019
Blending old and new, the author takes Guerini’s Elipse Evo along with his old, recently modified LeFevre on a western bird hunt. Do you remember? The girl? Yes, that girl! The one who caught your eye from across the room all those years ago. She had long, flowing...
by Doug Painter | Sep 25, 2019
Fabarm’s new L4S Sporting is a well-thought-out fusion, or merger, if you will, of a semi-auto target gun and a variety of the handling and “feel” characteristics inherent in a classic over-and-under clays shotgun. If that’s your cup of tea, this may well be your next...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 18, 2019
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by Doug Painter | Sep 10, 2019
Fabarm’s Elos N2 Allsport is a 12-gauge over-and-under ideally suited for many teenage shooters who need a “little less” than a full adult gun. The length-of-pull on the stock is 14 inches (adjustable as the shooter requires with easily replaceable pads) and the grip...
by Doug Painter | Sep 9, 2019
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...
by John Ross | Aug 28, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 23, 2019
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...
