by Ron Messina | May 17, 2024
It might be hard to believe, but there was a time before hunters posted “Who hunts in the rain?” and “Not seeing any deer!” updates from the treestand. A time before the rise of Deer Hunting & Food Plot Facebook Groups, before forums for...
by Tom Keer | Feb 25, 2024
Damascus-barreled shotguns are considered inferior to those made with fluid-steel barrels, but are they really more dangerous to shoot? Damascus, the capital of the Syrian Arab Republic, is a big city surrounded by an even bigger desert. Nearly two million inhabitants...
by Robert Sohrweide | Feb 14, 2024
Boys grow up to be men, but men always stay boys at heart. On a recent gunning trip to Scotland, I witnessed that return to boyish ways. Between driven and walk-up bird hunting days a group of mature, fully grown, adult American males poured into two very high-quality...
by Robert Matthews | Aug 3, 2023
The Cosmi is a premium grade Italian-made semi-auto that’s primarily built by hand — a slim and sleek firearm as fine as a Swiss watch. SPONSORED CONTENT I learned the value of quality a long, long time ago. For a lot of practical and aesthetic reasons, it pays to...
by Robert Matthews | May 11, 2023
With the Autumn, Fabarm is filling a hole in the shotgun market with an eminently satisfying double barrel shotgun that’s affordable. It’s a peculiar thing, but for many years, newly made, well-constructed double barrel shotguns have been as scarce as the...
by Doug Tate | Mar 20, 2023
In 1939, before the U.S. entered World War II, movie star Robert Montgomery enlisted in London for American field service and drove ambulances in France until the Dunkirk evacuation. In a break from helping British heroes, he acquired a pair of guns from James Purdey...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jan 6, 2023
For the first time ever, a rising third bite action has been paired with a side-lever over/under format. The new gun – produced first in a trio of 16-bores for a European customer – joins Boss & Co’s 1812 Edition family of guns that utilize a purpose-built bespoke...
by Mike Faw | Oct 10, 2022
Benelli’s ETHOS Performance Shop Upland 20-gauge semi-auto shotgun with its Inertia-Driven System meets all the requirements. SPONSORED CONTENT Every quality upland shotgun should meet these requirements: be easy to shoulder, swing and point; easy to operate by feel...
by Sporting Classics Daily | May 20, 2022
Attention: There has been a Mossberg International SA-410 Safety Recall Mossberg has recently discovered a potential safety issue with certain Mossberg Model SA-410 shotguns, which may lead to personal injury and/or damage to the shotgun. Mossberg is voluntarily...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Mar 15, 2022
J.P. Sauer and Sohn, Germany’s oldest manufacturer of hunting firearms, is pleased to introduce new high-performance SL5 Turkey shotguns. JP Sauer and Sohn SL5 Turkey shotguns feature a durable Inertia-Driven System requiring fewer parts and minimal cleaning, the...