The growth of interest over the past few years in hammerguns has undoubtedly saved shotguns that would otherwise have been left to rust away or be scrapped off. While older shooters seeking a bit of…
Shotguns
Chapuis Armes C135 Artisan Super Orion
You might be forgiven for having never heard of Chapuis Armes. While this French firm has a fearsome reputation for producing double rifles of enviable quality from its factory to the west of Saint Etienne, its shotguns…
ATA Venza O/U
ATA was founded about 60 years ago and has flourished into a thriving gunmaking business. Its guns are made in Turkey and a range of O/U guns are already available here in the UK. The…
Zoli Kronos shotgun review
The Zoli Kronos shotgun has bucked the Italian trend in no uncertain terms.
Lincoln Premier Gold .410
What makes a particular model of shotgun, or range of guns, popular? You could argue that it is fashion, but that is ephemeral and rarely results in long-term interest. Perhaps we could assume it is…
Bettinsoli Crypto Lite
One of the smaller Italian manufacturers, Bettinsoli is nevertheless a name many British sportsmen and women will be familiar with, thanks to its importer RUAG, which is also responsible for bringing Perazzi’s guns into the UK. The Crypto…
Benelli 828U
This new over-under shotgun represents something rather rare in the world of sporting shotguns: the new and unusual. Of course, all gunmakers continually innovate in shotgun design and manufacture, but most changes tend to be incremental. The 828U offers…
Browning B725 20 bore
The Browning B725 had a lot to live up to in replacing Browning‘s ageing but extremely successful B525. Thankfully, the Belgium-based company produced a gun which has proved popular with the public and critics alike since its…
Huglu 201HRZ hammergun
I make no secret of the fact that I have always had a fondness for hammerguns. Fifty years ago or more, they were the cheap, old-fashioned alternative and an economic buy for us young…
Second-hand Beretta semi-autos
Beretta semi-autos hold their secondhand value well and have been leading contenders in the field for almost half a century now.
Savage Model 42 .410/.22 R/F
Described to me as a “hedgerow gun”, the question posed was, did I wish to test it? The somewhat informal description conjured up a number of thoughts, but for those readers of a more…
Browning Heritage
With the arrival of the B725 in 2011 it seemed that the long, celebrated life of Browning’s 525 line of guns would come to an end. With a new, slimmer action and consistently good sales since…
Beretta SV10 Perennia 20 bore
Gunmakers are often criticised for attempting to reinvent the wheel with each of their new releases, each increase in model number hiding a tiny change in designs which have been around for over 100 years. Beretta’s SV10…
Beretta 692 Sporter
There are few other guns on the market that tick all the boxes for the serious clay shooter but the Beretta 692 Sporter has them all
Perazzi HPX RSR Ultimate
As I stated in my review of the MX8 (June 2013), there really is no better way of entering into the world of bespoke guns than with a Perazzi. These guns are astonishingly successful on…
Three guns for high pheasant shooting
When it comes to shooting high pheasants the most important thing is having experience. Lead is important. However maintaining a good line is crucial as the birds can slide a…
Browning 725 Game Gun
Given the reputation of the Browning 525 that’s no mean feat. The B525 is well tried and tested. Proven by the fact that it and the other models that preceded it have needed…
ATA Arms Lightweight Field Over-and-Under
We appear to be going through a kind of renaissance in the British shooting trade, with a variety of new guns emerging on to the market – many of these coming from Turkey. Turkish ATA Arms…
Beretta Silver Pigeon Grade 1 Sporter
If there is a problem with this gun, it’s that you get too much gun for the money. So not a problem at all really. This Beretta Silver Pigeon Grade…
Secondhand Browning B725
When Browning introduced the B725 shotgun a little over two years ago, the reaction among a number of shooters was to ask why they bothered? This was not so much a criticism as an acknowledgment…