At first glance, this month’s shotgun – the Beretta 486 Parallelo – may appear to be one for the diehard traditionalists – but look a little harder and you may…
Reviews
Browning B525 Hunter shotgun review
Browning B525 Hunter shotgun: This Browning B525 Hunter shotgun is a great little Japanese-made 20-bore.
Rizzini Venus
This is the first Rizzini I have ever laid my hands on. I tested this little gem courtesy of ASI, the importer, which loaned me a brand spanking new model.…
Browning Cynergy shotgun review
Browning Cynergy shotgun: The Browning Cynergy shotgun incorporates all that's best in modern shotgun design - at an affordable price.
Benelli 828U Field Silver 20-bore
The Benelli 20-bore 828U Field really is blue-sky thinking in its design. The established, reliable and respected systems of designing lock, stock and barrel have been shelved and the designers…
Zoli Z-Sport Black 12-bore
Zoli Z-Sport Black Over the past couple of decades, competitive clay shooting has grown substantially, as have the abilities, ambitions and, importantly, the budgets of its participants. (Read our list…
Beretta 687 Sporting: you’re unlikely to find a more elegant and durable gun at this price
Beretta has been a prolific firearms manufacturer since the 16th century and although it also produces guns for the military and law-enforcement markets, it is Sporting guns that today account…
ATA Sporter
This review was first published in 2018 and has been updated. Prices shown are as when gun was originally reviewed and may have altered. From top: 30in Adjustable Sporter, 30in…
Bettinsoli Evolution
The Bettinsoli Evolution represents a lot of gun at a mid-range price. Although it no longer features in the Bettinsoli catalogues, a few new guns still appear to be offered…
Mossberg 500 pump-action shotgun: an American classic
I have been a fan of pump actions all my life. There is something rugged about a pump, and that certainly applies to the Mossberg 500. The Mossberg 500 is…
John Jeffries 12-bore Legend 2 MX8
Verdict on the Legend 2 MX8 A few months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting John Jeffries and shooting one of his custom guns. This gun was an exciting…
Winchester SX4 Stealth: why it’s one of the best semi-autos on the market
I admit that I have always had a fascination with repeating shotguns. The semi-automatic is the most practical and versatile shotgun design available. It has been the shotgun of choice…
William Powell Viscount sidelock ejector shotgun
Being of a certain age, I remember the William Powell catalogue arriving via Royal Mail as the harbinger of the coming season. Though it was full of all things new…
Purdey Sporter
The renowned English gunmaker, Purdey, is known for its high quality, high performance and… high prices. You will be looking around the £150,000 mark for a London best gun made…
Second-hand Beretta 682 shotgun: it’s stood the test of time
In 1984 Beretta brought out a new O/U designated the 682. It was a replacement for the 680, which had been their main competition gun for the previous decade, and…
Purdey 20-bore Trigger Plate
James Purdey & Sons is to shotguns what Stradivarius is to violins and Rolls-Royce is to luxury cars. Even if you know nothing about shooting you will have heard of…
Hatsan Escort semi-auto shotgun review
The Hatsan Escort semi-auto shotgun is a Turkish-built semi automatic that creates a stir on price alone
Homeloading shotgun cartridges: what you need to know
Among shooting types there is a growing trend for homeloading your own shotgun cartridges.
Blaser F3 Vantage
This shotgun – the Blaser F3 Vantage – is no bargain basement offering, though it certainly represents an excellent example of a modern competition gun with the genuine potential to…
Yildiz Pro Black Sporter
When Jonathan at Orston Shooting Ground in Nottinghamshire suggested I try the Yildiz Pro Black Sporter I did not know what to think. Yildiz is a little-known brand to me…