Seven Guns From Seven Makers
In talking with top clay shooters and considering the specs of their gun setups we found plenty of consistency—and a few surprises.
Photos from Our Travels
The Shooting Sportsman crew has returned to Maine after four days exhibiting at the Safari Club International Convention, in Las Vegas. See some of our pictures.
Giancarlo Pedretti (1947 - 2016)
Giancarlo Pedretti, master engraver and a pioneer in the Italian gun trade, died unexpectedly September 28. He was 69.
On the Frontier
Argentina pigeons & doves with South Pioneers.
Father & Son Pheasant Hunt
Alan Epler, the general merchandise manager for Dick’s Sporting Goods, shares his thoughts on the quail and dove hunting he grew up with in South Texas, amid the backdrop of taking his own son pheasant hunting in South Dakota.
Purdey donated for gunmaker’s charity
Purdey No. 22078 will be auctioned as Lot 1400 at Holt’s December 8 sale. Contributed by an anonymous donor, Holt’s will forego all fees and premiums so that the entire proceeds will go to the Charitable Trust.
A Mallard Lives in It
“What we are trying to do is make the best possible duck call. One that looks like a premium gunstock and sounds like it has a mallard living in it."
Giving Back to Gunmaking: Fifth Oldest Purdey at Auction
UPDATE: Results are in from the James D. Julia October sale, and Contributing Editor David Trevallion's Purdey No. 208 sold for nearly the low and high estimates combined.
A Full Schedule of Fall Shoots
Fall gatherings for double-gun enthusiasts.
W.L. Moore Collection in Julia’s October Auction
Bill Moore's collection will be presented for sale at James D. Julia’s October auction.
Eastward Expansion for
Pacific Sporting Arms
Pacific Sporting Arms East opened in November in Walled Lake. The new shop’s inventory leans strongly toward guns for competition—which owner John Herkowitz knows plenty about as a longtime competitive shooter.
Blixt & Holt’s to Hold US Auction
Blixt & Co. teams up with Britain’s Holt’s Auctioneers to hold a first-ever sale in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.