The Bookshelf
A look at some of our favorite Wingshooting Books.
Game & Gun Gazette
A1 Special Brings Hearty Price
The Parker A1 Special featured at James D. Julia’s spring sale did not bring the highest price ever for a Parker shotgun sold at auction—but it came close.
Westley’s Appoints Managing Director
When Westley Richards Managing Director Simon Clode passed away in December, the firm’s owners thought hard about who could take his place at the helm.
Beretta’s Beautiful One-Off
Enthusiasts have espoused that the side-by-side is the shotgun’s most pleasing form. Now Beretta has created state-of-the-art proof with its 490 Serpentina.
Arrieta Ceases Production
Arrieta’s insolvency and the mid-2016 interruption in production at Spanish maker Ugartechea have some American importers wondering what—or who—may be next.
A New Gunshop in Nashville
Fans of fine guns had something to celebrate recently with the opening of Double Guns of Nashville, a gunshop located on the grounds of the Nashville Gun Club.
Bill Curry — 1949–2017
John William “Bill” Curry departed for more northern coverts on January 25, two days shy of his 68th birthday and 12 days after suffering a massive heart attack following a full day of shooting and dining with his Carolina Vintager friends in Georgetown, South Carolina.
Simon Clode 1956 – 2016
Simon Clode's passing is an enormous loss to the world of “best” English gunmaking and to his many friends and customers who will miss his dry sense of humor and interrogating nature.
Collectors Covey Moves
For many years Dallas’s Collectors Covey gallery has earned a reputation as being one of the country’s top sources of sporting art. So last year when owner Bubba Wood sold the gallery to Joe and Amy Crafton, there was plenty of curiosity about the direction the business would take.
M.W. Reynolds Relocates
With its new address at 1616 Stout Street, the shop is within walking distance of the Denver Performing Arts Center and Denver Convention Center and just around the corner from the 16th Street Mall.
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."
Barrett’s New Sovereign Shotguns
Well known for its innovative, high-powered tactical rifles, Barrett introduces its line of Sovereign sporting shotguns.