Gun Review: Caesar Guerini Invictus Artco Specialist
The Artco Specialist is not a cheap shotgun, but there are compelling reasons to make the investment.
Fine Guns
Beretta at 500: Celebrating the World’s Oldest Gunmaker
As Beretta moves into its next half-century, we take stock of where the Italian brand has been and where it's going.
Rizzini Aurum Evo Classic
Battista Rizzini shotguns are all around me in the Orvis Sandanona gunroom. Consigned BR110 Sporters arrive, and their tenure on the rack is fleeting....
A Sporting Selection
The latest, greatest sporting clays guns As the game of sporting clays has grown far from its hunting-practice roots, sporting guns have evolved to...
Fabarm Infinite RS
Fabarm’s Infinite RS 12-gauge side-by-side reminds me of an impassive utterance by John Cleese on the Monty Python television series: “And now for something...
Nothing but Bests
There has always been an inherent self-confidence in Scottish gunmaking. It comes from the quiet knowledge of a higher standard. Under the stewardship of...
The Cole Tariff Busters
First COVID causes supply-chain issues, then inflation decides to take a whopping leap and the cost of metals vaults skyward. The list of factors...
Grulla 216RB
When I began working at Orvis a decade ago, Gunsmith John Skinner schooled me on the history of Orvis’s proprietary shotguns. Grulla figured prominently....
Purdey-Woodward Over & Under
The most sizeable shift in shotguns during the past 75 years has been the switch from side-by-sides to stack-barrels. One of the most influential...
Blaser F16 Sporting 12/20
Recently “the coolest gun in the shop” at Orvis Sandanona was a Blaser F16 Game 12-gauge with 30" barrels. Its shimmering gray finish, sleek...
Webley & Scott 920BC
Recently I have reviewed guns associated with brands with a storied past: Frederick Beesley, Charles Daly and now Webley & Scott. Each has been...
Fabarm Autumn Elite
It took more than a century for Italian gunmaker Fabarm to produce its first side-by-side for American hunters. In 2021 the Fabarm Autumn, a...