Features
Getting Up for Duskys
Getting elevated for early-season dusky grouse
by Noah Davis
Departments
From the Editor
Introducing Shooting Sportsman’s new mascot
The Opener
A quail comes in for its close-up
Letters
Looking for loads, remembering Steve Grooms and more
To the Point
The importance of being safe in the field
by Tom Huggler
Game & Gun Gazette
The Vintage Gunners Cup, Krieghoff’s Gun of the Year, the Holland & Holland Quail Quintet, etc.
Gun Review
A stunning Arrizabalaga SLE Pigeon Gun
by Greg Carpiniello
Field Gear
Preseason purchasing for fall pursuits
by The Editors
Scattershot
The Gun Rack
The Browning Citori Composite: a do-all O/U
by Joe Genzel
Shooting
The glory of red grouse—driven or walked-up
by Chris Batha
Shot Talk
What’s new in shotshells for 2023
by Tom Roster
Hunting Dogs
How to prevent—or stop—a retriever from breaking
by Jessie Richards
From the Bench
Demystifying the hand-rubbed oil finish
by Delbert Whitman Jr. & Reid Bryant
On the Cover
Beretta’s new 687 EELL Diamond Grade Sporting photographed by Terry Allen
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