This gun review concerns a Fabarm Autumn Elite 20-bore: a 28in-barrelled, trigger-plate side-by-side with single selective trigger. It is a bells-and-whistles version of the firm’s Autumn model, with silver nitride…
£3,495.00
Reviews
The Westley Richards ‘First Spear’ double rifle
It was around half a century in the making. Engraving took 2,915 hours and a decade was devoted to its production. The result is one of the most stunningly original…
Super Orion Artisan C140
The featured gun this month is a Chapuis Armes Super Orion Artisan C140 sideplate, a fairly recent model from the firm and the sideplated version of the C135 (also an…
Browning 825 put to the test
The Browning 825 Prestige was well suited to fast driven work
£5,799.00
Smith & Torok .410
This test gun is a London-made 30in .410 side-by-side sidelock by Smith & Torok. It is made on the Purdey-Beesley self-opening system with a rounded action bar. Maker Alex Torok…
£60,000.00
Beretta 687 EELL ‘Classic’
This review focuses on the aesthetically modified, version of the well-established and popular Beretta EELL over-and-under. Designated the 687 EELL ‘Classic’, the gun under the spotlight is a 20-bore with…
£8,025.00
Yildiz Pro 20-bore
The Yildiz Pro 20-bore in depth This test looks at a type of gun that I have long used for much of my own game shooting: a 32in 20-bore over-and-under.…
£1,849.00
Purdey Trigger Plate 28-bore reviewed
The test gun is a 28-bore Purdey Trigger Plate, or PTP, over-and-under. It has 28in steel-proofed, Teague-choked barrels and a narrow, subtly tapered, solid sighting rib. The non-selective single trigger…
Blaser F16 Game 20-bore
This month’s test explores the new 20-bore Blaser F16 Game. Our specimen – weighing 7lb 6oz – has 30in barrels and fleur-de-lys steel proof for 3in chambers. The single selective…
Rifle focus: Sako VL63 Finnwolf deluxe lever action and the Mauser Model 12
This month we look at two special rifles: one old and rare, the other relatively new and frequently seen. They are the Sako VL63 Finnwolf deluxe lever action and the…