Alex Flint

AYA No. 2 de Luxe

  • February 4, 2016

Any sportsman or woman looking to buy a new side-by-side will almost inevitably find a gun from Aguirre & Aranzabal entering their thoughts whilst perusing the shelves of the local gun shop. Yet there is plenty of…

Boxall & Edmiston Round Action

  • February 2, 2016

When one thinks of a British gunmaker certain factors will push to the forefront of one’s mind thanks to the history any great marque builds upon. The name is a reminder of what you are buying…

E J Churchill Coronet

  • January 29, 2016

Since 2010 E.J. Churchill,  perhaps most famous in the past for its 25″ barrel guns and today for its superb shooting ground on the outskirts of High Wycombe, has been producing guns in collaboration with…

Beretta 687 EELL Classic

  • January 24, 2016

First produced in 1979, Beretta‘s series of 680 guns have continuously been among the most popular guns available to sportsmen and women across the globe. With the introduction of the higher grade EL and EELL models in the…

William Powell Monarch 20 bore

  • December 11, 2015

The name William Powell has been involved in gunmaking in Britain since 1802. The firm passed through the hands of many generations of Powells before the rise of European makers finally caught up with them and the…

Chapuis Armes C135 Artisan Super Orion

  • December 4, 2015

You might be forgiven for having never heard of Chapuis Armes. While this French firm has a fearsome reputation for producing double rifles of enviable quality from its factory to the west of Saint Etienne, its shotguns…

  • November 18, 2015

One of the smaller Italian manufacturers, Bettinsoli is nevertheless a name many British sportsmen and women will be familiar with, thanks to its importer RUAG, which is also responsible for bringing Perazzi’s guns into the UK. The Crypto…

Benelli 828U

  • November 16, 2015

This new over-under shotgun represents something rather rare in the world of sporting shotguns: the new and unusual. Of course, all gunmakers continually innovate in shotgun design and manufacture, but most changes tend to be incremental. The 828U offers…

Browning B725 20 bore

  • November 13, 2015

The Browning B725 had a lot to live up to in replacing Browning‘s ageing but extremely successful B525. Thankfully, the Belgium-based company produced a gun which has proved popular  with the public and critics alike since its…

Browning Heritage

  • November 6, 2015

With the arrival of the B725 in 2011 it seemed that the long, celebrated life of Browning’s 525 line of guns would come to an end. With a new, slimmer action and consistently good sales since…

Beretta SV10 Perennia 20 bore

  • November 4, 2015

Gunmakers are often criticised for attempting to reinvent the wheel with each of their new releases, each increase in model number hiding a tiny change in designs which have been around for over 100 years. Beretta’s SV10…

Perazzi HPX RSR Ultimate

  • November 2, 2015

As I stated in my review of the MX8 (June 2013), there really is no better way of entering into the world of bespoke guns than with a Perazzi. These guns are astonishingly successful on…

Holland & Holland Sporting Over and Under

  • October 8, 2015

If you’ve never seen a modern shotgun from one of the great English makers in the flesh, you might be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss is about. Whether side-by-side or over-and-under, it is…

Beretta 690 Field III

  • February 18, 2015

For the past 30 years or more the only real question many sportsmen and women have asked themselves when buying a new gun has been a simple one: Beretta or…

Yildiz SPZ ME Special Lux

  • September 26, 2014

This Yildiz SPZ ME Special Lux was first reviewed in September 2014 Probably the best known Turkish gunmaker, Yildiz has been quietly finding success on British shores in recent years…

Caesar Guerini Forum

  • September 23, 2014

The Caesar Guerini Forum is a roaring success in the US, but how will the shotgun fare in British hands?

  • October 11, 2013

Kirtling Tower: A shoot with a sporting tradition stretching back 40 generations, Kirtling Tower also has an owner who is skilled both on and off the peg.