In 1975 Antony Galazan founded the Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Company (CSMC). His initial focus was on used shotguns, with a particular emphasis on shotgun gauges and replacement parts for vintage shotguns. Currently their portfolio includes over 3,000 products…
At the NSSA World Championships, everybody wants to go home a champion, but how do you satisfy that most elusive goal? Skills and ability are crucial, but proper mindset and focus are of equal importance. The following may give you some direction on achieving what you desire.
One of the newest shotguns being offered by Caesar Guerini is the Summit Impact Trap Combo. This turns the extremely successful Summit Impact into a shotgun which is optimal for … Read more
As a writer and reviewer of clay target shotguns, I am constantly looking at which guns shooters are using at competitions and recreationally. More and more I see shooters shooting the two Mossberg sporting clays shotguns: the Gold Reserve – Super Sport and the 940 Pro Sporting.
Some Concepts (and Physics) of Trapshooting. Most shooters break trap targets at about 35 yards, so why write an article about concepts that affect shooters before the targets are 10 … Read more
My favorite gun tests/reviews to do are on shotguns considered all-clay, all-around or all-sport shotguns. That is, shotguns which are believed to be suitable for breaking clay targets in all … Read more
Vista Outdoor, the holding company for Federal Cartridge, CCI, Bushnell, and many other brands, acquired Hevi-Shot about four years ago and melded the engineering knowledge and some protected designs into the old Hevi-Metal load design offered by the previous owner Environ-Metal Inc., the (Hevi-Shot) ammunition company in years back. My review is of a new brand offering by the new Hevi-Shot company in a longer-range goose and duck load series of waterfowl ammunition.
Taken from the now standard brand and designed Silver Reserve, the flagship over/under built and marketed by Mossberg Firearms, this new dedicated turkey shotgun carries some nice features sure to find its place among turkey hunters’ firearms options across the country.
Designed as a fast-handling gunning system when in close quarters, this 20″ barreled 37″ total length 12-gauge 3.5″ chambered turkey-hunting smoothbore is turning more than a few heads. I first spotted the shotgun at the 2024 SHOT Show, and I knew at once that getting a sample of the new over/under into the field was a must-do event.
In 2023, the Browning Citori celebrated its 50th birthday. The Browning Citori was introduced in 1973 as a more affordable version of the highly successful Browning Superposed. Since 1973 the Browning Citori has been extremely successful for Browning — far surpassing the company’s initial expectations of this model.
Savage Arms introduced its first semi-automatic shotgun, and it’s a dandy.
At a time when I thought Savage Arms was as rock solid as can be, to my surprise I learn the company was sold to a couple of independent buyers who are now revamping the entire rifle and shotgun line. The new owners acquired a manufacturing company that had just completely retooled the firearm production floor.
