This test focuses on a limited edition of the Beretta 687 built to commemorate the firearms manufacturer’s 500th anniversary (1526-2026). Just over 3,000 of the guns are being built: appropriately,…
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The challenge and charm of the .410
Few things are more enjoyable than a .410 driven day. The gauge encourages camaraderie and curiosity over contest. Performance may exceed expectation. Provided sensible limits are imposed on range, you…
Caesar Guerini Magnus Deluxe
With the game season fully upon us and in a world where so many things, including shooting and new guns, can become prohibitively expensive, I sought out a gun this…
Gallyon Holkham
This test explores a rare thing: a truly new English gun. The innovative Gallyon over-and-under is produced by the reinvigorated Cambridgeshire firm of the same name. Our test gun is…
Rizzini 550 RB ‘Sporting’
Rizzini 550 RB ‘Sporting’ First impressions of the 550 RB ‘Sporting’ are of an unusually large and attractive rounded-bar side-by-side. It is no lightweight at 8lb 2oz but it is…
Mauser 25 Pure
The Mauser 25 Pure is an innovative straight-pull design combining Mauser aesthetics with modern German engineering. Cleverly conceived and accessibly priced, it will inevitably be compared with the premium Blaser…
Long & Sons 20-bore
This gun represents the best of modern British gun-making. It has been built for the recently formed US firm Long & Sons, based in Texas, which commissioned it and under…
Benelli 828 Silver Progressive
The Benelli 828 Silver Progressive is a most intriguing gun. With its hinged and sprung breech face and long, streamlined aluminium receiver (the hinged face is steel), there is nothing else…
HJ Hussey Imperial side-by-sides
This month our test considers a pair of 29in-barrelled HJ Hussey Imperial sidelock ejectors built by Grulla Armas, the respected and long-established Spanish maker. They have been produced for and…
Holland & Holland Takedown Magazine Rifle
The spotlight is on the new Holland & Holland (H&H) Takedown Magazine Rifle in .375 H&H belted magnum – still one of the most versatile and applauded big-game cartridges ever…









