shotguns

GTN sits down with Anglo Italian Arms

Posted on October 23, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Colin Fallon visits Anglo Italian Arms – importer of Caesar Guerini, Fabarm and Clever – to witness the virtues of a company that gets the basics right Understatement is perhaps the keyword to Mike Mansfield’s approach. “There’s a few Guerinis…

Tagged with: Anglo Italian Arms, Caesar Guerini, clever, Fabarm, fieldsports, FITASC, gtn, shotguns
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Auction view: Lots more to come!

Posted on October 16, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Diggory Hadoke reviews the latest sales across the popular auctioneers and shares his expectations for upcoming auctions Southams kicked off September with a sale on the 12th at their spiffy new location in Bedford. The catalogue extended to 168 pages…

Tagged with: air rifles, ammunition, auction, basc, bayonets, diggory hadoke, gun market, military rifles, rifles, shotguns, southams, vintage pistols
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GTN visits Blaser

Posted on September 8, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Colin Fallon joins Frederic Hanner, the new CEO of the Blaser Group in the UK, as he sets out his vision for the future of brands such as Blaser, Mauser, Sauer and Minox. We are all guilty of mindlessly clearing…

Tagged with: Blaser, field sports, gtn, hunting, IWA, night vision, sauer, shooting, shotguns
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Top of the range shotguns and cartridges

Posted on August 27, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Make sure you are geared up this game season with our selection of the top-of-the-range shotgun and cartridge options. Rigby Rising Bite Shotgun After a break in production of over 100 years, John Rigby & Co has recommenced production of…

The GTN Interview: Viking’s managing director Sam MacArthur

Posted on July 31, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Viking’s managing director, Sam MacArthur, talks to Ollie Harvey about how the company is transforming and her recent appointment to the GTA Council The 21st century has brought about huge advances in the shooting industry. Sam MacArthur’s parents established Viking…

Tagged with: business, female shooters, general licences, gtn, gun trade, gun trade association, industry, interview, optics, rifles, sam mcarthur, shooting, shotguns, trade, Viking Arms
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Top of the clay range (part 2)

Posted on April 24, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Following our look at budget clay gear, Gun Trade News brings you a two-part look at a range of cartridges and shotguns from the top end of the market. In our second part, we’re looking at shotguns. Longthorne Nouveau The…

A Match made in Heaven

Posted on January 30, 2019 by oharvey — No Comments ↓

Reuniting long-split pairs is something of a mission for many owners of one or other of the ‘orphans’. Pairs (usually shotguns) are made to enable the shooter to operate in a grouse butt or on a pheasant or partridge peg…

Tagged with: auction, Auction View, gtn, gun trade, holland and holland, holt, india, news, pair, pairs, sale, shotguns, twin
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695 Field and Sporting

Posted on January 5, 2019 by oharvey — No Comments ↓

Beretta are now introducing the 695, the latest addition to their 690 series. The 695 is impressive to look at; the highly detailed deep relief scroll engraving is crafted using the latest five-axis laser technology and finished by hand. With…

Tagged with: 695, beretta, field, gmk, gun trade, news, products, shotguns, sporting
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Silicone Sox

Posted on August 21, 2018 by oharvey — No Comments ↓

The Shooting Party have announced the introduction of their AirForceOne Silicone Sox, treated rifle and pistol socks. Designed to protect firearms during the storage and transportation, the Silicone Sox thick 100 per cent polyester fabric protects against dirt and scratches,…

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