Hunting shotguns: New products, tests, experience reports

There are very few guns that can be considered unique. The Cosmi semi-auto is definitely one of them. Born out of a brilliant intuition, it gives the impression of having in your hands not just a beautiful and complex object as far as design and workmanship are concerned, but also a piece of history that has evolved without ever losing sight of its origins. We visited for you the recently …

Let's discover in detail the Fausti Four Locks system with an explanation by those who patented this multiple-locking system for competition and hunting over/under shotguns – a guarantee of quality and sturdiness.

Manufactured by Turkish Akkar, the Churchill 812 Field O/U shotgun is designed for hunting as well as clay target shooting. Look is quite classic, with a standard checkered walnut stock and forend, steel receiver, vented rib and fiber optic front sight. Thanks to an interesting price, it is perfect as an entry gun.

Hunting waterfowl with a shotgun is a mastery in itself. With the Affinity 3 Elite Bronze, Franchi has the right tool for the job. But what makes the Italian self-loading shotgun so special? all4hunters.com tells you.

With an online event and the slogan "the beauty of the perfect shot", Beretta introduced the new 687 Silver Pigeon III over/under to the international hunting audience. It incorporates all the most advanced features of Beretta's guns and is available in 12, 20, 28 gauge and .410 bore.

A shotgun especially designed for sporting clays with all the right features sought by shooters, including a perfect balance and an adjustable stock: we tested the F.A.I.R. Racing Sporting over/under on the field and here on all4shooters.com we tell you what happened. Watch our video too!

The Italian company offers a semi-automatic 12-gauge hunting shotgun with 3” (Magnum) chamber featuring a simple and reliable action, capable of handling quiet or very powerful loads with the utmost ease. The aesthetics are also pleasantly retro and will certainly be appreciated by those who love more classic shotguns.

The cleaning of a semiautomatic shotgun must necessarily be more accurate and frequent than with a break-action shotgun, especially if you want a perfect cycling over time. It takes certainly longer, but it's not difficult if we know how to do that and if we have good products and simple tools – most of which are also available at home.

It's part of the F.A.I.R. Classic series: the De Luxe model is a light over/under shotgun featuring pleasant lines. It's a light gun too: total weight ranges from 5.7 lb/2.6 kg for the 12-gauge model to 5 lb/2.3 kg for the smaller gauges - including the .410 bore showed here. This makes it the ideal gun even for walked-up hunts with pointing dogs.

A series of exclusive and numbered over/unders with which the Fausti sisters wanted to give a different face to their luxury shotguns with a link to art and history. The series is called Brixian in homage to the Italian city of Brescia, and the model is the Vittoria Alata (“Winged Victory”).

After a short forced break, our series of videos to discover shotguns and their technical aspects continues. In this video, Antonio Poli briefly tells us the differences between monobloc and demibloc/chopper lump barrels.

Since 1835, Holland & Holland is synonymous with extreme quality guns. We had the opportunity to visit their London shop, with an in-depth tour of the Brevis Room, the inner sanctum which holds multiple historical and highly collectible pieces. We also had the privilege to admire Holland & Holland's “Royal” side-by-side shotguns. 

Just in time for the beginning of the new season, the Italian shotgun manufacturer F.A.I.R. introduces the new products for 2020/2021. We can present eight interesting new over/under shotguns in the medium price segment even before the company's 50th anniversary in 2021. Here on all4shooters.com you will get an overview divided into hunting and shooting guns

Krieghoff had invited us to Ulm for a factory tour and to go duck hunting in Einberg. We got to the bottom of the question: what is better, machine-made or hand-made? Read our report on two exciting days in Ulm here on all4hunters.com to get exclusive insights into the sacred halls of Krieghoff.

Virtual SHOT Show 2021 / New from FAIR: Iside Prestige De Luxe side-by-side shotgun now available in all the most popular hunting gauges, from 12ga to the small .410 bore. A real "Italian style" shotgun, classic and elegant, but with all the technology and features hunters are looking for these days. Let's take a look.

Hunting in the woods with the 20 gauge Fausti Class SLX over/under. A shotgun designed for walked-up hunting that I tested in the Fiordimonte Valley, Italy, looking for woodcocks with my pointing dogs.