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The jewel in the crown of Beretta's shotgun catalog, in just fourteen years of life the DT11 has already won everything a shotgun can win. At the Paris Olympic Games, the DT11 confirmed its vocation as the ace shotgun, and so it certainly deserved this special edition where the aesthetics are dominated by a texture made possible by the technology in which the Italian company is a leader.

The year 2024 concludes with Beretta's tribute to one of the Italian figures who crossed time and space, bringing together two worlds that were light years apart at the time: Marco Polo, the Venetian traveller. This year, the S06 EELL Sparviere model with hand-detahable sidelock action was chosen as the basis for the traditional "one-off", a true piece of skill from the artisans of the Italian …

From time to time, in gun shops one comes across short-lived and little known firearms. Such is the case with the ATIS Trusty pump-action shotgun, one of the first to employ a detachable box magazine. It was manufactured in Italy in the 1980s but was not as successful as hoped. Today it is an interesting and somewhat enigmatic collector's item that we would all like to know more about.

Cheap shotguns have been coming onto the market from Turkey for years. In terms of technology, the local manufacturers have caught up considerably in recent years. The Huglu co-operative is one of the country's largest shotgun manufacturers. We have already had the opportunity to familiarise ourselves with the Huglu HT-14 Sporting model. Here is our test report.

The Summer Olympics 2024 in Paris have just finished and the sporting shotgun events were particularly interesting, when we take a look at the gun manufacturers that dominated the podium. Interesting because Beretta took 14 of the 15 available titles. That is seriously impressive. The guns in question were the DT11 and the brand new SL2. We have some thoughts and an interesting video about these …

Among Fossari's 12-gauge over-and-unders dedicated to Sporting, we tested on a training day the features of the CRX9 BSS, equipped with raised rib, adjustable stock and interchangeable choke set. Don't miss our video.

The new over-and-under that Beretta dedicates to shooting enthusiasts and athletes combines the very best in technology with an elegant design and is distinguished by a series of technical features and innovations ranging from the receiver with laser-engraved anti-glare texture to the removable trigger group, from elongated choke fitting to grade 4 wood stock. All this to guarantee maximum …

The still young "Renegauge" series from the renowned US company Savage Arms has quickly gained a firm fan base among shotgun shooters worldwide. In addition to the Competition version, it is also worth taking a look at the more compact Security variant, the latest addition to the shotgun series. We tested both models in practice.

Chambered in 12- and 20-gauge with 3.5”/76-mm Magnum chambers, the Nexus is a semi-automatic shotgun with an inertia operating system manufactured by Marocchi, a historic company in the Italian gunmaking scene. The company offers it in several versions, from the basic one designed for hunters to those dedicated to dynamic shooting in the Shotgun Division.

The new Racing line is the latest iteration of the most victorious over-and-under clay shooting shotgun ever: the look is even more modern and the durability is even greater. Let's look at its main features together.

A day of trap and sporting clays training with the Fausti L4 Sport over-and-under, an entry-level shotgun that Fausti designed for those who want to take up trap and sport shooting with a rugged, durable firearm also for a future as professional shooters.

In the vast panorama of shotguns for defensive and professional use, bullpup designs stand out with their compact size. The model we present here is a 12-gauge with Magnum chamber and is available in semi-automatic or pump-action versions. In the U.S. it costs less than $400.

We are just a few years away from 2026, when the Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta will cross a milestone reserved for very few in history: five hundred years in business. The earliest document in which Beretta is mentioned concerns the sale of harquebus barrels, and even today the Italian Gardone-based company still devotes great attention to this fundamental part of the firearm with the Steelium …

After a few years that have seen the growing appreciation of the Fossari brand among shooters, we are at the shooting range, shooting in the company of Luca Rizzini, to learn about the details of these shotguns available in different versions. We start by trying out the CRX 9 Sporting.