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The Franchi SPAS 12 is an iconic 12 gauge shotgun and a true legend among combat firearms buffs. Its unique silhouette and strong lines are easily recognizable, leaving a deep impression with anyone that saw it in person or on the silver screen. But, is this all talk and no action or the SPAS is actually a capable gun?

Kalashnikov Concern has announced a new TG2 semi-automatic shotgun chambered for the Russian .366TKM hunting cartridge and based on the AK103 Kalashnikov assault rifle.

The FABARM Professional STF/12 has established itself as one of the most popular modern pump-action tactical and combat shotguns, chiefly in the highly specialized military, law enforcement and private security market. Most versions of the STF/12 are also available to civilian customers, for sporting and recreational use. Under test today, the STF/12 Telescopic FE with 11” - 280mm barrel

A gray day of dull English weather on the outskirts of Winchester, made somewhat warmer only by the delicious smell of bacon coming from the breakfast table, suddenly brought to life by the sound of shots interspaced by laughter. It was time to take a few shots with the Faulds’ Caesar Guerini over/unders.

We had been hearing about it for a few months and finally at the Milipol, in Paris, Beretta showed a preview of its new 9mm PMX machine gun that will replace the glorious PM12 whose production began back in 1961.

After the great success of the new XF4 over-and-under presented this year, the Fausti sisters have allowed us to follow them during the manufacturing phases at the factory of their own shotguns, the ones that Barbara and Giovanna chose since the design stage, afterwards passing through the measurement and customization stages up to the field test at the range.

With a shortened magazine with four round capacity to reduce the length of the fore-end, this 12-gauge shotgun offers low recoil and improved balance.

Inertia-operated systems are loved for their beautiful simplicity in design, maintenance and cleaning. Above all, they work very well in shotguns. Let's talk about the origins and the technical details of the alternative to gas-operated systems.

Sporting shotguns are the bridge between pure hunting shotguns and competition shotguns. All models are primarily intended for parcours shooting, but they can also be used for trap and skeet. We tested four modern over and under shotguns: two from the Beretta 690 series, the Blaser F16 and Browning B725.

IWA 2017/ Turkish manufacturers Bora Arms, Uzkon Arms and Derya Arms showcase their latest semi-automatic bullpup shotgun designs: the Barak BR X76, UNG-12 and a .36 gauge protoype. All are magazine fed and aimed for tactical  and home defense use

IWA 2017 / New from Perazzi: the new competition shotgun Perazzi High Tech X is the result of long studies on how to combine design and performance to obtain the perfect weapon for clay shooting. 

IWA 2017 / New from Caesar Guerini: the Summit Black Sporting over/under shotgun with the Ascent rib, helps the shooter quickly acquire the target. 

IWA 2017 / New from Fausti: the XF4 shotgun. The company from Italy presented at the trade fair in Nuremberg, the Sport shotgun XF4. The shotgun is available in the models Black, Gold and Platinum. We took a look at the variants.

HIT Show 2017 / New from Fausti: the XF4 over/under competition shotgun for all types of shooting sports. Compact and elegant, it’s available in three different versions

SHOT Show 2017 / New from KEL TEC: KSG-25 pump-action shotgun. At the arms fair, the US company presented a bullpup pump-action shotgun. We have looked at the shotgun monster once more.

HIT Show 2017 / New from Perazzi. For its sixtieth anniversary, the Italian gunmaker presented a limited edition version of its High Tech over/under competition shotgun.