Features
Mazur's Magic
The transformation of a Model 21
A Dash of Sage
It's a recipe for sage grouse success. Take one vast, open landscape. Sprinkle liberally with sagebrush. Add some spring rain-but not too much. Bake in the Wyoming heat for the summer. Once cool, carve out an ample slice of territory. Apply a wide-ranging pointing dog. Cover thoroughly.
- Photography by: Clair Kofoed
The Sunflower Saga
Sowing the seeds of dove shooting success-or not
The Shotguns of Fausti Stefano
The 'gun sisters': poised to take American by storm
Mississippi Mixer
Ducks at Beaver Dam, quail at Fitch Farms
Matched Pair in Argentina
Glory-day Greeners reborn in the dove fields
Farming for Pheasants
At E Circle E Hunting Farms, it's all about the habitat
The 'Son' Also Rises
Celebrating 'best' craftsmanship at William & Son
Bobwhites in the Shinnery
Oklahoma quail hunting to do a heart good
Old School
Three dog-training greats who inspired a nation
Departments
From the Editor
In July/August, when I announced that we were looking for a new Advertising Sales Representative, I missed a great opportunity to boast about why we had a job opening in the first place: the promotion of Thierry Bombeke to Associate Publisher. Odds are, anyone who has advertised with SSM in the past
Letters
Picking Nits Thanks again for another excellent issue of a great magazine. Admittedly, the first portion of July/August that I read was the Letters column. With regard to Mr. Pazereskis' letter, I personally enjoyed the recent article on Krieghoff ("The House of Krieghoff," May/June). Thanks to Uncle
Me Speak English Good One Day
It is unfortunate for the "special relationship" that Britain and America are presumed to speak the same language. Everyone from Oscar Wilde to Winston Churchill has observed that the two countries are separated by a common tongue; inevitable really, as English has evolved differently in both
A Vintage Presentation
For double-gunners, the Vintage Cup can mean many things: a fine venue and superb shooting, "best" guns and goods, and wonderful camaraderie among shooters and guests. It's also about knowledge and a chance to share tent time with-and learn from-some of the world's great gunmakers and craftsmen
A Paradox Revisited
For some , the term "military intelligence" is the ultimate paradox—seemingly contradictory but nonetheless true. Yet some soldiers are unquestionably bright. Col. Vincent Fosbury V.C., for example, won the Empire's hightest award for gallanry, having retaken a mountaintop from Pashtun
The Vintage Cup at 10
This year's Vintage Cup will be the last at the Orvis Sandanona Shooting Grounds.
The Resurrection of RST, Ltd.
Great news for double-gunners everywhere: After more than a year's hiatus, RST shells are back in production and once again available. Since being founded in the early 1990s, RST, Ltd., has developed a loyal -some say fanatical-following among shooters, particularly those seeking American factory-made,
Purdey's to Reintroduce 20-Bore Hammergun
Five years ago James Purdey & Sons teamed up with Griffin & Howe and took the art of gunmaking back to the early part of the 20th Century when they launched a limited run of new 12-bore Purdey hammerguns-the first new hammerguns to leave Purdey's London factory in about 70 years. "When we began
Fine Gunmaking
Geoffroy Gournet, Engraver
Sporting Clays
The Fatigue Factor
Shot Talk
New Shells for '06
Hunting Dogs
Pro Tips on Training Retrievers
Gun Review
The Kimber Marias
Field Gear
New Finds for the Uplands
Snapshots
Caesar Guerini USA announced recently a new limited-run series of its over/ unders available exclusively through Cabela's Gun Libraries. The new offering is based on Guerini's Tempio Field and Sporting Series shotguns, with hand-polished, coin-finished receivers; bright blued barrels; and a special fine
Guns of the Concours
A California Upland Classic
- By: Roger Sanger
- and Steve Helsley
