Shooting Sportsman, May/June 2019
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Features
Rigby’s Rising
A century on, a new gun meets—and makes—gunmaking history
By Silvio Calabi
Wings Over Argentina
Ducks, doves and perdiz at Estancia San Ambrosio
By Bruce Buck
Duck Dog
Myths & misconceptions about the Chesapeake Bay Retriever
By Tom Davis
Chasing the Blues
Up, up and away for blue grouse
By Reid Bryant
Departments
From the Editor
Introducing our Hunting Dogs Issue & Endorsed Lodge program
Letters
“Closing the Circle,” sage grouse, snowcock and an oversight
The Opener
Enjoying the full weight of a crane
Game & Gun Gazette
Dog of the Year winners, Gordy’s Rizzinis, quail books, a Boswell, etc.
Gun Review
Beretta’s good-looking and -feeling SL3
By Bruce Buck
Field Gear
Cool tools for tuning up your gundog
By The Editors
Going Public
Kansas’ Walk-In Hunting Access program
By Curtis Niedermier
To the Point
Remembering a Prince of a bird dog
By Tom Huggler
Scattershot
Gear Guide
Vetting dog vests
By Ralph Stuart
The Gun Rack
SKB’s 200 Field
By Ralph Stuart
Shooting
Going small with sub-gauges
By Chris Batha
From The Bench
An innovative new try-gun
By Delbert Whitman Jr.
Shot Talk
Clearing up misunderstandings
By Tom Roster
Hunting Dogs
To spay, neuter or not
By Tom Davis
Conservation
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers
By Ed Carroll