Shooting Sportsman, July/August 2026
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Features
Guns of the Year
What’s new in smoothbores for ’26
by Phil Bourjaily
Dances With Grouse
A wingshooting walk with Lakota Sioux
by Robert Parvin Williams
Beretta at 500
Celebrating the world's oldest gunmaker
by Phil Bourjaily
"Glory Days"
Wingshooting with Mark Nissen's Classic Bird Hunts
by Tom Sternal
Departments
From the Editor
Introducing our digital edition and access to the archives
Game & Gun Gazette
Kolar celebrates America’s anniversary, Guyette & Deeter’s world-record sale, Terry Allen’s new book, Sharing the Land, etc.
Gun Review
The Caesar Guerini Invictus Artco Specialist
by Greg Carpiniello
Field Gear
Upgrading gear for the bird seasons ahead
by The Editors
To the Point
Planning for sanity—and keeping peace in camp
by Tom Huggler
Scattershot
The Gun Rack
Weatherby’s Sorix Field: a rugged hunting autoloader
by Matthew Every
Shooting
The paramount importance of gun safety afield
by Keith Schopp
Shot Talk
The year’s new shotshells and a copper-shot update
by Tom Roster
Hunting Dogs
Trainers’ takes on how handlers can get the most from their dogs
by Tom Keer
Conservation
The current state of “corner crossing”—and why it matters
By E. Donnall Thomas Jr.
ON THE COVER:
Beretta’s celebratory A400 500 Years Special Edition (see p. 66). Photo courtesy of Beretta USA.