Features
Coaching Q&A
Four top shooting instructors share their secrets By Ralph P. Stuart
A Quest for Quail
South of the border By David E. Brown
The Purdey & the Partridge
A gun’s provenance as related to Huns By Roger Catchpole
Northwoods Trinity
Woodcock, wood ducks & grouse in Wisconsin By George W. Calef
Departments
From the Editor
Springtime is clay time and welcoming Gary Kramer
Letters
The Churchill XXV, carrying hammerguns, etc.
The Opener
One in a half-million: a flaming chamber
Game & Gun Gazette
Readers & Writers Adventures, Carl Russell & Co., an H&H watch, and more
Gun Review
The Fausti XF4 Sport: a serious shooter By Bruce Buck
Field Gear
Items for the range and beyond By The Editors
Going Public
Prairie grouse and more in Nebraska’s Sandhills By Chad Love
Going Places
Orvis Sandanona: a clay-shooting mecca in New York By Reid Bryant
To the Point
Appreciating the art of driving game By Tom Huggler
Field Gear
he latest & greatest for waterfowling
Going Places
Roosters and more at Pheasant Bonanza. by Reid Bryant
To the Point
A carver from the Golden Age of decoys. by Tom Huggler
Scattershot
Gear Guide
Holding on tight with gun vises By Ralph Stuart
The Gun Rack
Examining a value-priced Turkish 28 By Ed Carroll
Shooting
The ins and outs of chokes for clays By Chris Batha
From the Bench
The story behind the Granite State Gun By Dewey Vicknair
Shot Talk
Positive practice with low-recoil loads By Tom Roster
Hunting Dogs
Searching for sheds during the off-season By Josh Miller
Conservation
Exploring the American Prairie Reserve By Ed Carroll