A machined Ferlib Euro action, possibly the most elegant Italian boxlock ever made. The bar is parallel, the top strap meets the action in
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BERETTA 486 REVIEW
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL Photos: Haris Gikas The stock of the 486 was pulled to reveal a Blitz action. Finally I got my hands
SIDE BY SIDE
A NEW SYNTHESIS The new prototype does not look out of place in a vintage case. After several thousand articles on guns the time
WHERE IS THE LOCK UP?
It has been called Palintid, guerrilla gun, slam fire, zip gun. It is a crude setup consisting of two pipes contrived to fire a
SO, WHERE IS IT?
QUEST FOR THE MODERN HAMMER GUN “So, does it exist? Or is it just a hypothetical gun?” asked one reader in reference to the
LOCKING SYSTEM PARADOX
For maximum strength the double gun must be fitted on the circle and therefore must have an action bridge, say some experts. The recipe
SHOTGUN DESIGN
A MODERN HAMMER GUN? A “real” Holland and Holland double. “Dream of things that never were and ask why not?” sums my reaction when