The Magazine of Wingshooting & Fine Guns

Features
Stone Dragons The poignant ruminations of a terminally ill middle-aged father and hunter Pete Fromm
Two-Day Stubble Hunting Canada, white-fronted, snow and blue geese in Saskatchewan. Chad Mason
Through Multi-Colored Glasses An explanation of the necessity of wearing shooting glasses, definitive information about the many new advancements in eye protection, and a list of providers. Dave Holmes
The Birds of Slovakia A brief overview of the history of driven pheasant shooting in Slovakia, and an account of present day shooting with Ben Mekie’s Shooting in Slovakia Vic Venters
America’s Game, Part II A brief history of trap guns, followed by a comprehensive round-up of current trap gun offerings Dave Holmes
An Atkin for Morgan The fascinating odyssey of Atkin gun No. 804, originally built for J.P. “Jack” Morgan Jr. in 1903 Vic Venters
	A Mystery Shotgun George Henry Giddings caused the creation of an exceptional shotgun, evidently one of a kind. J.E. Fender
	A Maine Gun Goes Home A tale of how a gun purchased at a Reno gun show in 2003 was traced to its original owner and returned to one of his descendants, the owner of Libby Camps in Maine, and the grouse hunt that ensued Steve Helsley & Roger Sanger
The Quail of Rio Piedra A photo essay featuring classic quail hunting at Georgia’s Rio Piedra Plantation. Terry Allen

Features

Stone Dragons

The poignant ruminations of a terminally ill middle-aged father and hunter

Pete Fromm

Two-Day Stubble

Hunting Canada, white-fronted, snow and blue geese in Saskatchewan.

Chad Mason

Through Multi-Colored Glasses

An explanation of the necessity of wearing shooting glasses, definitive information about the many new advancements in eye protection, and a list of providers.

Dave Holmes

The Birds of Slovakia

A brief overview of the history of driven pheasant shooting in Slovakia, and an account of present day shooting with Ben Mekie’s Shooting in Slovakia

Vic Venters

America’s Game, Part II

A brief history of trap guns, followed by a comprehensive round-up of current trap gun offerings

Dave Holmes

An Atkin for Morgan

The fascinating odyssey of Atkin gun No. 804, originally built for J.P. “Jack” Morgan Jr. in 1903

Vic Venters

A Mystery Shotgun

George Henry Giddings caused the creation of an exceptional shotgun, evidently one of a kind.

J.E. Fender

A Maine Gun Goes Home

A tale of how a gun purchased at a Reno gun show in 2003 was traced to its original owner and returned to one of his descendants, the owner of Libby Camps in Maine, and the grouse hunt that ensued

Steve Helsley & Roger Sanger

The Quail of Rio Piedra

A photo essay featuring classic quail hunting at Georgia’s Rio Piedra Plantation.

Terry Allen

Departments
From the Editor	Archive »
An introduction to longtime Shooting Sportsman writer Vic Venters and his new column, Guncraft. Ralph P. Stuart
Letters	Archive »
Hawks & Huns, a .410 test, woodcock and more
Game & Gun Gazette	Archive »
Vintage Cup preview, Beretta, Boss, William Evans, etc.
Game & Gun Gazette: Vintage Cup 2008	Archive »
A preview of the 2008 Vintage Cup Ed Carroll
Guncraft	Archive »
The art of restoration at Atkin Grant & Lang Vic Venters
Fine Gunmaking	Archive »
Admiring an exemplary work from D.M. Lefever Steven Dodd Hughes
Shooting	Archive »
The perfect swarm: square loads & short shotstrings Michael McIntosh
Shot Talk	Archive »
A new explosion of nontoxic shotshells Tom Roster
Hunting Dogs	Archive »
Requiring respect as leader of the pack George Hickox
Sporting Clays	Archive »
Putting your best foot forward for better shooting Chris Batha
Field Gear	Archive »
Upland items for the season at hand Tom Huggler
Gun Review	Archive »
The Dewing Prestige Limited: a custom gun for less than $4K Bruce Buck
Book Review	Archive »
Hadoke, Hughes, Roberts & Andrews, and Sheets Charles Fergus
The Major	Archive »
Extraordinary Popular Delusions Galen Winter

September-October 2008

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