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New Ruger Gold Label Side-by-Side
Features premium grade American Walnut stocks, straight or pistol grip; finely cut checkering; round, polished, brushed stainless receivers with no exposed pins or screws; 3 inch chambers with Dickson ejectors; lightweight hammer-forged barrels, relieved forcing cones, and thin, steel-shot-compatible screw-in choke tubes all create a classic 12 gauge double at only 6 1/3 pounds.

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    Important Editor's Note

  • Trapshooting
    This is the best site on Trapshooting and one of the very best Internet sites I have ever seen. It is clear, concise, thorough, complete and beautifully written - and - you won't believe this - it is written and designed by a 14 year old. I am in awe, and I am a published author.

Other Information and Articles

  • Beretta
    Not only the worlds oldest armaments company but the oldest manufacturing Company in the world

  • Shotgun Report
    The Internet's leading shotgun resource since 1995 - really good information

  • Arrieta
    A Premier custom Spanish side by side Shotgun and Double Rifle maker for over 70 years

  • Arms Corporation of the Philipines
    Airgns; also Shotguns, Pistols, Rifles, Pellets, Rim and centerfire Ammunition: The largest Arms and Ammunition maker in South East Asia

  • AYA Fine Guns
    Fine quality Spanish over and under and side by side shot guns that can be customized to your requirements

  • Benelli
    Benelli's new Comfortech System means 15% less weight, up to 48%less recoil and up to 69% faster recovery from muzzle climb.

  • Beretta (Italy)
    Not only the oldest gunmaker in the world but the oldest manufacturing company; Famous throughout the world for its absolute dedication to quality

  • Beretta (USA)
    The North American Division of the famous Italian gunmaker

    Bernadelli
    Fine gunmakers since 1721. Company makes fine shotguns, doublerifles, pistols and civilian and military ammunition. One of the great, high quality Italian gunmakers.

    Bertuzzi
    One of the truly great Italian custom shotgun makers

  • Briley Manufacturing, Inc.(USA)
    Briley Shotguns

  • Browning Arms Co. (USA)
    One of the Great American Arms and sporting goods makers; manufacturers everything from the finest shotguns and rifles to bows, apparel and fishing gear.

  • Chapuis Arms(France)
    Chapuis Armes manufacture has been in business now for more than 75 years and provides a complete range of Double Rifles and shotguns that have the 3 characteristics that made the success of the company.Perfection, Tradition and Innovation

  • E.J. Churchill Gunmakers(UK)
    One of England's great shotgun and double rifle gunmaking firms. The words of its founder deserve repeating. "The best gun owes most of its quality to hidden excellence. Fine engraving, which is innocently believed to be its one distinguishing quality, is but a minor item from a cost point of view. But a moment's consideration will make it clear the devotion of unlimited attention to detail by the best class of workman must make differences in functioning quality."

  • Connecticut Valley Shotgun Manufacturing Company. (USA)
    A. H. Fox Double Barrel Shotguns. The finest Shotguns in the World.

  • Dakota Arms
    Specializes in Quality Shotguns, Rifles, Cartridges and Brass, Clothing and Books

  • De Haan Shotguns - USA
    High Quality over and under and side Shotguns; also custom shotgun made to the customers order

    Diamond Shotguns - Turkey
    We have been making Diamond Pump action and semi automatic shotguns in Turkey for over 40 years. The are affordable, high quality weapons. We use CNC machines, top quality metals and heat treatment process that have made Diamond the foremast Turkish manufacturer.

  • Ege Silah - turkey
    Mankers of 12 gauge semi-automatic shotguns marketed worldwide. By a changeable screw, the shotgun is easily converted to using 3" (76 mm) magnum shells with a full choke for a nice, tighter pattern.

  • European American Armory(USA)
    Importers of Izshevsky Saiga and Hunting One Premium quality shotguns

  • Fabarm(Italy)
    Premium quality shotguns by the direct descendent of the Galesi family, one of the greatest gunsmithing dynasties of Italy

  • F A I R (Italy)
    Brescian maker of high quality stock and custom side by side shotguns and double rifles

  • Falco
    Features fine small gauge shotguns made by this Italian firm.

  • Famars di Abbiatico and Salvinelli
    Deluxe shotguns and rifles made to client's specifications. Sidebyside and over and under for competition, hunting and big game.

  • Franchi
    Beautiful, top quality, hand crafted Italian shotguns in the tradition of the upscale Italian custom gunmakers

  • GSI
    Exclusive USA importers of Merkel Shotguns

  • Gazelle Arms
    Affordable, highquality side by side, over and under and semiautomatic shotguns, made in Turkey to your specifications

  • Galazan(USA)
    American Custom made premium quality side by side shotguns

  • Glasgow Gun Makers (U. K. )
    Manufacturers, Repairers and Suppliers of quality shotguns, rifles, accessories and parts

  • W. W. Greener (U.K.)
    Magnificent artistry. Five generations of the Greener family have been making the the very finest English shot guns and rifles since 1829. Magnificent over and under, side by side and double rifles. Don't miss the photos.

  • Bill Hanus Birdguns (U.S.A.)
    High quality 16, 20 and 28 gauge birdguns. Also has Skeet, Trap, Clays and Sporting guns and parts with Custom options.

  • Hayex Shotguns (Turkey)
    We make a broad line of all kinds of fine shotguns. We are seeking an importer partner for our guns in the US. We manufacture under our own name or under the name of US Companies

  • Heckler and Koch GmbH (Germany)
    The Official page of the great German gunmaker, Heckler &Koch

  • H & K
    H&K military products

  • Herstal Group
    Browning designs, manufactures, and markets a wide range of firearms and ammunition under the Browning, Winchester, and Miroku brands.

  • H-Legacy Shotguns
    Represents 3-4 manufacturers of high quality foreign shotgun makers; over and under, side by side and semi-automatic weapons

  • Holland and Holland
    New York, London and Paris; Rifles and Shotguns. Probably the finest English gunmaker in the world

  • Huglu Shotguns
    Beautiful, affordable, premium grade Turkish shotguns; over and unders, side by side and semi-automatic shotguns

  • Investarm Shotguns
    Italian premium grade shotguns for field, trap, doubleTrap, skeet and competition shooting. Company also make replicas of antique guns

  • Ithaca Gun
    Site features Ithaca Famous Shotguns and information on parts, repairs, and restoration of classic Ithaca firearms

  • IZH and Izhmash Shotguns
    Izhmash was founded in 1807. Now it is the world's largest manufacturer of smooth bore shotguns under the Saiga and Izhevsky Mekhanichesky Zavod (Baikal) names. To date, they have produced over 10 million hunting guns and exported over 3 million. Their shotguns offer a full range of features typical of high-priced shotguns, blended with a dependability and affordable price.

  • Khan Shotguns
    High quality, affordable over and under, side by side and semi automatic shotguns. Our Company is a part of one of the greatest gunsmithing tradition in Turkey, located in Üzümlü/Konya, the center of the Turkish shotgun making.

  • Kamen Shotguns (Spain)
    Basque made over and under shotguns that have become the preference of many championship shooters

  • Kolar Arms Company (USA)
    Kolar Custom Made Skeet, Trap and Sporting Shotguns

  • H. Krieghoff GmbH
    This firm has been crafting fine shotguns and rifles in Ulm Germany for 115 years.

  • James Purdey & Sons Inc
    Designers and builders of finest English style shotguns and sporting firearms.

  • Laurona
    Possibly the strongest shotgun in the world

  • Lebeau Courally - (Belgium)
    Beautiful custom made Belgian shotguns

  • Les Paul (Canada)
    One of the worlds great quality gunsmiths and restorers for high end sporting guns, rifles and antique guns; also supplies gun case accessories and fittings.

  • Ljutic Shotguns
    Al Ljutic's original design revolutionized trapshooting. He makes a custom built, super reliable target breaking machine. There is no other gun manufacturer with so much family devotion to a single goal

  • Luciano Bosis
    Features a wide range of engraving styles and fine wood. Over and under and sidebyside shotguns are shown.

  • LuMar, Gardone V.T. (BS) Italy
    Manufacturer of Italianstyle sidebyside and overandunder shotguns and heavy calibre game rifles.

  • Marlin Firearms CompanyUSA
    Marlin - America's Favorite Gun Maker - Just look at that goose Gun!

  • Marocchi Italy
    Conquista shotguns for sporting clays

  • Match-One
    The finest machined shotgun on the market today

  • McMillan Brothers Rifle Company(USA)
    Beautiful, handmade, luxury shotguns and shotgun-rifle combinations; over 100 years of fine gunmaking history. This is art not craftsmanship

  • Miroku (Japan)
    > Premium Shotguns p>

  • Mossberg (USA)
    World's largest manufacturer of pump action shotguns

  • Orvis Custom Shotguns(USA)
    Each shotgun is then individually custom-fitted by our gunsmiths to your personal cast, drop, and length of pull.

  • Perazzi (Italy)
    Italian maker of fine shotguns in Brescia between Miland and Venice

  • Piotti
    Mechanical perfection enhanced by the best engravers in Italy

  • William Powell & Sons (Gunmakers) Inc
    Manufacturers of Fine Quality Guns, Specialists in all Shooting Equipment, Fishing Tackle & Country Clothing.

  • Quality Arms Inc. (USA)
    >Arrieta and Merkel Shotguns

  • Remington Arms Company Inc.(USA)
    > Remington Arms is one of the largest and oldest American gun makers

  • Frantelli Rizzin, s.n.c.(Italy)
    >Rizzini is one of the great Italian custom gun makers. The make only 25 guns a year. Each has over 1,000 ours of hand work.

  • Rossi Firearms
    Quality Shotguns and pistols made in Brazil

    Ruger (USA)
    Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles, Shotguns Accessories and Sportswear; No other gunmaker in modern times has demonstrated such consistent, unrelenting, on-the-mark product innovation and development

  • Sabatti
    Gunmakers since 1674; Brescia Company makes over and under and side by side shotguns, single shot rifles and center and rimfire rifles

  • Saur and Sohn (Germany)
    >Made by Sigarms; SIG Sauer, J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Blaser, Mauser. The greatest names in the firearm industry are proud members of the SIGARMS family.

  • Savage Arms Inc. (USA)

    >Makes centerfire and rimfire rifles and shotguns; also muzzleloaders; prides itself on its reputation for accuracy

  • Scattergood Technologies(USA)
    Heavy duty, supremely accurate Tactical Shotguns with a patented "Ghost Ring" sighting system

  • Sigarms
    Sigarms makes the greatest names in the firearms industry, SIG Sauer, J.P. Sauer & Sohn, Blaser, Mauser

  • Silma
    SILMA shotguns and rifles: over and under, sidebyside, express for competition and hunting fucili a canna liscia e rigata per caccia e tiro.

  • SKB Shotguns
    Quality, innovation, and affordability since 1885.

  • Stoeger Shotguns
    Quality side-by-side, over-and-under, single barrel and a special coach gun for Cowboy Action Shooting events.

  • Sturm, Ruger and Co. Inc. (USA)
    Sturm, Ruger famous line of quality over and under and side by side shotguns. Sturm Ruger's reputation for accuracy and precision is awesome

  • M. W. Sullivan (UK)
    London Gunmakers. Custom Deluxe side by side and over and under shotguns and Double Rifles with full specifications and price guide.

  • Tikka
    Superb Finnish quality; The 512 S can be easily converted from over/under shotgun to shotgun/rifle combo or over/under double rifle by changing barrels; buy any combination of barrels and purchase extra barrel sets later, or get a perfect shooting system right from the start.

  • TriSstar(USA)
    A full line of quality, US made, side by side, over and under, pump and automatic shotguns

  • Weatherby(USA)
    A large line of over and under, semi automatic and custom shotguns; also makes a full line of 19 different rifle models to fit almost any hunting need.

  • Wilson Combat Arms(USA)
    An established quality manufacturers of Custom Pistols, Shotguns, Tactical Rifles, Tactical Knives and Holsters

  • Winchester (USA)
    Winchester Rifles and Shotguns
    One of Americas great gunmakers; rifles, shotguns, historical guns and small lightweight guns

  • Verney-Carron (France)
    Verney-Carron is France's great fine shotgun and rifle manufacturer

  • Zoli (Italy)
    Zoli makes over and under, side by side and trap and skeet shotguns; also bolt action rifles, combination rifle/shotguns and express double rifles in Brescia Italy

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