The shotgun features double steel bead sight on the solid matte rib, the chambers gauge well past 3 1/2 inches, with ejectors. He held several big game hunting records, two national pistol championships, and an American handgunner of the year award. He was also a writer and indulged in the big game hunting. After Spain he moved to the Vietnamese front where he trained South Vietnam soldiers in marksmanship and airborne operations. After WWII he spent several years in Spain as an attaché to the American Embassy there, helping Franco rebuild Spain's munitions plants. Army during WWII and served as a battlefield recovery officer making landings in North Africa, Italy and on D-Day. Forest Service and Border Patrol in the American Southwest prior to WWII. Colonel "Boots" Askins worked in law enforcement, U.S. These boxlock doubles have single-selective triggers and the 552 is a couple pounds lighter (in 12-gauge) than the 550, making it easier to carry afield.This shotgun was made for and presented to the consignor's father, Colonel Charles Askins by AyA co-founder, Agustin Aranzabal, a close friend and shooting companion of Colonel Askins. You can buy them in 12-, 16-, 20-, and 28-gauge, plus. The guns are built on a steel monolithic frame and feature Turkish walnut stocks and 26-line-per-inch checkering. Both guns cost around $5,000 (the BR550 is a few hundred dollars cheaper than the BR552). Rizzini has also begun to bring its side-by-sides to the U.S. Rizzini has begun to import its side-by-sides to the U.S. All of these represent an interesting concept of bringing “bespoke” shotguns to a more achievable price point for the average hunter. One step further to their Mythos M3 and you move into the realm of demi bloc barrels with a starting MSRP of $3,999. Jump up to RFM’s Venus at a starting MSRP of $2,899 and you get a dedicated small-gauge frame and straight English stock.
RFM has only brought its side-by-sides to America in the last year. The MSRP on this shotgun is $4,095 another $160 can get you a left-handed version which is a great consideration for those who are otherwise excluded from the standard cast of an off-the-shelf side-by-side. Barrel lengths can be 28″ or 30″ but only a single-trigger model is available.
market, only available in 20-gauge (I am totally okay with that), and can be configured with either a straight English or pistol grip. The recently-released Fabarm Autumn is new to the U.S. This includes names like Fausti, F.A.I.R, Fabarm, and RFM. In recent years, the newfound popularity of side-by-sides has made some Italian companies look to the U.S. Fabarmįinally, we’ve arrived at my favorite subject: Italian shotguns. Although many of us aspire to own such fine guns, it doesn’t capture the true essence of our community and our mission of making the uplands accessible to everyone. Although this is an incredible shotgun, the higher price point ultimately made us rethink the original idea of making it the “Project Upland Edition” AYA model. This gun lowered the entry threshold of the bespoke shotgun market by almost $1,000, coming in at an MSRP of $4,200. We even suggested the introduction of CNC-machined parts to reduce the production cost of the gun, but AYA opted to stay true to its hand-built roots. The Decline of American Side-by-Sides The popularity of side-by-sides began to slide after World War II. But if we’re going to understand the resurgence of modern side-by-side shotguns in America, we first must understand their decline.
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The truth is that buying used shotguns can be challenging it’s easy to get burned on the value, plus the advantages of modern side-by-sides become more relevant as our bird hunting culture expands. Bernardelli closed its doors in 1997, a fact I only learned after researching the Italian manufacturer when an opportunity arose to buy one of their side-by-side shotguns. Until I met my dream shotgun in that cellar, the name Bernardelli was entirely unknown to me. Welcome to the world of side-by-side shotguns. The affordable gun I had originally came for fell by the wayside as I shouldered an Italian-built shotgun with a slender English grip. My bank account was about to be sucked dry I tried not to think about the overdraft fees. Well-kept barrels of various brands and models of vintage shotguns stood out in contrast against a worn table.
My eyes caught the fluorescent lights reflecting off blued metal. The dampness of the cellar mixed with the smell of gun oil hit my nose.
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