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A great video about James Purdey & Sons….

Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Jan 8th, 2013

James Purdey & Sons is one of the world’s most famous gunmakers – and for good reason. They’ve been making some of the world’s finest rifles and shotguns for almost 200 years. This video is an interesting look inside the company. It’s good, but long (1 hour and 30 minutes). To make it easier to [...]

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Take a rare look inside the Birmingham proof house…

Posted in DOUBLE BARREL SHOTGUNS on Dec 31st, 2012

The “proofing” of individual firearms is something we’ve never really done here the US. But in the UK, Europe, and in other parts of the world, proofing is a process required by law and carried out by independent “proof houses”. This video takes an interesting look at William Powell, and it worhships the usual gods [...]

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