Zachary Hein 10/11/26 Zachary Hein 10/11/26

A Day in the Heart of European Gunmaking

I’ll admit, I was a bit peeved. My lofty plans involving guns and rock and roll while humoring my wife with a European vacation were in shambles, and we were stuck in a town with an undeniably unpleasant populace. A glimmer of hope arrived when I stumbled across a tenebrous weapons museum tucked away inside a medieval palace.

Zachary Hein 8/21/25 Zachary Hein 8/21/25

A Season of .410

With full-size dimensions, interchangeable chokes and simple, reliable operation, the Mossberg Silver Reserve offers more than expected at its price point.

Zachary Hein 8/19/25 Zachary Hein 8/19/25

Is Benelli’s BE.S.T. Finish All It’s Cracked Up To Be?

After nine months of abuse over multiple guns, the BE.S.T. finish didn’t let me down…

Zachary Hein 2/7/25 Zachary Hein 2/7/25

Finding Delight in Turkish Shotguns

Touring one of the largest and most well-known shotgun manufacturers in Turkey revealed a level of craftsmanship unexpected in the age of mass-production.