Browning B725 Hunter Grade 5 vs Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon 500 Years Limited Edition
7 October 2026
Ian Hodge compares two classic modern game guns. The Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon 500 Years Limited Edition he is showing off is a 12-bore, multi
The new 825 shotgun from Browning is a 100-year project. It started with the B25, designed by John Moses Browning in 1925, then took shape as the 125, 325, 425, 525 and 725. Gun writers Laurent Bedu and Michael Yardley, with help from Browning head of shotguns Lionel Neuville, tell the story of the gun.
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For more about Laurent Bedu’s writing, visit Livres.Laurent.Bedu.us – his book about the B25 comes out in 2025:
Ian Hodge compares two classic modern game guns. The Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon 500 Years Limited Edition he is showing off is a 12-bore, multi
Essex gamekeeper and pigeonshooter Geoff Garrod is in clover– literally. He is shooting pigeons in a field of the stuff, after a winter when the
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Helen Tinner has shot plenty of deer with her .308 Browning X-Bolt. Having mastered the art of shooting stationary quarry, she is keen to stretch
Multiple world champion clay shooter Sam Green is sponsored by Browning and has shot the Ultra XS Pro for years. Now he has got his
Helen Tinner is cooking dinner, and she needs a deer for her freezer. She is out near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, with stalking guide