The Gun Room

Coming to you from Sanford, North Carolina, and the annual Southern Side by Side Championship and Exhibition at Deep River Sporting Clays. I have the opportunity to sit down with Steve Durren and Glenn Fewless, two professional members of the American Custom Gunmakers Guild. Steve and Glenn are President and Vice President of the Guild respectively. We snuck away from the action at the Southern to talk about the Guild, its foundations and purpose, and what it means to be a professional member. We also speak about gunsmithing and gun making, and the differences between the specialties within the guild. We dive into the process of working with guild members to create your special bespoke shotgun or rifle, detailing at length the process. We end with a bit of conversation about single-shot falling block rifles, which happen to be something of a specialty for both of our guests.

Parker Shotguns are as much a fixture of the uplands as are pointing dogs, aspen, alder, and brass bells. They have been celebrated by gun writers for years and possibly, more importantly, carried by sportsmen for generation after generation in pursuit of game.

On location in Sanford, North Carolina at the Southern Side by Side. Hosted at Deep River Sporting Clays, a weekend of side by side guns, comradery and clays shooting. We sit down with Art Wheaton whose career spans decades at Remington to talk about Big Green, The Parker Gun Collectors Association, and the Remington 870.

Making the claim that your shotguns are "The Finest In The World" might seem bold. I am sure there are many gun companies out there who feel that they do in fact make the finest guns, but there are not as many coming out and saying it outright. Enter Ansley H Fox.

The Gun Room: Episode 3

Join Dan Rossiter as he speaks on the American Customer Gunmakers Guild, being a small town gunsmith, stock duplication, AH Fox shotguns and a rare LC Smith project gun.

The first in a series of podcasts to explore some of the most popular firearms of the last 100 years. In our first episode we take a deeper look at the Ruger 10-22 Rimfire Rifle. From its history and origins to the patents that made it special, this is the Ruger 10-22.

Episode 1: Guy Bignell and the Boss Flight

Guy Bignell, former president of Griffin and Howe joins us to discuss a 16 gun 'flight' of Boss shotguns, perhaps the only one in existence.

About The Gun Room

A base-level knowledge of firearms and their workings is synonymous with hunting. By its very nature, the pursuit of game demands the user become familiar, if not proficient with a weapon of their choosing. TGR will dive headlong into all things surrounding the incredible diversity of sporting firearms we used in the field today.

We will examine the history and technology in the development of modern sporting rifles and shotguns through conversations with the folks that were there. We will talk to the gunsmiths who have worked on thousands of firearms from English Bests to hardware store specials. We will speak with the collectors, curators, and enthusiasts who help maintain the vast body of knowledge surrounding the tens of thousands of types of modern rifles and shotguns. TGR will attempt to dispel common myths while building the collective knowledge base of our listeners through open discussion with leaders in the industry. Our focus and subject matter will be the firearms themselves. Their inner workings and foibles, the artistry and the utility. All things that make a rifle or shotgun special.

From the manufacturer's machinery to the gunsmith's bench, from the rack at your local dealer to the fields and woods we will explore the story behind the guns we carry for sport to live our passion.