CONCLUSION

In the short time that I had this gun, I took it out to shoot three times. Not because it was hard to analyse, but because it was such a joy to use. The specs are very much my cup of tea. A weight of 8lb 3oz is heavy by game gun standards, but 6ft 7in is tall by normal human standards, so the weight isn’t that much of a bother to a larger gentleman. A lot of that weight is placed in the centre of the gun, given that there is all that extra metal in the action and fore-end. This gives the gun a planted feel on longer crossers, but where the weight isn’t sitting in the extremities, the gun accelerated just fine on some tight-in driven grouse style targets.

This gun is Caesar Guerini’s new flagship model and retails at £13,400, so it does need

— and shoot like a dream. I can’t wait to get one back in my hands. I am extremely glad that it lived up to the price point in every way, and I’d happily say this model is a guaranteed future classic.

If you’re the sort of person who wants a gun with which to take on driven birds and to shoot clays with too, this could be just the thing for you. It’s a gun to last a lifetime.