An overview of scheduled gun fitting events in 2023. To check current availability for all events, please contact: brenda.havel@uplandguncompany.com Pineridge Grouse Camp | May 1st – 5th Who: Del Whitman of D.C. Whitman Custom Gunsmithing What: One on one gun fitting with Del – Cost $400 When: May 1st – 5th Where: Pineridge Grouse Camp – Remer, MN – Lodging is available Why: For those interested in a professional “gun fitting” which will include receiving your custom stock dimensions that can be used on a gun build with Upland Gun Company To see some of Del’s work visit @upland_gunsmith or D ..read more

*UPDATE: Now Waiting List Only – Contact UGCo for Details* Your chance to schedule a gun fitting with acclaimed gunsmith and gun fitter, Del Whitman of D.C. Whitman Custom Gunsmithing. Limited space available! This August, Del Whitman of D.C. Whitman Custom Gunsmithing will be at Pineridge Grouse Camp in Minnesota conducting a limited number of gun fittings for Upland Gun Company. The fittings will be done on range and at the plate, live fire with Del’s custom try-gun (read about it here at Shooting Sportsman). Space is limited as fitting slots have started to fill already. To book your fittin ..read more

Exploring the mechanics, methods and methodologies of single and double trigger options on double guns. Just like Coke needs a Pepsi, Ford a Chevy, triggers on shotguns need two options (if you shoot a double gun that is). This, like most things in the world of double guns, is a gross simplification of the complexities that surround trigger mechanisms, but for the purposes of this article we are going to focus on the age-old question; is one trigger better or two?  Inherently this question is one of personal preference. I know folks who, no matter the amount of practice, would never fully ..read more

The basics of stock dimensions, what you need to know, where the measurements are found on the gun and why they matter. One of the most common things folks do when inspecting a potential shotgun purchase is shoulder the gun. It seems an interesting thing that ‘gun mount’ is such a crucial part of the gun purchase, but so many folks simply shoulder a gun and assign a non-quantitative value to it: “oh this shoulders nice” or “feels right”. So many of those folks realize that a gun must ‘fit’ but very few actually know or understand their own stock dimensions and how they translate to a gunstock ..read more

Learn about the history and mechanics of the shotgun extractor and ejector. I recently received a text from a buddy with a number of photos of a minty 20ga Fox Sterlingworth shotgun that had come up for sale. The gun was a Utica, NY gun, so not a Philly Fox, but a Fox no less. The thing that made me look twice at it was an inlay on the forend. It was clear that there was no external button for the forend latch and it was the more simple ‘press on’ style where the forend cams onto the forend latch. It did not occur to me at first but after additional inspection of the gun, it was clear that the ..read more