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Top shots’ guns
PERAZZI
ANASTASIASPARROW
“Ihavea pairofPerazziMX20(20-bore)
30inshotgunswithcustomSC2wood
andcustomstocksandfore-endsfor
partridgeandwalked-upgrouse.A pair
ofPerazziHighTechElles12-boreswith
32inbarrels,againwithcustomstocks
andfore-ends,fixedchokedat^3 ⁄ 4 and½
forsportingclaytargetsandbiggergame
days.Lastly,I havea PerazziMX2000/3
12-bore,29½in,withcustomadjustable
stockandPerazzimultichokesfor
Olympictrapshooting.Andlurkinginthe
safeis myWeihrauch.22RF bolt-action
rifle for vermin control.”
ARRIETA
SERENAWILLIAMS
“Ishootwitha pairofside-by-side
20-boreArrietas,whichI haveusedfor
20 years.Thestockshapeis straight
hand,althoughI haveinterchangeable
chokesI tendtokeepthemchokedquite
tightandI don’tchangethembecause
it worksformeasit is.I usemyNo 1
gunforeverything,beit pigeon,clay
pigeon,grouse,woodcock,pheasant
andpartridge.Personally,I don’t
thinkthatthegunneedstochange
acrossdisciplinesandI quiteenjoythe
challengeofshootingmy20-borein
extremeweatherandacrossdifferent
species.I liketoprovethatI canshoot
everythingwithjusttheonegun.I’mnot
sure if it’s right or wrong but it suits me.”
WESTLEYRICHARDS
ANNE-SOFIELUCAN
“Myfavouritepairofgunsis a pair
ofWestleyRichards12ground-body
sidelockejectorshotgunswithtwo
triggersandassistedopening,with
28inbarrels.Theyhavestraighthand
stockswithexhibitionwoodand
softleatherrecoilpadsaswellasfull
elaboratescrollengravingwithgold
flowerinlays,gold1 and2,gold
naming,gold‘safe’andtheyweigh
5lb12oz.I usetheseforanykindof
gameshootingandespecially for
pigeon shooting.”
KRIEGHOFF
HANNAHGIBSON
“Ihaveshota KrieghoffParcours
12-bore,32inbarrelwithanadjustable
stockforthepast5½years.I useit asmy
claygunbutalsoongame; it handles so
nicely on driven game.”
BROWNING
RIZZINI
CLAIREZAMBUNI
“Sincegoingtoa 20-bore,I havebought
a BrowningHeritage,whichI love,but
I’malsousinga Rizziniround-bodied
20-boreside-by-sideandif I canget
confidentwithit,I wouldliketouse
a side-by-side.I’mdoinga lotmore
walked-upshootingaroundEurope.My
mainshootingintheUKis highbird(just
highenoughtostillseethemcrumple)in
Devon,ShropshireandScotland.I don’t
gettoshootgrouseverymuchalthough
I love partridge, especially in Spain.”
AYA
ROS IEWH ITAKE R
“Ihavea pairofprettyAYA20-bores,
theyaresidelockNo1s,side-by-sidewith
a 27inbarrelanda straightstock.They
havea smallengravingofa partridge
ontheundersideandtheyweremade-
to-measure– a presentfrommyfather
whenI was18.I usethemeverywhere,
onfarmwalkaboutdays,onclays,
occasionallyonhighbirdsinDevon,but
moreusuallyongrouseinYorkshire.For
about 10 yearsinmylatetwenties,I used
oneofa trioofmyfather’sPurdeyover-
and-under20-bores,solightandwhippy
ongrousetheywerelikeextensionsof
myarms.Theyhavebeenmothballed
nowastheyaresuchspecialguns,I only
use them for special occasions.”
B E RET TA
NICOLEESCUE
“I use a pair of Beretta Silver Pigeon
Deluxe Field over-and-under 20-bores
with30inbarrelsthatI havehadmodified
withbespokestocksandTeaguechokes.
Thelovely AlastairPhillips sourced the
pair for me from GMK when he was
with William Evans and Kevin Phillips
at SportArm had the guns re-stocked
andTeagued forme followinga fitting
withSimonWard.KevinandI basedthe
designfortheSportArmladiesstockona
gorgeousBosshehadinhisshop,sothey
havea PrinceofWalesgripandthefore-
endwasreplaced with a schnabel-less
one.Thegunsaregreatall-roundersthat
I useoneverythingfromclaystogrouse
and I think I will keep them forever.”
SerenaWilliamsmaking
gooduseofherArrieta
on the grouse moor
Top shots
SARAH FARNSWORTH
