Videos tagged with Gardone Val Trompia

This guide details the comprehensive process of building a custom Beretta DT11 L shotgun at the Beretta Custom Shop in Italy. It covers crucial steps from initial wood selection and precise gun fitting with a stock maker to custom hand engraving and final regulation. The process emphasizes personalized dimensions and aesthetic choices, culminating in field testing to ensure optimal performance. Instruction is provided by a host with high authority in firearms, offering technical insights into materials and processes.

This guide details the intricate process of crafting a custom shotgun stock at RFM, an Italian gunmaker. It covers material selection, traditional hand-tooling techniques for inletting and shaping, applying oil finishes, and executing hand-cut checkering. The emphasis is on the meticulous, time-honored methods used to achieve a bespoke fit and finish, highlighting RFM's commitment to traditional craftsmanship.

This comprehensive overview of the Beretta 93R 'Raffica' features insights from its designer, Paolo Perolla. It details the pistol's origins, its unique 3-round burst mechanism, recoil management features like the folding foregrip and detachable stock, and its surprisingly accurate performance in live-fire tests. The video also highlights a custom gold-plated 93R made for Muammar Gaddafi.

This review by Ian McCollum of Forgotten Weapons details the rare Armaguerra M35, an Italian 'last-ditch' pistol produced in 1944 under German occupation. The analysis highlights its crude manufacturing, unique markings, and deviations from standard Beretta designs, such as reversed safety stamps and a squared magazine floor plate. Production volume was extremely limited, estimated at only around 400 units.