The Western Shooter's Ass is a secretariat of Cape SAAACA founded to offer a platform for Firearms Collectors and historically interested people focussing on the American Wild West, roughly spanning the period of the 19th century...

Uberti Factory Visit, Earlier this year, while planning a European holiday I got the idea to send an e-mail to Aldo Uberti S.p.A asking whether I may visit their factory and see their production facilities and the firearms they manufacture. Being a collector of Old West type firearms and avid Cowboy Action Shooter I have grown to appreciate the quality of Uberti products. In no time I received a friendly reply from Suzanne Webb, sales manager at Uberti, that I would be most welcome, the envisaged date would be perfect and if I needed directions?

How it all began In November 2004 man/MAGNUM magazine published a reader's letter by Brian Hoare, a Canadian national who has long been involved in Cowboy Action Shooting, looking for interested...