Caesar Guerini Ellipse Curve
Caesar Guerini S.r.l. · Shotgun · In Production
Also known as: Ellipse Curve
Overview
The Caesar Guerini Ellipse Curve is an Italian over-and-under break-action shotgun and a premium engraving variant of the round-body Ellipse line, built in Brescia. Its hand-polished coin-finished receiver carries advanced machine-executed scroll engraving and is protected by Invisalloy coating, mated to a Turkish Circassian walnut stock with a hand-rubbed oil finish. Offered in 20 and 28 gauge with 28-inch chrome-lined barrels, a non-selective single trigger, automatic ejectors and five flush-fitting nickel-plated chokes, the 20-gauge gun weighs about 6 pounds 10 ounces as a light, elegant upland and sporting clay gun.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 3005 g (106.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1156 mm (45.51") |
| Barrel Length | 711 mm (27.99") |
| Action Type | Break Action |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 2 rounds |
| Effective Range | 45 m (49 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Smoothbore |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Walnut |
| Finish | Coin |
Calibers
- 20 Gauge · primary — also known as 20 ga, 20 bore
- 28 Gauge — also known as 28ga, 28 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Manual
- Feed systems: Break Open Barrels
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety, Barrel Selector
- Features: Over Under Barrels, Round Body Action, Non Selective Single Trigger, Automatic Ejectors, Screw In Chokes, Chrome Lined Barrels, Engraved Receiver, Invisalloy Finish, Circassian Walnut Stock
Base model
Service history
Operators
- Sporting and hunting shooters
Production
Production years: present
Civilian sporting/field over-and-under shotgun produced in Brescia, Italy; a high-grade engraved member of the Ellipse round-body family.
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Notes
MSRP around $10,650 for the 20-gauge with 28-inch barrels (left-hand stock adds a premium). Stock dimensions: 14.75-inch length of pull, 1.5-inch drop at comb, 2.25-inch drop at heel, 26 lines-per-inch checkering. Bore diameters .626 in (20 ga) and .554 in (28 ga); 8-6mm tapered solid top rib with silver front bead.
Background
Caesar Guerini was founded in 2002 by brothers Antonio and Giorgio Guerini in Brescia, the historic heart of the Italian gunmaking trade; the Ellipse Curve showcases a new generation of computer-guided engraving that the maker touts as approaching hand-cut quality at a fraction of the cost.