Huglu 103FE

Huglu Hunting Firearms Cooperative · Shotgun · In Production

Also known as: Huglu 103 FE

Overview

The Huglu 103FE is an over-and-under double-barrel hunting shotgun produced by the Huglu Hunting Firearms Cooperative in Turkey. It is the top-tier finish of the 103 series, distinguished from the base 103C by decorative hand-engraved sideplates on the silver receiver and by automatic ejectors. Most commonly chambered in 12 gauge with a 3-inch (76mm) chamber and 28-inch (711mm) chrome-lined monoblock barrels topped by a ventilated rib, it is fitted with a Turkish walnut stock and a set of interchangeable screw-in mobile chokes. Like the rest of the 103 range it is also offered in 20, 28 and .410 gauges.

Specifications

Weight (empty)3175 g (112.0 oz)
Overall Length1155 mm (45.47")
Barrel Length711 mm (27.99")
Action TypeBreak Action
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Trigger TypeSingle Stage
Magazine Capacity2 rounds
Muzzle Velocity400 m/s (1312 fps)
Effective Range40 m (44 yd)
Barrel RiflingNone
Frame MaterialSteel
Barrel MaterialSteel
Stock MaterialWalnut
FinishSilver Engraved Sideplate

Calibers

Features

Base model

Huglu-103c

Production

Huglu Cooperative produces up to roughly 100,000 shotguns annually across its own and OEM brands.

Origin

Country of origin: Turkey

Notes

The 'E' in the 103-series suffixes denotes engraved/ejector models; the 103FE adds hand-engraved sideplates over the standard boxlock action. Weight is nominal (approximately 7 lb / 3.2 kg for the 12-gauge) and varies by gauge and barrel length. Supplied with a set of five mobile chokes.

Background

The Huglu cooperative grew out of gunsmith workshops in the central Anatolian mountain town of Huglu, where firearms have been hand-built since the Ottoman era; its craftsmen formally united into a cooperative in 1962 and today export engraved over-and-unders worldwide under Huglu and OEM brands.