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When in Reno last week I made the point to go and look at the guns made by one of the world's best gunmakers--Piotti. I've always really admired their shotguns and would love to see one in my safe at some point. When at their booth they showed me a double rifle that apparently was to be one of the center pieces for the SCI auction on the convention's last night. Piotti had donated a DR and they had it at their booth.
The gun was gorgeous and the guy that had engraved it was sitting nearby. First of all, I didn't know that Piotti also made double rifles and I mentioned that to the young Italian girl I was chatting with. She told me they do, of course, but then told me that they only make two each year. In fact, she also told me they only make 50 shotguns yearly. I asked her if that since they make so few of the rifles, did they farm out some of the manufacturing to others, such as the barrels or actions? She said "no" and told me that they made the entire gun at their one manufacturing site with their own people, many of which are in the Piotti family.
My question to you is, aside from the finish of a gun like this, which is outstanding, can a company that makes so few double rifles truly master the intricacies of the action, fit, and regulation that a top of the line DR requires?

Piotti's double rifle donation to SCI