20 ga.
Bench-madeLive Oak Bench
The Ashley English Game Gun
A slim, straight-hand side-by-side built for the dove field.
$14,895
Charleston, South Carolina · Est. 1952
The Lowcountry's
gun room since 1952.
Fine shotguns, sporting ammunition, and clays — a Lowcountry tradition. Bench-made shotguns, hand-loaded shells, and the truest clays in the state — kept the old way, sold the honest way.
Bench-made shotguns · Hand-loaded cartridges · Sporting clays · Gunsmithing · Fittings by appointment · Est. 1952 · Charleston, South Carolina · Bench-made shotguns · Hand-loaded cartridges · Sporting clays · Gunsmithing · Fittings by appointment · Est. 1952 · Charleston, South Carolina ·
1952
Family owned since
6 lb 4 oz
The Ashley game gun
By hand
Every cartridge, every clay
Bench-made & selected
The Shotguns
Guns we'd shoot ourselves — built by hand or chosen by hand, each one fitted, patterned, and signed for.
12 ga.
Best sellerLive Oak Bench
The Beaufort Sporter
An over-and-under that lives at the sporting clays station.
$3,895
28 ga.
Live Oak Bench
The Edisto Field 28
The little gauge with a gentleman's manners.
$4,250
12 ga.
Live Oak Bench
The Santee Marsh Auto
A gas semi-auto that eats three-inch steel and asks for more.
$2,195
20 ga.
Live Oak Bench
The Magnolia 20
A trimmed stock and lighter frame, fit for a smaller shooter.
$2,985
12 ga.
CommissionedLive Oak Bench
The Carolina Grand, No. 1
Full-coverage rose-and-scroll, gold live-oak inlay. One of one.
$28,950
Loaded in Charleston
The Cartridges
Sporting and field loads run on our own presses. Consistent, clean, and kind on the shoulder.
12 ga.
Case of 250Live Oak Cartridge
Lowcountry Target Loads, 12 ga.
2¾-inch, 1⅛ oz. of #8 — the honest clays load.
$109.95/ case / 250
20 ga.
Live Oak Cartridge
Dove Field Game Loads, 20 ga.
⅞ oz. of #7½ for September doves.
$89.95/ case / 250
28 ga.
Live Oak Cartridge
Sporting Loads, 28 ga.
¾ oz. of #8 — the sweetest-shooting shell we make.
$119.95/ case / 250
12 ga.
Non-toxicLive Oak Cartridge
Marsh Steel Waterfowl, 12 ga.
3-inch, 1¼ oz. of #2 steel for ducks and geese.
$139.95/ case / 250
Truest in the state
The Clays
From regulation domes to the midis and minis that humble everyone — throw a case and find out.
Case of 135
Live Oak Clays
Standard Sporting Clays
108mm regulation targets, orange dome.
$49.95/ case / 135
Earth-friendly
Live Oak Clays
Biodegradable Clays
Pitch-free targets that return to the earth.
$59.95/ case / 135
Live Oak Clays
Midi & Mini Targets
90mm and 60mm — the ones that humble everyone.
$54.95/ case / 150
Live Oak Clays
Rabbit Targets
Reinforced targets built to run the ground.
$57.95/ case / 100
Field notes & gun care
The Journal
The Bench · 6 min
Choosing Your First Sporting Clays Gun
Fit before flash: how to buy a gun that actually breaks targets.
Read the piece →The Field · 8 min
The Lowcountry Dove Season: A Field Guide
Where the birds fly, what to carry, and how to be the kind of guest who gets asked back.
Read the piece →The Bench · 5 min
Caring for a Fine Walnut Stock
Oil, patience, and the discipline to leave it alone.
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