Caesar Guerini · Shotgun
Caesar Guerini Tempio SE
Break action · 20 Gauge
Also known as CG Tempio SE, Tempio Special Edition
About the Caesar Guerini Tempio SE
The Caesar Guerini Tempio SE is a special-edition version of the Italian Tempio over/under break-action field shotgun, built in Brescia. It retains the low-profile boxlock receiver, single selective trigger and automatic ejectors of the standard Tempio, but distinguishes itself with a hand-engraved game scene of doves on the left action and Bobwhite quail on the right, accented with gold inlay, over a hand-polished coin or case-colored finish protected by the maker's Invisalloy coating. Offered in 20 and 28 gauge and .410 bore with 28-inch barrels, it is stocked in deluxe Turkish walnut with a hand-rubbed oil finish, 26-line-per-inch checkering, a Prince-of-Wales grip and a Schnabel fore-end.
The SE's receiver carries a hand-cut game scene pairing doves with Bobwhite quail in gold accents, a nod to the North American upland traditions that made the Tempio line popular with American bird hunters.
Caesar Guerini Tempio SE specifications
General
- Type
- Shotgun
- Action
- Break action
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single selective
- Calibres
- 20 Gauge, .410 Bore, 28 Gauge
- Magazine capacity
- 2 rounds
- Magazine
- Internal
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 711 mm (28.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1156 mm (45.5 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 3.00 kg (6.62 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Smoothbore
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Stock
- Walnut
- Finish
- coin
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 380 m/s (1247 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 1734 J (1279 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 40 m
History
- Production status
- Limited production
- Country of origin
- IT
Available calibres
Features
- Over under barrels
- Single selective trigger
- Automatic ejectors
- Low profile receiver
- Prince of wales grip
- Schnabel fore end
- Interchangeable chokes
- Hand engraved game scene
- Gold inlay
- Invisalloy protective finish
- Hand rubbed oil finish
- 26 lpi checkering
Safety
- Manual safety
- Barrel selector
Special limited production run of the Tempio aimed at upland bird hunters. Ships with five flush-fitting nickel-plated choke tubes (CYL, IC, M, IM, F). Weight varies by gauge: approximately 3005 g (20ga), 2863 g (28ga) and 2892 g (.410).
This is a variant of the Caesar Guerini Tempio.