At my gun club’s range the other day, one of the other members let me shoot a couple of his straight-wall deer rifles . He told me that before he found the right bullets, he had lost a couple of ...

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Ultimately, the choice between buckshot and birdshot is deeply personal, but training and preparation are equally important.

Hunting deer with a shotgun is not the "hit or miss" thing it was a few years ago. There have been a lot of advancements in the technology of slug manufacturing which has resulted in increased ...

For many hunters a shotgun loaded with slugs remains a good choice to put a rack on the wall and venison in the freezer.

The pump-action shotgun is a classic firearm, renowned for its versatility and reliability. Whether you’re a beginner looking to learn the ropes or an experienced shooter seeking a refresher, ...

Slug hunters have more options than simply dragging their turkey gun into the deer woods. Check out a few options built specifically for deer hunting. by Ralph M. Lermayer "Shotgun slugs are a fact of ...

Shotguns are fairly versatile weapons due to their simplicity. They are essentially smoothbore weapons with a bore diameter between 18 and 20mms depending on the choke used. This makes it easy to ...

Many college and municipal law enforcement agencies are abandoning the shotgun for the ArmaLite Rifle (AR, i.e., patrol rifle) platform. Indeed, Virginia’s Department of Criminal Justice Services no ...

Types of shotguns are classified by their action, which is their operating system, so to speak, and by their gauge, an archaic measure of caliber. Each action type and gauge has its advantages and ...