The gauge is the first thing you’ll notice on a box of shotshells, and it’s crucial to match this number with your shotgun.

16-Gauge shotguns have always been around, but were a niche option because of their size and the lack of shell options and over-powered loads. (Steve Knight/Tyler Morning Telegraph) The shotgun always ...

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Hunters and target shooters are rediscovering a shotgun bore that many had written off as a relic. After decades... The post ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — A few weeks ago I was hunting pheasants, trying to keep up with my Lab Bailey, as she worked a ditch filled with cattails, when an out-of-place color on the ground ahead of me caught ...

In my younger days, my buddies and I always went to a bar after work. Every now and then we’d get into arguments with a bar fly—from politics to our favorite bird gun—and suddenly were all in a fight.

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 ...

Hunters who are looking for a lighter shotgun to carry for spring turkey hunting season, may want to consider a .410. Recent advancements in shot shell technology have made small .410 shotguns a ...

August is a month of preparation, a month when dove hunters are mulling what they need in the way of gear. Some will decide they need a new shotgun. I’ve shot doves with everything from a single-shot ...