With shotgun shells harder to find this summer, dove hunters are having to scramble before the Sept. 1 opener. Target loads are easier to find and could give hunters better down-range pattern. In my ...

Critics often claim shotguns are inherently inaccurate, but this depends heavily on the ammunition used. Modern developments, ...

The best ammunition is better than ever. Trouble is, it’s way more expensive too. Top-of-the-line rifle ammo can run you $3 or more a round, and with the introduction of Tungsten Super Shot, some ...

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

The best semi-auto shotguns fire rounds reliably and cycle quickly. Even in lighter platforms, they soak up recoil and swing ...

This article by John M. Taylor appeared originally in the September 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as ...

The business end of sending a slug through a shotgun barrel has seen serious upgrading since scatter-gunners first loaded a single chunk of lead into a shotgun shell. At the middle of the last century ...

There are still a ton of great Browning Auto 5 shotguns in the used market. No other shotgun feels quite like an original Browning Auto 5 when it goes off. The entire barrel moves backward with the ...

The Remington 1100 is one of the greatest, and most important, semiauto shotguns ever made, and even as it nears its 60th birthday, it’s still a favorite of many hunters. We brought an 1100 with us on ...

We live in the era of specialized turkey gear. Turkey-specific guns, loads, and chokes make it possible to cleanly kill turkeys at 50-plus yards. But here’s the catch: The super-tight patterns that ...