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What’s The Difference Between Buckshot, Birdshot, and Slugs?

January 5, 2022 By Joshua Gillem

Whether you’re looking for your next home defense gun or something to go hunting with in the woods, it pays for you to know the differences between the different kinds of shotgun shells available in each gauge of shotgun. The below article discusses just that, with examples of each for your reference. Buckshot VS Birdshot […]

Filed Under: Ammo, Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: 12 gauge, 20 gauge, ammo, birdshot, buck shot, home defense, home defense shotgun, shot shell, shotgun, slug

Turkey Shotgun Guide

March 31, 2019 By GunnersDen

Turkey Shotguns: Turkey hunting in the U.S.A. is rapidly becoming a national favorite past-time sport and of course the gun of choice is the shotgun. Shot, choke and patterning a shotgun is absolutely critical for turkey hunting and for tight patterns good optics or sights are a must. With that said lets get on to […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Ballistics, Hunting Tagged With: choke, shot shell, shotguns, turkey

Shotgun Drop Factor

January 11, 2019 By GunnersDen

Shot shell Drop / Trajectory: Perhaps one of the things that will cross a shotgun hunter’s mind once in awhile is how much does shot drop over a given distance and does this trajectory matter. It goes without saying that the pellets are losing energy as they travel downrange to their intended target. The controversy […]

Filed Under: Ballistics, Shotguns Tagged With: ballistics, shot shell, shotgun, shotshell

Lead Poisoning and Hunting Game

September 20, 2018 By GunnersDen

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Lead Poisoning: All shotgun hunters need to be aware of making sure that all lead pellets are removed from game animals and or birds before consumption because lead is hazardous to your health. The biologic fate of inorganic lead in the human body is well known. Inorganic lead is not metabolized but is directly absorbed, […]

Filed Under: Gun Info Tagged With: lead, shot shell, shotguns

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