The shotgun is very popular for upland game hunting with bird hunting the most popular. A shotgun hunter must pay close attention to the type of shot used in shotshells and correct choke selection to ensure an effective and humane kill shot on wild game. The shotgun will place 70% of shotshell shot in a […]
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Shotgun Pattern Improvement
After doing a thorough pattern test and analysis it’s time to focus on how to increase pattern density and consistency, as both are needed for a complete shotgun pattern tuning. There is some knowledge worth having first as to what you are dealing with. A True Shot Pattern Is, 100% Of The Shot In A […]
How to Pattern a Shotgun
Perhaps one of the most critical parts of shooting an imparticular load of shot out of your your shotgun at a patterning board is the fact you will also know its exact point of impact with your imparticular sight picture. You can have an excellent shot pattern but if it is not where your aiming then its not worth very much from a hunters or shooters perspective. Shot patterns are only part of the overall performance of a shotgun when shot patterning.
Online Shotgun Guide
In this online shotgun guide you will find various articles and technical information on shotguns including; shotgun shells, shotshell reloading, shotgun gunsmithing, shotgun shooting, shotgun hunting, game and choke guides, shotgun buying guide, shotgun versatility and much more. Shotgun Definition: Our modern definition of a shotgun is: A shoulder fired firearm with a smooth bore, […]
Shotgun Choke Tubes For Turkey Hunting
Originally, chokes were integral to shotgun barrels and were not interchangeable. Only a few short years ago, the most common turkey choke was the factory full choke. The integral full choked shotgun had an effective range of 30 yards to 40 yards depending on the shot sized used. As turkey hunting pressure increased ranges started […]
New From Kel Tec at SHOT Show 2019
We got to catch up with Kel-Tec at SHOT Show’s Industry Day at the Range, 2019. It’s always exciting for us to see what new contraptions Kel-Tec comes out with, because unlike some of the other companies out there, they continue to innovate with new, out of the box designs. This time around, they had […]
Shotgun Drop Factor
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 […]
This Writer’s Top 10 Best Shotguns
My Top 10 Best Shotguns — Much to the chagrin of my editors, I am a shotgun fanatic. It turns out I was born in the wrong generation, and everything is now tactical carbines. However, as the times change I stay like a boulder in the wind, unmoving. I like my shotguns and to share […]
Remington Model 870 Tac 14 Review: Is It Just A “Short Shotgun?”
The ‘other firearm’ category on a 4473 has likely never been checked to the degree it was in 2017 with the Mossberg Shockwave and Remington Tac 14 making massive waves in the industry. Anytime anything defies the NFA, you can bet it’s going to be popular. There is a reason so many Pistol Brace companies […]
Shotgun Stock Fitting
Shotgun Stock Fit: Getting the right fit on a shotgun stock is one of the most important things that you can do to improve your shooting and this is the one thing that most people will ignore. When you really think about it if you belong to a club with a lot of members or hunt […]