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Hornady Rapid Safe Shotgun Wall Lock Review

March 30, 2022 By Travis Pike

The Hornady Rapid Safes are designed to fill the gap between safety and rapid access to your firearms. A home defense weapon should be secured, but also be easily accessed. With this in mind, how do you find a compromise between safety and access? The Hornady Rapid Safe series is attempting to provide an easy […]

Filed Under: Gear Reviews Tagged With: gun safe, guns, home defense, Hornady, pump action, safety, shotgun

Best Shotgun Ammo For Home Defense

March 8, 2022 By Joshua Gillem

There is a lot of debate about which is the best type of shotgun ammo for home defense. We have a lot of articles dedicated to home defense shotguns, and plenty of other shotgun articles in general, but nothing dedicated to the ammo you’d use for home defense, specifically. At least, not that I can […]

Filed Under: Ammo, Ballistics, Gun Info, SHOT Show Tagged With: home defense, self-defense, shotgun

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

3 Dangerous Shotgun Myths That Could Get You Killed

October 1, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

I’m someone who has frequented a local gun store on one or more occasions, and have even worked at gun law seminars when I lived in Pennsylvania. Some of the stuff I’ve heard gun owners and gun shop employees say is enough to get someone in trouble if they actually believe this nonsense. Something I’ve […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: guns, home defense, shotgun, shotguns

Smith & Wesson’s New M&P 12 Bullpup Shotgun

August 17, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

S&W has been teasing for more than a few days that they were releasing something new, just in time for the NRAAM 2021 to kick off. Today, that new thing was announced in the form of the M&P 12 Bullpup Shotgun. What is a bullpup shotgun? A Bullpup is a design that helps to keep […]

Filed Under: Defensive Gun, Gun Info, Industry News, News Tagged With: 12 gauge, home defense shotgun, new products, shotgun, Smith & Wesson

Top 5 Best Budget Guns

July 6, 2021 By Travis Pike

“Best budget gun” articles are a dime a dozen. My main problem with these lists is they often feature cheap guns, but they are typically not very good guns. I won’t name names but some guns are great if you want to load them, put them away, and never actually use them for anything. If […]

Filed Under: Best Of Lists, Gun Info, Gun Reviews Tagged With: 22lr, 40 S&W, affordable, AR 15 Aero Precision, budget guns, guns, handgun, rifle, shotgun

Shotgun Shotstring

July 4, 2021 By GunnersDen

What is a shotgun shotstring? A shotgun shotstring is produced out of a shotgun as a by-product of a choked shotgun barrel. It is a column of shot and its length varies as to the degree of choke in the barrel. Its length is from first pellet in the lead to the last pellet at […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: guns, shotgun, shotguns, shotstring

Remington Model 870 Tac 14 Review: Is It Just A “Short Shotgun?”

May 10, 2021 By Travis Pike

This is an update to an old Remington Tac 14 review originally published in 2018. 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. The reason why, is because anytime anything […]

Filed Under: Gear Reviews, Gun Reviews, Shotguns Tagged With: 12 gauge, guns, home defense, Magpul, non nfa, Remington, self-defense lifestyle, shotgun, Tac 14, Test and Evaluation

LUP VS PSI: Shotshell Pressures and How They Affect Recoil

January 3, 2021 By Joshua Gillem

What is the difference between L.U.P VS PSI? P.S.I. (pounds per square inch) and L.U.P. (lead units of pressure) are used to measure chamber pressure in the various shotshell gauges. L.U.P. is calculated through the use of a lead crusher and was used for many years, but has been replaced by the more accurate P.S.I. […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: ballistics, shot gun, shotgun, shotshell

Shotgun Choke Tube Selection

May 14, 2019 By GunnersDen

Shotgun Comeback

With all the variables in shotshells today choke tube selection has become almost as an important issue as shotgun fit which is quite critical when trying to hit something with your shotgun. Having the right choke tube for the right situation is a critical part to shotgun shooting. Whether you are hunting waterfowl with steel […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: choke tube selection, choke tubes, shot shells, shotgun

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