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3 Dangerous Shotgun Myths That Could Get You Killed

September 23, 2020 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

Best Shotguns For Home Defense: Buyer’s Guide (Action Types, Gauges, Etc)

May 20, 2020 By Terry Nelson

*Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published in October, 2017 but has been updated and republished to continue to reflect the best home defense shotguns as well as serving as a guide to shotgun action types, shotgun gauges, and other important info.* Without a doubt, the shotgun is one of the most versatile firearms […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: henry, home defense shotgun, Mossberg, Remington, second amendment, self-defense, self-defense lifestyle, shotguns

Cool Historical Gun Accessories: The KAC Masterkey

July 2, 2019 By Travis Pike

Back in the 80s and 90s, it seemed like anything was possible. The G11 space gun was in full swing, the TEC 9 reportedly advertised as being resistant to fingerprints, and Knight’s Armament was making some cool stuff. The coolest of the cool was the KAC Masterkey. What’s a Masterkey? The KAC Masterkey is a […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: Knights Armament, Masterkey, Movies, shotguns, Things I want

12 Gauge Federal Flightcontrol Review

June 3, 2019 By Travis Pike

Shotguns … I do love them and I’m always on the lookout to find new ammo. The versatility of shotgun ammo is one of the best things about this platform. You can swap between buckshot, slugs, and bird, as well as specialty ammo that’s both effective and fun. I always like to experiment with different […]

Filed Under: Gear Reviews, Self-Defense Lifestyle, Shotguns Tagged With: ammo, buckshot, Federal, review, Shot, shotguns, travis Pike

Shotshell Reloading Equipment

May 15, 2019 By GunnersDen

Shotgun Reloading: The purpose of this guide is for all those who would like to start reloading for their shotguns either for economy or better selection of shot and wad, that don’t know where to start when buying reloading equipment. This guide will show you everything that you need to start reloading your own top […]

Filed Under: Reloading, Shotguns Tagged With: reload, reloading, shot guns, shot shells, shotguns

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

Shotgun Game Guide

March 21, 2019 By GunnersDen

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 […]

Filed Under: Ballistics, Gun Info, Hunting, Shotguns Tagged With: game, guides, hunting, shotgun, shotguns

Shotgun Forcing Cones

March 13, 2019 By GunnersDen

The forcing cone in a shotgun barrel forces the shot charge or shot column down in diameter in transition from the shotgun chamber to enter the bore and then to enter the parallel section of the choke. The one we will concern ourselves with here is the chamber to bore forcing cone the other is […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: forcing cone, gunsmithing, shot pattern, shotguns

Shotgun Choke Tubes Interchangeability

March 13, 2019 By GunnersDen

A choke tube is a removable interior tube at the end of a shotgun barrel that controls shot dispersion. Choke tubes typically come in cylinder, improved cylinder, modified, improved modified, full, and extra full. A cylinder choke tube produces a very wide shot dispersion, whereas an extra full choke tube will provide a much tighter […]

Filed Under: Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: choke tube, shotguns, threads

Steel Shot VS Lead Shot for Shotguns

March 11, 2019 By GunnersDen

There are two very important factors that you have to understand and consider when properly switching from lead shot to steel shot. (1) Steel shot is harder than lead shot; (Advantage). (2) Steel shot is lighter than lead shot; (Disadvantage). (1) Steel shot is 3 times harder than lead shot: Let’s first examine the steel shot advantage by firing a […]

Filed Under: Ballistics, Gun Info, Shotguns Tagged With: ballistics, shot shells, shotguns, steel vs lead

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