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, […]
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My Custom Tac 14 – Improving a Firearm
I’ve owned my totally not a shotgun, pump action, 12 gauge Tac 14 for a year now, and in that short period of time, it’s become a favorite of mine. Being built on a Remington 870 means I have tons of choices for upgrading and modernizing the platform. One golden rule about customizing this gun […]
Lead Poisoning and Hunting Game
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, […]
The Top 5 Underrated Guns of All Time
I love odd and unique guns, especially those that seem to be heavily underrated. Most underrated firearms offer something other weapons don’t. The five guns I picked all offer a thing, or two most of their contemporaries did not, yet remain underrated guns. Benelli M3 One of my favorite shotguns of all time is the […]
Shotgun Bore Polishing
Shotgun Bore Burnishing: Actual gains in pattern density, evenness and point of impact consistency can be had cheaply by simply burnishing the shotguns bore, chamber and forcing cone. This applies to all shotgun bores other than chromed bores, all shotgun bores are polished but not burnished, burnishing removes all the scratches from shotgun bores left […]
Shotgun Shotstring
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 […]
