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 […]
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Shotgun Game Guide
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 […]
Shotgun Forcing Cones
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 […]
Shotgun Choke Tubes Interchangeability
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 […]
Shotgun Bore Diameters, Chokes, and Chambers Explained
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, […]
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 […]