Shotgun gauges are determined by the number of lead balls of a given diameter required to make one pound of that size ball. In other words 20 balls of 20-gauge diameter are needed to make one pound; ...

Hunters who are looking for a lighter shotgun to carry for spring turkey hunting season, may want to consider a .410. Recent advancements in shot shell technology have made small .410 shotguns a ...

A few years ago, the 410 was given new life thanks to Tungsten Super Shot (TSS). The dense little pellets turned the diminutive gauge—usually reserved for youth small game hunters—into a viable turkey ...

Shotguns vary greatly, but there is an ideal match for everyone. Here is what you need to know to identify it.

I am a bird hunter. Even before I could shoot a shotgun, I was a bird hunter tagging along with my dad on September dove hunts. When I was old […] ...

In my younger days, my buddies and I always went to a bar after work. Every now and then we’d get into arguments with a bar fly—from politics to our favorite bird gun—and suddenly were all in a fight.

Smallbores are in right now, and 20-gauge shotguns are having another moment. This current trend should last for a long time, too. New ammo for 20-gauges makes them almost as capable as a 12-gauge. As ...

Good news for gun-lovers who have a green-thumb: There's a shotgun shell for that. Flower Shells are standard 12 gauge (0.729 in, 18.5 mm) shotgun ammunition loaded with one of twelve different seed ...