Shotgunning

Fabarm Elos 2 Elite 20 Gauge O/U Review
Browning Maxus II Review
Shotgun of the Year for 2020: the Retay Masai Mara 20 gauge Walnut
Fabarm USA Autumn SxS Twenty Gauge
Retay Masai Mara 20 Gauge Mossy Oak Bottomland
Mossberg 940 JM Pro
The Best Repeating Hunting Shotguns
Retay Gordion Upland 12 Gauge Semi-Auto
Savage Renegauge 12 Gauge Semi-Auto
Retay Gordion Waterfowl 12 Gauge Semi-Auto
A Look at the Orvis Elos Fabarm D2 12 Gauge
Review: 2020 Fabarm USA Elos N2 Allsport XL
Survey Says: Semi-Auto Shotguns
The Eternal Battle of Gas versus Recoil Autoloading
Shotguns
Review: Remington 11-87 Sportsman Field Twenty Gauge
Savage Arms Announces the Renegauge Semi-Auto Shotgun
Retay Arms Super Mara Super Waterfowl
An Update on Retay Arms Shotguns 5/26/2019
Review: 2019 Remington V3 Waterfowl Pro
Fabarm USA for 2019
Preview: Remington V3 Waterfowl Pro
Preview: Remington V3 Turkey Pro
Remington Unleashes Three new V3 Shotgun Models
Fabarm Choke Constrictions
Analysis: Gas and the Remington V3
The Remington V3 Blowback Mystery: A Discussion
So, You Want to Buy a Shotgun?
Review: Retay Arms Masai Mara “Bronze Pure” Inertia Plus Shotgun
Retay Arms and Trulock Chokes
Review: FABARM ELOS N2 Sporting
Fabarm Unleashes the New ELOS O/U Shotguns
Review: 2018 Retay Arms Masai Mara Satin
Is the Fabarm L4S Sporting the Best Clays Shotgun on the Market?
FABARM USA: 2018
Review: Masai Mara Satin Autoloader by Retay, Part One
The Grand Lie of Back-Boring
Review: 2017 Fabarm L4S Sporting 12 Gauge Clay Target Autoloader
Retay Arms Masai Mara 12 Gauge Auto, Part Two
Shipping now: the Fabarm L4S Sporting
First Look: Retay Arms Masai Mara 12 Gauge Auto Part One
The All-Around Shotgun
Federal Reinvents the Shotshell: the Gold Medal Grand
The Not So Super Winchester SX4 Shotgun
Neil Winston's Easy Shotgun Point of Impact Testing
Review: 2017 Remington V3 Walnut Review Part Two
Making A Shotgun Fit by Rollin Oswald
The Care and Feeding of the Fabarm L4S Autoloading Shotgun
Who Puts the Hardest Shot in Lead Target Shotshells?
February 2017 Update: Remington V3 12 Gauge Autoloader
The 2017 Winchester SX4 Puzzler
First Look: 2017 Benelli Super Black Eagle 3, the Best Ever?
Review: 2017 Remington V3 Walnut Review Part One
Federal's new 12 Gauge Target Shotshell: Federal Premium Gold Medal Grand
Preview: Remington V3 Walnut
2016 Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen Phase Two
Review: 2016 Mossberg 930 Pro-Series Sporting Shotgun Part Two
Review: 2016 Mossberg 930 Pro-Series Sporting Shotgun Part One
Compared: Benelli M2 20 Gauge Vs. Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen Part One
REVIEW: 2016 Browning Sweet Sixteen 16 gauge Autoloading Shotgun, Part Two
Review: 2016 Browning Sweet Sixteen 16 Gauge Autoloader, Part One
Shotgun Recoil
About the Safety on a Shotgun or Rifle
Fabarm XLR5 Waterfowler 12 Gauge, Part Two
Orvis Elos 12 gauge Part Two
Fabarm XLR5 Waterfowler 12 Gauge, Part One
Remington 870 200^th Anniversary Pump Shotgun
Orvis Fabarm Elos 12 Gauge O/U Shotgun, Part One
Review: Weatherby Orion I O/U Shotgun
Weatherby Element 12 gauge Inertia Autoloader
The Good Shotgun Shell
The Good Over / Under Shotgun
The Good Pump Action Shotgun
The Good Autoloading Shotgun
Breda Xanthos Damasco Twelve Gauge Autoloader Part Two
Breda Xanthos Damasco Twelve Gauge Autoloader Part One
Remington V3 Update March 4, 2016
REVIEW: 2016 Remington V3 12 Gauge Autoloader Part Four
REVIEW: 2016 Remington V3 12 Gauge Autoloader Part Three
REVIEW: 2016 Remington V3 12 Gauge Autoloader Part Two
REVIEW: 2016 Remington V3 12 Gauge Autoloader Part One
A Brief History of Fabarm USA Autoloaders
On the new Browning A5 Sweet Sixteen
On Youth Shotguns
Modern CIP Proofing Process
Why You Should Stay Away from Damascus Barrels
Picking a Shotgun Choke
Coming: the 2016 Browning Sweet Sixteen
I Still Don't Want to Pay a Fortune for a 12 Gauge Autoloader!
Guide to Shotguns and Shotshell Ammunition
Review: Mossberg 930 DC Pro-Series Autoloader - Waterfowl #85137
Mossberg Vs. Remington Vs. Beretta Vs. Benelli Vs. Fabarm Vs. Browning Autoloaders
September, 2015 Shotgun Updates
Fabarm L4S 12 Gauge Autoloader: In Detail
Yes, Shotshell Payloads Matter!
REVIEW: Weatherby Element Deluxe 20 Gauge Autoloading Shotgun
FABARM L4S REVIEW
FABARM L4S: The end of the Ugly Autoloader?
The Best Field Shotgun
The 2015 Browning Cynergy Field: Browning's Greatest Bargain? Part One
Shotgun News & Updates: July, 2015
A Closer Look at the Fabarm XLR5 Velocity FR: Video
What in the World is a "Clays" or "Sporting" Shotgun?
Shotgun Bargains for 2015
The Search for the Cheap O/U Shotgun
Sixty Second Autoloading Shotgun Reviews
Weatherby New Shotguns for 2015
Caesar Guerini and Fabarm USA for 2015
Why the O/U and SxS Shotgun Market is an Incomprehensible Mess
Review: Remington V3 Field Sport Autoloader, Finale (for now)
Benelli 828U O/U Shotgun First Impressions
Review: Remington V3 Field Sport Autoloader, Part Three
Review: Remington V3 Field Sport Autoloader, Part Two
Review: Remington V3 Field Sport Autoloader, Part One
New Shotguns for 2015
Remington's New for 2015 V3 Autoloader: The Best Ever?
The Overlooked Pump-action Shotgun
Review: Remington 870 Wingmaster American Classic 20 Gauge: Screaming with Quality
First Look: Weatherby PA-08 Upland Twenty Gauge Pump Shotgun
Review: Stevens 555 O/U 12 Gauge Shotgun
Review: Browning Silver Black Lightning 12 Gauge Autoloader
2014 Browning Maxus 3-1/2 Inch Review
An Attempt at Common Sense with Shotguns
Review: Benelli Ethos 12 Gauge Autoloader
Review: Weatherby SA-08 Deluxe 28 Gauge Autoloader
Browning 725 Citori Field 20 Gauge Part Two
Weatherby SA-08 Synthetic Waterfowler Part Two
Why the Ruger Red Label II O/U Shotgun is a Sure-Fire Hit
Weatherby SA-08 Synthetic Waterfowler 3.0 Autoloader, Part One
Browning 725 Citori Field 20 Gauge Part One
Important Tip for Mossberg 500 Owners
Benelli Ethos: Good, the Bad, the Ugly
Autoloading Shotgun Actions: The Good and the Bad
Why Ported Barrels? Browning Ported Barrels Survey
Are Any Expensive Autoloading Shotguns Worth It?
Browning 725 Citori 20 Gauge Preview
Benelli ETHOS Preview
The Return of the Ruger Red Label
New Firearms for 2014 to Look For
Review: Remington Versa Max 3-1/2 inch Autoloading Shotgun
Review: Fabarm Elos Deluxe 20 Gauge O/U Shotgun
Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down on Autoloading Shotguns: and Why
Review: Weatherby SA-08 12 Gauge Deluxe Autoloader
Turkish Shotgun Invasion: 2013
Inertia Autoloading Shotgun Shoot-Off: Benelli, Browning, Girsan
Winchester AA Heavy TrAAcker Ammunition: Video
Review: Girsan MC312 Twelve Gauge Autoloading Shotgun
Shotgun Patterns and their Spectacular Imprecision
Review: Winchester SX-3 12 Gauge Autoloader, FN's Best?
The Myth of Shotgun Break In
Air Pressure and the Shotshell Pattern
The New Browning A5 Adventure, Part III
Recoil and the Autoloading Shotgun
Review: Fabarm XLR5 Velocity LR, Part Two
Review: Fabarm XLR5 Velocity LR, Part One
Review: CZ920 20 Gauge Autoloader
Preview: New Fabarm XLR5 “Long Rib”
How Bad Are Turkish Shotguns, Really?
Gas-operated Vs. Recoil Operated Autoloaders, Part III
Twenty Gauge Autoloading Shotguns: What Do They Really Weigh?
Compared: Benelli Vinci vs. Browning A5
Gas-operated Vs. Recoil Operated Autoloaders, Part II
I Don't Want to Pay a Lot for an Autoloading Shotgun!
Review: Browning A5 Hunter, Round Two
Review: Weatherby SA-08 Deluxe 20 Gauge Autoloader
Winchester's New Shotshell Revolution: AA TrAAcker
Review: Franchi Affinity Compact Twenty Gauge
The Mystery of Shotgun Barrel Length
The Shotgun Autoloading Inertia Action of Perpetual Motion and Mystery
The Best Shotguns of 2012
Review: 2012 Browning A5 Hunter Autoloading Shotgun
The Death of the 20 Gauge Autoloader
Briley Takes on the Amusing, Confusing Browning DS Choke System
Preview: new Browning A5
Review: Ithaca M37 Twenty Gauge Waterfowl
Review: Franchi Instinct L 12 Gauge O/U
The Search for the Good Cheap Autoloading Shotgun
Choke Constriction Reference
The Disadvantages of the 3-1/2 inch Twelve Gauge Shell
Review: CZ 720 20 Gauge Autoloading Shotgun
What Makes Shotshell Pellets Work Better
Steel Versus Lead in Shotshells: Mythbusting
Review: Fabarm XLR 5 Velocity Competition Autoloading Twelve Gauge
Confused About Steel Shot and Barrel Damage?
Why Porting in a Shotgun Application Does Not Work
Why Not Shoot a Shotgun with Half the Recoil?
Ithaca M37 20 Gauge TurkeySlayer
Three Really Dumb Shotgun Things
2012 Shotgun Survey: Who is Happy and Who Is Not
The Best New Shotguns of 2012
The Mystery of the Over/Under Shotgun
Review: Browning 725 Citori Sporting O/U
Rules of Choke Tube Constriction
What To Do About Shotgun Face Slap and Gun Fit?
Franchi Affinity 20 Gauge Autoloader Review
Franchi Affinity 12 Gauge Autoloader Review
My Shotgun Blew Up
More on the Forthcoming Browning A5
George Trulock Talks Turkey
Fabarm / Caesar Guerini XLR5 Velocity Clays Autoloading Shotgun
Ithaca releases Phoenix O/U and Single Barrel Trap Models
Franchi Reinvents Itself for 2012
Browning A5 Preview
Still Can't Figure Out that Browning A-5?
The Eternal Battle of Gas versus Recoil Autoloading Shotguns
Shotshell Pellet Behavior
Review: Browning Citori 725 12 Gauge O/U Shotgun
A Simple Way To Select an Aftermarket Screw Choke
Why Shotgun Chokes Can Bewilder and Mislead
Steel, Lead, and the Rule of Three for Shotshells
Wingshooting Gauges and Fables
20 Gauge Pheasant Loads Compared
Three Inch 20 Gauge, the Rodney Dangerfield of Shotshells
Nice Shot Reloading Pressures
A Skeptic's Look at Modern Autoloading Shotguns
What's Wrong with All Autoloading Shotguns
Browning Brings Back the A5 and Introduces the Citori 725
25 Dead Mallards, Crummy Shells, and a Trulock Choke
The 187th Shotgun Recoil Discussion
Review: Mossberg Model 500 50th Anniversary Twelve Gauge
Review: CZ-USA 912 Twelve Gauge Autoloader
The End of High Performance No-Tox Shot?
Are Autoloading Shotguns Too Gimmicky?
Pheasants Past 50 Yards: 20 Gauge Style
Coming Soon: Mossberg 500, the First Fifty Years
Ithaca DeerSlayer III Twenty Gauge
New Savage Model 212 12 Gauge Slug Gun
Review Mossberg 930 12 Gauge Autoloader: A Big Surprise
Review: 2011 Browning A-Bolt Slug Gun
2011 Browning Maxus Sporting: Worth a Lot More Than a Look
Browning Double Auto: Val Browning's Finest
Benelli Super Vinci
New Stoeger M3500 Super Magnum Autoloader: Stoeger Shoots at the “Do Everything Super Value Super Auto”
Fausti Class Twenty Gauge O/U
Do Extended Chokes Improve Patterns?
Pellet Penetration For Wingshooters
Another Federal Heavyweight Load and a new Turkey Project Gun
The Mysterious Lengthened and Elongated Forcing Cone
Nice Shot Reloading Data: 12 Gauge
Nice Shot Reloading Data: 20 Gauge
Nice Shot Reloading Data: 16 Gauge
Nice Shot Reloading Data: 28 Gauge
Nice Shot Reloading Data: .410 Bore
Nice Shot Reloading Data: 10 Gauge
Wounding Ballistics for the Wingshooter
Shotgun Shells and Shotgun Chokes: like Laurel & Hardy
A 40 - 45 yard Mallard Load
The Wonderful Myths and Fables of Shotguns, Shotshells, and Chokes
Choke Problems with your Shotgun? Maybe Yes, Maybe No.
Blindsided by the Dark Cloud of Hevi-Metal
Beretta A400 Woes
Everything You Want to Know about Fausti, But Were Afraid to Ask
“Sporting Shotgun Performance” by Andrew Jones: A Must Read?
Why Shotshell Published Pressures are Meaningless
Randolph Engineering: Ranger XLW “Serious Equipment” Shooting Glasses
How Nice is “Nice Shot,” The Modern Lead Replacement?
New Autoloading Shotgun Reader Comments
Picking a “No-Tox” Shotshell: Code Words, Misinformation, and Hyperbole
Hevi-Shot Fires Back!
Slug Guns: Twenty Gauge Vs. Twelve Gauge: What Is Better?
How Much Should You Spend For an Autoloading Shotgun?
The No Tox Shotshell Problem
Savage 220F 20 Gauge Slug Gun Performance
Browning Brings Back the A-bolt Slug Gun
A Look at “Prairie Storm” Shotshells
Why Autoloaders Kick Far More Than They Need To: Beware the "Versatile" Shotgun
Home Defense 12 Gauge Pump Shoot-out
Review: Winchester SX-3 20 Gauge
Best and Worst Shotguns 2010: Survey Says
Recoil: According to Benelli, Beretta, Browning, and Remington
Looking for a Used Shotgun?
Shotgun Magnumitis: An Incurable but Controllable Affliction
Upland Hunting with Jack O'Connor
Rumor Mill: Remington's new Versamax 3-1/2 inch Waterfowler
2010 Shotgun and Wingshooting Awards
Classic Review: Beretta A303 Twelve Gauge Autoloader
Pheasants Past Fifty Yards and Pellet Size Selection for Upland Game
Benelli's SuperNova ComforTech 3-1/2 inch Slide Action 12 Gauge
Browning Maxus Hunter: Polished Blue and Walnut at Last
Lore of a Legend: Browning A-5 Light Twelve
20 Gauge Autoloader Comparison: Benelli vs. Beretta vs. Browning
How to Pick a Choke Tube in Five Minutes or Less with George Trulock
Ithaca Deerslayer II Twenty Gauge Review
Benelli ComforTech, Shotgun Recoil, and More Shrieks of the Mutilated
What Are The Best Factory Shotshells?
Shotshell Gauges, Payloads, and Velocity: Cutting Through the Bull
Where Can I Get Good Shotgun Barrel Work Done?
The Improbable Comparison: Beretta A400 vs. Browning Maxus vs. Benelli Vinci
What is the Most Reliable Autoloading Shotgun?
Quick Peek: Mossberg 930 12 Gauge Autoloader
Review: 2010 Beretta A400 Xplor Unico 12 Gauge Autoloader
Limbsaver “Dead Center” Shotgun Sights
Ithaca Model 37 vs. Browning BPS: What's the Difference?
Why We Bought the Wrong Shotgun
Fausti: The Most Famous Name in Shotguns You've Never Heard Of
Review: 2010 Browning Cynergy Field Twenty Gauge O/U
Review: Benelli M2 20 Gauge Comfortech Autoloader
The Spectacularly Impossible Question of Shotgun Fit
Talking Turkey About Pellet Penetration
Spring Turkey Hunting with Tony Knight & Family
Federal Heavyweight Turkey Load in 12 Gauge Equals Fabulous Performance
World's First Test: the new Ithaca Turkeyslayer 12 Gauge
Federal's Amazing 20 Gauge Turkey Load: Heavyweight No. Seven
Caesar Guerini Tempio “Sporter” Twenty Gauge O/U
Ithaca's New “Perma Guard” Defense and Waterfowl Guns
Did God Create Autoloading Shotguns So They Could Jam?
Straight Dope on Shotgun Chokes
Preview: Weatherby SA-08 Deluxe Autoloader
Savage 220F: The Best New Rifle of 2010 is a Shotgun
Ithaca's new Phoenix: the Return of the “Knick” Shotgun
Preview: Beretta A400 Unico 12 Gauge
Hope for Beretta 391 Lovers
Wouldn't You Really Rather Drive a 20 Gauge?
Confessions of a Browning A-5 Aficionado
Browning Cynergy Euro Field Twenty Gauge
Browning Auto-5 Magnum 20 Semi-Automatic Shotgun
Clunker of 2009 Award
More Shooting with the Slugging Superstar: Savage's 220F
Hunting & Shooting with Benelli's Vinci Autoloader
Savage Reinvents the Slug Gun: Savage Model 220F 20 Gauge
2009's Shotgun and Wingshooting Awards
Browning's New Autoloader: the Maxus
Improving Browning Invector Plus Shotgun Performance
2009 Benelli Ultra-Light 12 Gauge
Do-All's White Wing: World's First Affordable Gun Club in a Box?
The Benelli Vinci: In Depth
The Ithaca You've Never Seen Before: the 2009 Model 37 28 Gauge Ltd. Edition "AA" Grade
Are B & P Shotshells the Best?
EvoShield Recoil Shirt: The Ultimate in Recoil Protection?
Review: Remington Model 105 CTi II Autoloading Shotgun
First Look: Ithaca's All-New first-ever M37 28 Gauge & More
Preview: The Browning Maxus Semi-Auto Shotgun
Preview: Remington's 2009 887 Nitro Mag Pump Action
Beretta AL391 Urika 2 Gold 20 Gauge Shotgun: A Non-Review
Ithaca Model 37 20 Gauge Review: Is it the Best?
The Mystery of the Beretta 391 Series Shotguns
The Many Reasons to Avoid Over / Under Shotguns
Kent Tungsten-Matrix vs. Hevi-Shot "Classic Doubles"
The Eternal Horror of Shotgun Recoil
Instant Kills Past 50 Yards? Winchester Xtended Range HD
2007 Beretta 391 Urika Gold 12 Gauge
Winchester Supreme Elite Xtended Range: The Best EVER?
Browning Cynergy Classic Field 20 Gauge O/U Shotgun
Caesar Guerini Magnus O/U Shotgun
Browning BPS 16 Gauge Pump-action Shotgun
How Good Are Fiocchi Shells, Really?
Preview: New Browning BPS 16 Gauge
First Look: 2007 Beretta Urika 2 Gold 12 Gauge
A Look at the Remington 105CTi Shotgun
Why Your Shotgun Always Throws the Wrong Pattern
Shotshell Reloading Background by Johan Loubser
Alliant Shotshell Powders
E. D. Lowry on Shot String (8.7 meg PDF)
Browning Gold Superlight 12 Gauge FLD Hunter
DeHaan Model U2 16 Gauge O/U Shotgun
Shotgun Power: the Myth of the Gauge
A Glimpse at Shotgun Gas Actions
How Much Difference Can a Choke Tube Make?
Shotguns and Trigger Trouble
2006 Browning Gold 20 gauge Superlight Hunter
2006 Dove Opener
Post 4 Optics: Titanium Shooting Glasses
Savage Milano 20 ga. O/U
CZ Ringneck 16 ga. Side by Side
Fiocchi Golden Pheasant Loads
A 20 Gauge Patterning Example
A Graphic Look at Patterns
Carlson's Shotgun Choke Tubes
Patterning for American Skeet
Patterning for Game Birds
Notes on Patterning Turkey Loads
The Trouble With Chokes
What About Shot String?
When Do I Need an Aftermarket Choke Tube?
Where Do We Want Our Pattern Today?
Why Back-Boring Does Not Work
Why We Desperately Need to Pattern Shotguns
The .410: What Good is It?
16 gauge: The Best Gauge?
Why the 10 Gauge Shotgun is Obsolete
Defeating Shotgun Recoil
Pellet Size Selection for Upland Game
The Right Shot Size and the Squared Load
Shotgun Mysteries: What Modifications Work?
What About Shotgun Weight?
What Chamber Length for Your Shotgun?
Wing Shooting and Recoil
Shotgun Choke Specifications
Shotgun Pressures

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