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A Great 28
TriStar’s Setter S/T O/U Is A Sweet- Swinging Smallbore Built To scale. By Holt Bodinson Think you’ve seen more 28-gauge shells on the shelves lately? It’s not surprising. This great little load is...
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The Sweet Sixteen
Little Appreciated Today, Our Once Popular Do-All “Middle Gauge” Just Got Sweeter By Holt Bodinson If you’re old enough to remember the lyrics to Only Sixteen by Sam Cooke, you probably remember an...
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A Refined Autoloader
Mossberg’s 930 Pro-Series Is The Right Tool For Many Jobs By Holt Bodinson When you want to build a no-holds-barred competition firearm, go ask the leading competitors, right? That’s exactly what...
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Pick, Click, Shoot!
Winchester Brings Patterning Dope to Your Computer Screen. By Holt Bodinson Patterning is commonly regarded as a tedious aspect of shotgun management, but there’s simply no other way to truly...
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Ol’ Devil Wind
Even Shotgun Patterns Get Moved Around. By Holt Bodinson Let’s talk wind for a moment. Shotgunners don’t talk about wind much. The subject seems reserved to the rifle clan, but oh, how wind can...
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Think Pink!
Undeniably Eye-Catching and Priced To Sell, Legacy’s Turkish-Made Foxy Woods 20-Gauge Semi-Auto Is Ready For Action. By Holt Bodinson Legacy Sports International, which imports the lines of Howa,...
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Left Turn
Mossberg Gives The “10-Percenters” A Dedicated Gun By Holt Bodinson What do notables like Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Alexander the Great, Beethoven, John D. Rockefeller, Albert Einstein and...
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Just a Little Squeeze
Interchangeable Choke Tubes Are The Biggest Game Changer Since The Shotshell. By Holt Bodinson Interchangeable choke tubes have been one of shotgunning’s greatest advancements. While the concept of a...
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A Swingin’ Affair
There Was No Shortage Of Smoothbore Surprises At The 2016 SHOT Show By Holt Bodinson If the 2016 SHOT Show—held in glitzy Las Vegas—was any indication, the shotgunning world is full of surprises. As...
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Give ‘Em The 3rd Degree
Federal’s 20-Gauge Twist On Their “Three-Stage” Shotshell Concept Proves Itself A Kinder, Gentler Turkey Buster. By Holt Bodinson Mixing shot sizes to fill patterns or deliver more energy down range...
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A Great 28
TriStar’s Setter S/T O/U Is A Sweet- Swinging Smallbore Built To scale. By Holt Bodinson Think you’ve seen more 28-gauge shells on the shelves lately? It’s not surprising. This great little load is...
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The Sweet Sixteen
Little Appreciated Today, Our Once Popular Do-All “Middle Gauge” Just Got Sweeter By Holt Bodinson If you’re old enough to remember the lyrics to Only Sixteen by Sam Cooke, you probably remember an...
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A Refined Autoloader
Mossberg’s 930 Pro-Series Is The Right Tool For Many Jobs By Holt Bodinson When you want to build a no-holds-barred competition firearm, go ask the leading competitors, right? That’s exactly what...
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A Steal Of A Deal
Hatfield’s $225 12-Gauge Auto Has “Hit” Written All Over It By Holt Bodinson Remember those Hatfields, who were always fussin’, feudin’ and fightin’? Well, they’ve gone from feuding to gunmaking. In...
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The Affinity Catalyst
Franchi’s Designer Shotguns For Women By Holt Bodinson With the recent and encouraging influx of women into the shooting sports, it’s about time firearm manufacturers got serious about designing...
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Small-Bore Heaven
An Elegant Brace Of 28-gauge Shotguns Handle Like A Dream By Holt Bodinson Catching my eye at the 2017 SHOT Show were two new, very attractive 28-gauges—a svelte Model “Iside” SxS double by F.A.I.R....
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Benelli’s Bird Of Prey
The New Super Black Eagle 3 Brings An Enhanced Comfort Level By Holt Bodinson Few guns achieve cult status overnight, but the introduction of Benelli’s Super Black Eagle to the American market changed...
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The Cynergy of Browning
This Twin-Choked Turkey Over/Under Gives A Decided Advantage Afield By Holt Bodinson There’s something very classy about a double gun carried into the turkey woods. It’s historic. It’s nostalgic. Pump...
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A Shotgun In Your Holster
CCI’s Shotshells For Handguns By Holt Bodinson Well, not quite, but handgun shotshells have come a long way and have greatly expanded the utility of that handgun on your hip. I’m sure creative...
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Shoot It Clean!
Pull The Trigger And Huntego’s CleanShot Shell Does The Rest By Holt Bodinson Imagine, if you will, a day at the range or out in the field or in a blind, you’re tired, your gun is dirty, maybe wet....
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