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A Briny Blast
Mossberg’s Model 935 Pro-Series Waterfowl vs. The Wild Atlantic By Holt Bodinson If sea duck hunting isn’t on your lifetime bucket list, add it this year. Hunting the common eider while clinging to...
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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...
View ArticleA Great 28
Think you’ve seen more 28-gauge shells on the shelves lately? It’s not surprising. This great little load is making inroads in arenas other than skeet fields. In fact, the 28 is nibbling at the heels...
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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 era...
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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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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...
View ArticleShoot It Clean!
Dream no more. The “de-fouling shot” is here. Only available in 12-gauge at the moment, Huntego’s CleanShot is just the beginning of what I believe will be a tsunami of “de-fouling” developments...
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Remington’s Versa Max
Meets HyperSonic Steel At times, there is serendipity between the appearance of a new shotgun and a new shotshell. Hot off the production lines, Remington’s new 12-gauge, Versa Max shotgun wedded to...
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Buck & Ball
The Historical Load Goes Mainstream Combining buckshot and a bore-sized ball in a single charge is a historical and very effective answer to improving the lethality of the smoothbore in combat. It was...
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Hex Shot And Rubber Bullets
New shotgun ammo for 2011 What drives the firearms industry faster than any other factors? It’s new calibers and improvements in ammunition. In the world of shotgunning, our calibers seem to be pretty...
View ArticleStarting Early, Starting Right
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View ArticleYe Olde English Shotgunners
Some of the greatest treasures in the world of shotgunning literature are the works of 19th century English sportsmen. Historically, Read the full article... The post Ye Olde English Shotgunners...
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