A shotgun’s payload of pellets flies downrange in an expanding, lengthening swarm. The choke in the gun’s muzzle determines the height and width of that swarm. “Choke” is the taper in the last inches ...

Make sure your shotgun is shooting the best possible patterns before upland and waterfowl seasons open. Here’s a step-by-step guide Like anything, you can take patterning a shotgun too far. A turkey ...

If you’re skipping the step of patterning your shotgun, you’re leaving accuracy and consistency up to chance. Patterning is the process of testing how your shotgun distributes pellets on a target at ...

On a working homestead, you do not have the luxury of a different firearm for every chore. You need a handful of calibers and ...

There are dozens of duck hunting loads on the market today, all with a variety of shot sizes, pellet materials, payloads, velocities, and wad designs. Overwhelmed with options, I think many duck ...