When a shotgun is fired, a column of round shot pellets leaves the barrel and spreads out into a “pattern.” As the pellets travel farther from the firearm’s muzzle, the pattern widens. At some point, ...

The right choke for pheasant hunting will help you put enough pellets in a ringneck’s vitals to drop the bird immediately. Pheasants are big, tough birds, often shot going away, at distances varying ...

The shotgun was mankind’s first gunpowder-fired weapon, and even today, it is arguably our most versatile firearms system. Its many advantages are obvious. With a shotgun, you have the ability to ...