TriStar arms has released a shotgun specifically for turkey hunters. Made in Mossy Oak Break Up, and has a 3″ chamber and 24″ barrel. For a MSRP of $489, there are several upgrades that you get with this shotgun including a picatinny rail, ghost rings [Read More…]
Having shot the TrAAcker wad for 12 guage that Winchester came out with just over a month ago at SHOT, I can say that them offering it in 20 gauge will be nice for sportsman looking to maximize their hits with their shotgun. Not being a huge wing or clay shooter [Read More…]
Red Jacket Firearms (of Sons of Guns fame) had a interesting prototype at SHOTShow 2014. They have been working on a replacement front cap for the Kel-Tec KSG to allow attachment of flash hiders, breaching devices, and most interestingly–a 12-gauge [Read More…]
For those that favor a 20 gauge shotgun for your defensive long gun, Winchester has now released the 20 gauge fragmenting slug. The slug is designed to fragment into three large segments when it encounters a soft target, which helps to enlarge the temporary wound [Read More…]
Paradigm has made a modern recreation of the Duckbill shotgun spreader used by the US Navy SEALs back in the Vietnam War. Re-engineered to be much stronger than the original Duckbill, the GATOR Shotgun Spreader spreads the shot into a narrow horizontal pattern making [Read More…]
Strangely enough, the state of Nebraska has a surprisingly in-depth and comprehensive history of the shotshell hosted on its Game & Parks Commission website. According to this amusingly well-researched compendium, the inventor of the first shotshell is unknown, [Read More…]
Who doesn’t love a nice autoloading 12 gauge? They are versatile, fun, affordable to shoot, and are now invaluable tools to three gun shooters around the world. The Remington Versa Max is no exception, and I must say that it was a really pleasure to be able to [Read More…]
Tactical gear manufacturer Crye Precision debuted their first firearm at SHOT Show. Instead of entering the firearm industry the easy way with a branded AR-15 they enlisted the skilled gun designer Eric Burt, who has previously worked on the AAC Honey Badger and Magpul [Read More…]
Crye Precision debuted their double-action Six12 modular bullpup shotgun. Designed as a safer and more efficient door breacher, the Six12 is a 12-gauge, 6-round cylinder-fed modular shotgun platform. The bullpup layout brings the weight closer to the shooter and allows [Read More…]
Safety Harbor Firearms manufacture the Kompact Entry Gun (KEG) short barrel pistol-gripped shotguns build upon Mossberg 500 and Remington 870 receivers. Their guns are classed as AOW (All Other Weapons) and so do not carry the hefty $200 stamp required to purchase [Read More…]
TriStar Arms introduced a new tactical shotgun at the SHOT Show called the Cobra Marine. The shotgun has an 18.5″ barrel and is finished in brushed nickel. It has a synthetic stock. The forearm has a Picatinny rail allowing for the addition of a white light [Read More…]
Winchester Repeating Arms is introducing two new shotgun variants at the SHOT Show. The first is a Super X3 variant and the second is a Super X Pump model. The new Super X3 is called the Long Beard. It is designed for turkey hunting and takes 3 1/2″, 12 gauge [Read More…]
Browning extends the High Grade Program for a second year with the introduction of two new Citori 12 gauge over and under shotguns. The Grade III Citori has a colored case hardened finish on the receiver with high-relief scrollwork. The stock and forearm are made of [Read More…]
A new line of recoil-operated shotguns will be introduced by Benelli in 2014. The new line, called Ethos, uses the company’s Inertia Driven System and should be compatible with a wide variety of 12 gauge loads: from light 7/8 oz to heavy 3″ magnums. [Read More…]
RS Regulate recently introduced their new line of shotgun light mounts. Their new BM-12G mount attaches to the magazine tube of most 12 gauge shotguns and their new BM-12 attaches to the barrel of Vepr and Saiga pattern 12 gauge shotgun barrels. They include a 4 slot [Read More…]
Sensied, a Swiss company, is selling a shotgun designed specifically for EOD personnel called the S&F K1 Doorbreacher. It is a 12 gauge pump shotgun with an 11″ barrel and folding stock. The magazine holds five 2 3/4″ shells. The company also sells [Read More…]
The folks at AVA Tactical have developed a slick looking light and accessory mount for the Benelli M4 Shotgun. The ultra low profile mount is suitable for flashlights sized from 0.8″ to 1.035″ and does not need to be removed for field stripping. It [Read More…]
After a super busy year and a broken finger during a 3-gun match, I’ve finally gotten around to finalizing my “Ultimate” Survival Shotgun from the initial post earlier this year. I received a lot of interesting suggestions in the comments from that [Read More…]
ATI are now importing two new tactical-style 12 gauge shotguns. The TAC-PX2 (pictured above) is a pump action (pictured above) and the TAC-SX2 (pictured below) is a semi-automatic. From the press release … American Tactical Imports is proud to introduce [Read More…]
Here is a very neat example of an improvised revolving shotgun displayed by police in Taiwan. This design makes use of a paintball marker as it’s receiver/fire control and is fitted with airsoft M4 rails & fore-grip. It appears several have been recovered from [Read More…]
Gallery of Guns captured on video two Mossberg shotguns with Kryptek brand camo patterns. One is a 930 shotgun designed for goose hunting that has an extended 12 round magazine and the Kryptek Yeti pattern. The gun can also be had in plain black. The second [Read More…]
Turkey’s gun laws, which allow semi-automatic shotguns but not semi-automatic rifles, lead to all sorts of rifle-patterned shotguns that the Turks use for both hunting and plinking. All Outdoor has reviewed the Akdal 1919 12 Gauge AR-15-patterned shotgun … [Read More…]
The Ruger Red Label shotgun was discontinued in 2011 due to poor sales. It seems that since then the Ruger engineers have been busy improving the design. The new Red Label has the same handsome silver/black/walnut look but with improved internals, improved barrels, [Read More…]
After reporting my new find in a previous TFB article, I just got some actual trigger time with a Bullpup Unlimited Remington 870. In review, what’s neat about this product is that you take an existing Remington 870 pump shotgun, remove the stock and forearm, and [Read More…]
Many of us own Remington 870 shotguns, and if you don’t own an 870 then chances are you own a Mossberg 500. But today, we focus on a new product out on the market, a Remington 870 bullpup conversion kit from a company called Bullpup Unlimited. The founder is a 26 [Read More…]
Shockwave Technologies makes a birdshead-type grip for the Remington 870 shotgun called the Raptor Grip. The grip is polymer and replaces a standard 870 stock in just a few minutes. If you’ve never swapped the stock on an 870, don’t worry – it is [Read More…]
The Winchester SXP Waterfowl Hunter is now available in the new Mossy Oak® Shadow Grass Blades camo pattern. I really like this pattern. The The MSRP is $459.99 for the 3″ version and $499.99 3.5″ magnum version. From the press release … Super X [Read More…]
Wincheter’s new Long Beard XR is designed to extend the effective range of turkey hunters. The company claims the new Long Beard XR 12 gauge rounds will get twice as many pellets in a 10″ circle out to 60 yards. It will be available in 3″ and [Read More…]
Yesterday Steve wrote about the Shot Towers of the USA, Europe and Australia. Today I will tell you about how shotgun ammunition is made in African villages. In most of Nigeria, we all come from one village or the other.. Of course, with schooling and work, we mostly [Read More…]
Until the mid 20th century the method used to produce lead shot was to drop molten lead from a great height into water. The liquid lead’s surface tension would form it into almost perfect spheres and it would cool as it fell. The water would break the fall and the [Read More…]
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