Savage Arms may be ready to launch a new line of shotguns under the Stevens brand. Several online sites have started showing a number of Stevens S1220 shotguns, a gun not shown on the Savage Arms website. The Stevens S1220 shotguns appear to be autoloading shotguns that [Read More…]
Using social media, Kalashnikov USA (K-USA) announced on May 17 that the company was shipping the KS-12 and KS-12T shotguns. According to the post on Facebook, the company stated the guns shipped (as in already out the door) to “distributors across the USA.” [Read More…]
Raniero Testa broke his own record of shooting multiple clay pigeon targets while they are in the air. You may have seen such trick shots before, where the shooter throws a stack of clay targets into the air and shoots each of them separately before they land. Raniero [Read More…]
Standard Manufacturing Company announced it was now taking pre-orders for the new SKO semi-automatic shotgun. The pre-orders are being offered at $950 – a savings of $150 off of the full retail price of $1,100. The company states it expects to ship the guns in [Read More…]
Benelli has announced that they will be offering a Limited Edition M1014 semi-auto 12 gauge shotguns. The guns will be available for purchase starting from June 2017. These limited edition guns will have a US flag engraved on the receiver to honor the U.S. Marine [Read More…]
Practical or not, short-barreled sawed off shotguns are nothing if not cool. Two short, big bores on a frame with nothing but a pistol grip says “bad***” like little else. Well, they are cool, except when they’re not! So runs the gag in the 2012 crime [Read More…]
Savage Arms now offers A Grade versions of the once famous high-end Fox shotguns. Savage makes these shotguns in 12 or 20 gauge. Both caliber options also come with either 26″ or 28″ barrels and only with side by side layout of the barrels. Ansley Fox was [Read More…]
Earlier this year, Savage Arms introduced a new single shot shotgun under the Stevens brand. The Stevens 301 shotgun rolled out at the start of the year and was part of the company’s display at the recent National Rifle Association Annual Meetings in Atlanta, GA. [Read More…]
Just in time for NRA 2017, Remington has just introduced their 870 Tac-14 shotgun which falls into a category not covered by NFA short-barreled shotgun regulations although it is a 14-inch barrel. The shotgun utilizes a Shockwave Raptor pistol grip that is neither a [Read More…]
At the NRA Annual Meeting something caught my eye at the UTAS booth. I will be honest I am not a fan of the UTS-15 when it comes to bullpup shotguns. However UTAS has something relatively new that I missed at SHOT Show last January. It is their XTR-12. It is an AR [Read More…]
My friend Vadim brought over his friend Ryan who recently acquired a Dissident Arms KL-12. The KL-12 is Dissident Arms’ flagship race gun. It is a tuned Vepr12 with a hefty price tag at $3500. Vadim brought out a stock Vepr12 and a slightly modified Vepr12 [Read More…]
Halenius Holding Company of Finland has designed a bullpup side by side shotgun, which they’ve introduced in IWA 2017. So you think “bullpup SbS shotgun” already sounds unusual? Then how about this: it is also meant to be fired without aiming – [Read More…]
In this article, we’ll take a look at some curious and relatively less-known facts as well as some handy tips concerning the shotgun ammunition. There is no actual criteria as such. I just gathered some thoughts, random facts and other interesting information that [Read More…]
An Italian company called TSK makes a competition O&U shotgun stock, which is adjustable in any imaginable way. With the number of adjustability options it offers, it should be possible to tune it for virtually any shooter. Let’s take a look at its [Read More…]
James Purdey and Sons Ltd. released three videos about how to clean the shotgun and treat it for storage. The first video is about the barrel cleaning. I’d add a small trick that I use when cleaning my shotgun barrels. When the bronze brush comes out of the barrel [Read More…]
Winchester Repeating Arms introduced a number of new pump shotguns in the Super X Pump, or SXP, line this year. One of the newest is the SXP Turkey. As one might guess from the name, this scattergun is designed with turkey hunting in mind. The SXP Turkey is available in [Read More…]
Marine Corps Systems Command announced the fielding of a Military Enhancement Kit (MEK) to various units that require breaching as an essential capability. This includes everything from Military Police, to Force Reconnaissance Marines that need to breach houses. The kit [Read More…]
As a part of a force and installation protection program, the United States Airforce (USAF) has ordered 600 “Anti-Drone Rounds” from AMTAC Less Lethal. The initial batch will be used to test the ammunition’s usefulness in law enforcement operations [Read More…]
William Evans is one of the London Gunmakers and has been around since 1883. Their primary gun room is located in the Mayfair district of London, just down the road from some of the other Gunmakers, such as Holland & Holland and James Purdey & Sons. The company sports an outstanding array of [Read More…]
Our first episode with Callum from English Shooting covered the intricacies of the laws and regulations that govern firearm and shotgun ownership in the United Kingdom. But in this episode, we discuss the growing sport of Practical Shooting. Essentially based on Three Gun, or Two Gun in the United [Read More…]
At the recent SHOT Show, Browning introduced new shotguns under the title of Wicked Wing. While there are variations of each, the autoloading shotguns come down to two basic forms: the A5 and the Maxus. Browning positions these guns as a personalization of your hunting [Read More…]
Suarez International, quick to recognize the market opening for “firearms”, has announced a new “firearm”, the Remington 870 Stakeout 12 Guage. The new shotshell shooting “firearm” features a 14″ barrel and a club-style grip [Read More…]
Benelli’s Performance Shop announced a pair of new M2 shotguns that are designed for specific hunting needs. They are the M2 Waterfowl Edition and the M2 Turkey Edition. M2 Waterfowl Edition The Waterfowl Edition starts with a base M2 semi-automatic shotgun and [Read More…]
Thanks to my friend Tom for introducing me to Keith Biddle of Keith Products Co. He is a machinist that is only 5 miles from my house. Keith picked up machining from his father. Mostly self taught, Keith has been machining for most of his life. At first glance it looks [Read More…]
TarHunt is a gun company located in Bloomsburg, PA. They specialize in making rifled slug guns. They also make a very interesting 20 gauge slug load called Schrifle. So basically it is a non-sabot projectile loaded into a 20 gauge plastic hull with the bullet sticking [Read More…]
In January, just before the 2017 SHOT Show, I got the opportunity to travel to Cody Wyoming to visit the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, to see some of their rare firearms and bring photos of them to our readers. For our showcase today we [Read More…]
In January, just before the 2017 SHOT Show, I got the opportunity to travel to Cody Wyoming to visit the Cody Firearms Museum at the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, to see some of their rare firearms and bring photos of them to our readers. Over the past two weeks, [Read More…]
Briley Manufacturing has introduced new match grade triggers for a number of popular semi-auto shotguns. In order to install the triggers, Briley suggests to disassemble the trigger assembly of your shotgun and send it to them. They’ll install the triggers and [Read More…]
Benelli recently announced a new version of its popular M4 shotgun: the M4 H20. As the name – and look – would suggest, the standard M4 has been upgraded to a more corrosion resistant variant. The new shotgun uses a Titanium Cerakote finish to achieve a [Read More…]
Kalashnikov Concern has delivered the first batch of Saiga-12S 12 gauge shotguns to the Indonesian national anti-drug agency (BNN). The amount of purchased shotguns and the prices are not disclosed. Judging from the expression “first batch” the delivery [Read More…]
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