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, ...

Most duck hunters head to the patterning board after buying a new shotgun to see how their gun shoots and identify where the shotshell pellets are striking paper. You might think the results are ...

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 ...

Our 2018 guide includes entries for hunters and clay shooters of all types (and bank accounts). (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP/Getty Images) Enough new shotguns —and extensions to existing models — are ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Until the 1970s most shotguns ...

Ken Perrotte covers the National Shooting Sports Foundation's SHOT Show in Las Vegas for Military Times to pick up on trends and pick out his favorite new firearms. Ken's yearly look at most ...

Asking what the best sporting clays choke is a lot like asking a group of hunters what’s the best breed of bird dog. You’re going to get a lot of heated opinions, which may or may not be based in fact ...