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, ...

Like anything, you can take patterning a shotgun too far. A turkey hunter told me once he spent $1,000 one winter buying XX-Full chokes and magnum loads for his guns, then he patterned them all to ...

Welcome to the confusing world of shotgun chokes. Well, it really isn't that confusing unless you care to delve deeply into the subject and most hunters simply do not. But, there are some basics you ...

Dove season got underway Sept. 1 across most of Texas. If you haven’t made it into the field yet, do yourself a favor and don’t choke up when the opportunity finally rolls around. You’ll kill more ...

A shotgun has to shoot where you look, reload quickly, and operate intuitively. The parts of a shotgun, the lock, stock, and barrel, all have their roles to play in the gun’s ease of use and handling ...