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Latest Shotguns Stories

2014 Gun Test: OL Reviews and Ranks the Best New Shotguns

By John B. Snow

/ May 16, 2014

Shotguns: How to Shoot like an Olympic Champion

By Curtis Niedermier

/ May 2, 2014

Three Best Bargain Sporting Clays Guns

By John M. Taylor

/ Mar 26, 2014

Shotgun Tips: How to Remedy Equal-Eye Dominance

By John B. Snow

/ Jan 24, 2014

Mossberg 500 vs. Remington 870: We Settle the Debate Once and For All

By James Hall

/ Jan 22, 2014

Ruger Brings Back the Red Label

By John B. Snow

/ Jan 17, 2014

3 Best Light Smoothbore Shotguns for Grouse

By John M. Taylor

/ Oct 8, 2013

Shotgun Tips: How to Shoot From a Layout Blind

By Curtis Niedermier

/ Sep 17, 2013

Why the 20 Gauge is Plenty of Gun for Home Defense

By Chris Christian

/ Sep 3, 2013

Shotgun Shooting Tips: 4 Ways to Improve Your Tactical Shotgun Game

By Bryce Towsley

/ May 22, 2013

Best Shotguns 2013: OL Ranks and Reviews This Year’s Top New Shotguns

By John B. Snow

/ May 6, 2013

Shotgun Shooting Tips: Footwork is the Key to More Hits

By John M. Taylor

/ Mar 22, 2013

Mossberg 930 JM Pro Review: A Winning Shotgun for 3-Gun Competitions

By John B. Snow

/ Feb 26, 2013

New Guns: 7 Hot New Shotguns and Innovations for 2013

By John Taranto and Alex Robinson

/ Feb 14, 2013

Shotgun Review: Winchester SPX Waterfowl Hunter

By John B. Snow

/ Dec 6, 2012

Shotgun Tips: Hit More Birds On the Dove Season Opener

By Andrew McKean

/ Aug 16, 2012

Best Shotguns: The 9 Greatest Shotguns Made Today

By John M. Taylor

/ Aug 13, 2012

Best Shotguns: The 9 Greatest Shotguns Ever Made in America

By John M. Taylor

/ Aug 9, 2012

Cleaning a Shotgun in 6 Simple Steps

By Curtis Niedermier

/ Aug 7, 2012

Shotgun Review: Browning Citori 725

By John Snow

/ Jul 9, 2012

Field Test: Weatherby’s New SA-459 Turkey Gun

By Brian McCombie

/ Jun 15, 2012

Shotgun Review: OL Ranks the Best New Shotguns for 2012

By The Editors

/ Jun 7, 2012

Turn Your 12-Gauge into 4 Guns With This Sub-Gauge Tube Set Upgrade

By Curtis Niedermier

/ Apr 30, 2012

What’s the Best Range For Shooting Turkeys With a Shotgun?

By Steve Hickoff

/ Apr 4, 2012

Connecticut Shotguns: Quality Guns Made in the U.S.

By The Editors

/ Jan 26, 2012

New Beretta A400 Xtreme 12 Gauge Review

By John B. Snow

/ Jan 7, 2012

Field Test: The Benelli Super Vinci – A Reliable Waterfowl Gun

By Brian McCombie

/ Dec 13, 2011

The 30 Best Shotguns of the 2000s

By John B. Snow

/ Jun 30, 2011

Fine Shotguns

By John B. Snow

/ Feb 7, 2011

Gun Test: Remington Versa Max

By John B. Snow

/ Jan 11, 2011

Hit More Ducks

By John M. Taylor

/ Oct 26, 2010

Ithaca M37 28-ga.: A Shotgun With Soul

By John Snow

/ Oct 15, 2010

Ithaca M37 Featherlight

By John Snow

/ Oct 15, 2010

Practice Now, Fold Birds in Fall

By Alex Robinson

/ Aug 4, 2010

The 50 Best Guns Ever Made

By Chris Christian

/ Jul 19, 2010

Sneak Peek: Shotguns

By Chris Christian

/ Dec 28, 2009

Shotgun Test 2009

By John B. Snow

/ Jun 10, 2009

SHOT Show 2009: New Shotguns

/ Jan 15, 2009

The Classic American Shotgun

By Jim Carmichel

/ Sep 18, 2007

SHOTGUNS

By The Editors

/ Sep 18, 2007

Shotguns 2006

By Chris Christian

/ Sep 18, 2007

Offseason Shotgun Tips

By John Taranto

/ Sep 18, 2007

Benelli Super Sport Review

By Jim Carmichel

/ Sep 18, 2007

Top 5 Pumps

By Bryce Towsley

/ Sep 18, 2007

Three Rules: Shotguns as Investments

By Jim Carmichel

/ Sep 18, 2007

How to Buy Used Shotguns

By Jim Carmichel

/ Sep 18, 2007

SHOT Show Debut: New Shotguns for 2007

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

/ Sep 18, 2007

20-Gauge Enough Gun for Deer? Part II

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

/ Sep 11, 2007

Shotguns: A Look Back (2007)

By Outdoor Life Online Editor

/ Jan 22, 2007

Balancing Act

By Jim Carmichel

/ Aug 1, 2006

Mossberg Tactical Turkey

By Jim Carmichel

/ May 1, 2006

A Tough 12-Gauge Duo

By Todd W. Smith

/ Feb 1, 2006

Follow-Up Shots

By Jim Carmichel

/ Oct 1, 2004

Slugster Sights Hitting where you’re aiming is easier now

By Wayne Van Zwoll

/ Sep 1, 2003

Handling Tough Shots You might still miss, but not as often

By Nick Sisley

/ Sep 1, 2003

Grouse Guns How hunting preferences have changed over 20 years

By Dennis Walrod

/ Aug 1, 2003

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