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Shotgun Myths

As firearms go, shotguns gather more than their fair share of misconceptions about how they operate and perform. Think that they’re a hit-anything-that-moves miracle weapon – then think again. [Read more…] about Shotgun Myths


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May 31, 2022

Filed Under: Shotguns Tagged With: Accuracy, Myths, shotguns

Proper Stock Fit For Better Performance

Inconsistent accuracy? Sore shoulder? If so, you may want to take a look at how your weapon actually fits. [Read more…] about Proper Stock Fit For Better Performance


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November 30, 2021

Filed Under: Rifles, Shotguns Tagged With: Accuracy, Ergonomics, Recoil, Rifle Stock, shotguns

Review: Charles Daly Honcho Shotgun

The American-designed, pump-action shotgun is the most recommended home defense shotgun. It isn’t always made in America, but it defends the turf well. Recently, a new type of shotgun has been offered for home defense. While the Charles Daly Honcho is a different bird and requires attention to detail, the 14-inch barrel pump-action shotgun just may be a viable home defense shotgun for some and the ideal piece for a few. [Read more…] about Review: Charles Daly Honcho Shotgun


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March 10, 2020

Filed Under: Reviews, Self Defense, Shotguns Tagged With: animal defense, Birdshot, Buckshot, Charles Daly, Federal, Fiocchi, Home Defense, personal defense, Pump Action, SBS, Short Barrel Shotgun, shotguns, Winchester

Chose the Handgun Over a Rifle or Shotgun for Defense!

On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was driving on Interstate 95 in Massachusetts, listening as the attacks unfolded on the radio, heading toward Boston to teach a three-hour seminar. When I got to the office where the class was being held, it was only the sobbing receptionist that broke the deafening silence to greeted me. We decided to press on with the training program. During the class breaks, we watched the towers burn on television. To describe it as surreal would be an understatement. When I got home early that afternoon—already wearing my handgun, as normal—I took a rifle, and shotgun out of the quick-action safe and put one on each side of the house. [Read more…] about Chose the Handgun Over a Rifle or Shotgun for Defense!


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February 14, 2020

Filed Under: Pistols, Rifles, Self Defense, Shotguns, Tactics Tagged With: Civil Unrest, handguns, Home Defense, pistols, rifles, shotguns

Finding Order With a Gun Addiction

I think “order” makes for a better level of life. I like to have my projects laid out in advance and work on them in the order they meet the deadline. This keeps the editor and I on a first name basis. By the same token, I like getting paid on time and I have rooted out from my list of companies those that do not pay on time, or don’t pay at all, or make mistakes that make us all look dumb—as my favorite editor reads this he is amused. While all that is fun to talk about, this article is about managing my gun addiction. [Read more…] about Finding Order With a Gun Addiction


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November 1, 2019

Filed Under: Op-ed Tagged With: accumulating, Ammunition, Buffalo Bore Ammunition, collecting, handguns, hunting, personal defense, rifles, shotguns, Target Shooting

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