One of the first choices you have to make when choosing a shotgun is the gun’s gauge. Shotguns come in 10, 12, 16, 20, and 28 gauges and in .410 bore. For most people and most purposes, the practical ...

I could’ve blamed the wind (which I did, a little), but otherwise the fault rested squarely with my poor shooting. It certainly didn’t lie with my shotgun, a circa-1953 Browning A5 Sweet 16 with a ...

Smallbores are in right now, and 20 gauge shotguns are having another moment. This current trend should last for a long time, too. New ammo for 20 gauges makes them almost as capable as a 12 gauge. As ...

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16-Gauge shotguns have always been around, but were a niche option because of their size and the lack of shell options and over-powered loads. (Steve Knight/Tyler Morning Telegraph) The shotgun always ...

Only one frontier remains in the shotgun world, and only one manufacturer is poised to cross it. That frontier is the 16-gauge, which is all but extinct thanks to a couple of factors. One is the lack ...