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 ...

Before I ever got serious about patterning turkey guns, chokes, and loads, I believed the 12 gauge was the king of the turkey woods — and always would be. Like many turkey hunters, I killed my first ...

After extensive testing of 20-gauge ammo, we might retire our 12-gauge for turkey hunting. Modern ammo and high-performance choke tubes enable a 20-gauge to throw lethal patterns to and beyond ethical ...

AZUSA – Sitting on the desk next to the computer are two shotgun shells. One is a 24-gauge and the other a 32-gauge. This is not antique ammunition. They’re new shells manufactured by Fiocchi. In ...

Although the 10 gauge is the biggest legal gauge allowed for hunting in the U.S., 10-gauge guns are heavy and awkward to carry. That leaves the 12 gauge as the biggest practical gauge, and, in truth, ...