The gauge is the first thing you’ll notice on a box of shotshells, and it’s crucial to match this number with your shotgun.

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

The business end of sending a slug through a shotgun barrel has seen serious upgrading since scatter-gunners first loaded a single chunk of lead into a shotgun shell. At the middle of the last century ...