What’s the Maximum Effective Range of Buckshot?
Shotguns are typically considered close-range firearms, especially when loaded with buckshot. Beyond about 30 to 50 yards, the spread from … Continued
Defensive Shotguns
The Mossberg Shockwave is Mostly Useless
In this review of the 20 gauge version of Mossberg’s shotgun that’s not really a shotgun, we take a look … Continued
What About 20 Gauge for Home Defense?
Throughout our whole series of articles and videos on defensive shotguns that we ran back in 2015-16, there was very … Continued
Beretta 1301 Tactical Revisited
It’s back! After a 3-part review of the Beretta 1301 Tactical last year, we’re taking one more look at this … Continued
Shotgun Slugs for Home Defense
For anyone interested in using a shotgun as part of their home defense plan, I typically recommend loading that shotgun … Continued
How to Reload a Defensive Shotgun
Even though our series on defensive shotguns more or less wrapped up earlier this year, we left a lot of … Continued
Beretta 1301 Tactical Update
A few months ago, I did a two part review on the Beretta 1301 Tactical semi-auto 12 gauge. This is … Continued
Sighting Systems for the Defensive Shotgun
In the last installment of my shotgun commentary discussing myths of the 12 gauge shotgun, number one on the list of … Continued