Personal Defense
Should You Choose a Pump-Action or Semi-Automatic Shotgun for Home Defense?
Despite the popularity of modern self-loading rifles and handguns for defense use, the shotgun reigns as the traditional home defense…Read More >
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Ammunition
Scoping Out Shotgun Slug Accuracy
For the past 50 years, I have always had some type of 12-gauge shotgun. My first shotgun was a 12-gauge…Read More >
Firearms
Review: Dickinson Arms Marine Pump-Action Shotgun
We all wish to be as well-armed as possible. With obligations including housing, a vehicle and, perhaps, an education, a…Read More >
Firearms
Bullpup Shotguns: Do They Make Sense?
These days when I browse the shops, among the few modern tactical firearms readily available in any number are shotguns.…Read More >
Ammunition
Stacking Loads: A Look at Escalating Levels of Penetration
To be clear, the subject of this report is the alternating of different loads in a handgun. The first couple…Read More >
Ammunition
A Closer Look at Federal’s New Short Shells
The most formidable of home defense weapons is the 12-gauge shotgun. Powerful and fast handling, the shotgun gives a trained…Read More >
Ammunition
Understanding Shotgun Shells 101
The shotgun is designed to throw a group or “pattern” of many small pellets called “shot,” which makes hitting a flying or moving…Read More >
Firearms
Review: Mossberg 500 Persuader
If you are serious about defending the home, the first choice is a shotgun, mainly because a 12-gauge shotgun will repel boarders like no other firearm. A number of years ago, Mossberg offered a short-barrel pump-action shotgun known as the Persuader. Today, the piece is back as a highly finished retrograde shotgun worthy of consideration.
Firearms
The Shotgun for Home Defense
Not long ago, the conversation turned to shotguns at the gun shop. While even the folks that are not the ones we call “gunny” know the merits of a shotgun for home defense, there are many opinions on the proper load and the best shotgun. However, the shotgun is only the launcher, it is the load that does the damage.
Gear, Parts and Accessories
Review: XS DXT Shotgun Sights
By adapting modern tritium technology to the classic Express sight, XS sights has been able to offer a truly unique system for making fast hits on a dangerous threat. XS DTX sight is not a set up for target shooting or long range. This is a set of sights that will give you every advantage, night or day, in a dangerous situation where your shotgun is the solution.