Rethink your shotgun: The Taurus Judge

The Remington 870 is one of my favorite shotguns for protection. It is simple to use, disassemble, reassemble, and troubleshoot. It has incredible stopping power and the mere sound of racking a new shell into the chamber is universally known, and feared. But what if you want a tool that can do more than one job? If you want […]

12 Gauge Shotgun: The Most Effective Long Gun For Fighting Up Close

The shotgun…One of the most revered, respected, and arguably the best and most effective close quarter fighting long gun you can employ. Throughout history, the shotgun, mainly the 12 gauge variety, has played a pivotal role in warfare and day-to-day survival and protection, even to this day. It has been trusted to protect money carriages […]

SHTF? Drop the AK, pick up a shotgun

The AK family of weapons is reliable and rugged. It was designed to be operated by illiterate teenage conscripts with little to no training. It was never intended to protect a family after a natural disaster and is ill suited to that purpose. If the answer comes down to  supportability and simplicity, you need a […]

Trulock Tactical Choke: Apocalypse Ready

Endorsed by former Vice President Joe Biden, the 18.5 mm shotgun (12 gauge) is the least regulated, most powerful and most flexible weapon available to police and citizens of the United States of America. To get the most out of this amazing tool, I recommend the Trulock Tactical Choke. It is designed to produce optimum performance […]

Shotgun negligent discharge: Bringing the range to the classroom

Everybody hates the rules, especially safety rules.  Cool firearms instructors post videos on YouTube breaking the rules. Sometimes, you can bend the rules and get away with it and sometimes exceptions will bite you. I have learned much of what I know about the rules from mistakes, mostly the mistakes of others. Which rules?  Why […]

American Tactical .410 AR Shotgun: Milspec lower with a shotgun upper

It usually takes something special to get one of our writers on the site truly excited and that is exactly what happened this year during NRA 2017 . One of the things in the long list of great new ideas that we got excited about was the American Tactical AR-15 Shotgun, chambered in .410. Semi […]

Which would you choose for survival? Shotgun vs. 22

So which is it? The shotgun or the 22 caliber rifle? I made my case against the shotgun for survival in the previous installment but readers like you have made me reevaluate. So what is the game changer? Shotgun adapters. Shotgun adapters are machined steel cylinders that mimick the shotgun shell but allow the user […]

American Tactical AR-15 Shotgun: SHOT Show

It usually takes something special to get one of our writers on the site truly excited and that is exactly what happened this year during Industry Day at the Range . One of the things in the long list of great new ideas that we got excited about that came out during SHOT Show 2017 […]

Aguila Minishells: Home-defense solution or marketing gimmick?

VIDEO: Aguila Minishells: Home-Defense Solution or Marketing Gimmick? The shotgun is an excellent tool for home defense, but if you could double your gun’s ammo capacity and reduce recoil without making any alterations to your gun, wouldn’t you take advantage of it? Aguila’s Minishells make such a promise. But I had a few questions: Will they […]