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LEAKED: DEVGRU’s New Breaching Shotgun, Mk 4 Mod 1 (April Fools)

A confidential source at Dam Neck Naval Base has recently shared photographs of the newest addition to the armory of the infamous direct action element within SEAL Team Six. Due to urgent operational...

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Review: Fiocchi 12 Gauge Rubber Buckshot and Rubber Slugs

Rubber Buckshot and Rubber Slugs are far from easily available where I live, and it kind of makes sense as the market must be very limited. But as my local ammunition’s dealer is a very pro-active and...

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Federal Premium Becomes Official Shotshell Ammunition Sponsor of USA Shooting

Any firearms content that can be promoted showcasing shooting sports in the Olympics is a positive for the industry in general.  Federal is using some of it’s resources to bring attention by sponsoring...

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Nearly 22,000 Student Athletes Participate In USA High School Clay Target...

21,917 student athletes representing 804 high school teams are taking part in high school clay target leagues affiliated with the USA High School Clay Target League (USAHSCTL) this spring. The League...

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Experimental Recoil Counter Vectoring Shotgun

NRA Museums regularly publish on their social media pages a series of firearm images under a title “GUN OF THE DAY”. Recently, they shared images of a weird looking experimental shotgun with a...

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Champion’s Workhorse Trap Receives 2018 Gear of the Year Recognition

The National Rifle Association (NRA) magazine American Hunter has awarded Champion’s Workhorse Trap the Golden Bullseye Award for 2018 Gear of the Year. Champion representatives will accept the...

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[NRA 2018] Beretta’s New and Improved 1301 Tactical Shotgun

Beretta reintroduced the 1301 Tactical line of shotguns at NRA 2018. Additional colors (FDE, OD Green, and Marine) have been added to the already popular line of home defense and law enforcement...

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Ingeniously Simple Caplock Mechanism Designed by Moses Babcock

When I first saw the images of this mid 19th-century muzzle-loading firearm, I thought it is probably missing the side plates covering lock mechanism. But then I noticed the hammer spur which, as you...

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Mossberg .410 Bore Completes 590 Shockwave Line

Following the ground‐breaking introduction of the 12‐gauge 590 Shockwave in 2017, Mossberg has continued to expand the line-up with a 20‐gauge offering, and additional 12‐gauge models including the 590...

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Olympic Skeet Shooter Vincent Hancock Completes ISSF Hat-trick in Malta

Two-time Olympic gold medallist Vincent Hancock has won his third consecutive ISSF Shotgun World Cup gold medal during the 2018 ISSF Shotgun World Cup leg at the Malta National Shooting Ranges at Ta’...

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Pardus Updates The LAX12 Lever Action Shotguns

Turkish firearms manufacturer Pardus has just announced an update to their line of LAX12 lever action shotguns. Now with a ‘MF’ designation, the new models are removable box magazine fed rather than...

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Adjustable Shotgun Stocks by ERGOSIGN of Germany

A German company called Ergosign (an acronym made of the words ergonomic and design) manufactures adjustable shotgun stocks called EvoComp. The stocks are available both in a standard configuration and...

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Polish National Prison Services Seeking New Rifles, Shotguns

The Polish national Central Board of Prison Services has released a solicitation for 600 5.56x45mm rifles and 500 pump action, tubular-magazine fed shotguns. Currently, the Government service has a...

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Tubular AND Box Magazine Fed Russian Pump-Action Shotgun

Kalashnikov Concern has published some images and information about a very interesting pump action shotgun design. The shotgun is called MP-131K. It was designed in 1997 and sold in very limited...

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UTAS-USA Releases A Limited Edition XTR-12 Competition Shotgun

UTAS-USA has launched a new limited edition of the XTR-12 competition shotgun being produced by their custom shop. Sadly, UTAS-USA’s press release offered near no information about the limited edition...

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NRA Whittington Center: Frank Brownell Museum of the Southwest, Robert G....

The NRA Whittington Center in Raton, New Mexico has long been established as one of the premier shooting locations within the United States. With everything from skeet, trap ranges to thousand yard and...

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Shooting Down DRONES: Does the Future of War Look Like Terminator Skeet?

It’s no secret that the field of war is changing, and that fact is just as true for the infantryman as it is the F-35 Lightning II pilot. Increasingly, small, inexpensive, expendable drones are being...

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Ballistic Machinist’s Shotgun Slugs Now Available for Purchase

Ballistic Machinist (formerly known as Tactical G-Code) has been designing, machining and testing all kinds of unusual shotgun slugs. You might have seen some of his designs on his YouTube channel or...

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The “Best” Home Defense Gun

If you’re a gun guy, odds are pretty good that non-gun people often ask your opinion on things. At least, People often make the mistake of asking my opinion, anyway. I guess they figure that just...

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FIME Group Reports Only 400 Vepr 12 Shotguns Remain For US Sale

Back in June, we reported that the US Department of Treasury had added Molot-Oruzhie to the sanctions list. As a result, further import of the 12 gauge shotgun based on Kalashnikov’s design as well as...

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