You cannot shoot a shotgun without loading it first, and you absolutely have to know how to load and unload a gun if you’re going to use it safely. Not every shotgun loads as intuitively as you might ...

Bottom-eject shotguns are unique in that the shotshells are loaded and ejected from the same port. On most pumps, two carrier “fingers” work with a magazine stop to allow a spent hull to eject while ...

The 70mm payload launcher is still one of the most versatile tools in the law enforcement toolbox. Like the revolver, the shotgun is still the king of reliability and cartridge effectiveness. The ...

A shotgun shell can achieve anything from lightly peppering a clay target at close range to taking down a deer at 35 yards. And that huge variance in capability can all come out the business end of a ...

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 ...

Introduced in 2006, the Remington 105 CTi was a soft-kicking, bottom-eject 12-gauge that could have changed the way auto-loading shotguns were designed forever. It was a sleek gas-driven semi-auto—the ...

Key Point: Small technological differences in the Kel-Tec KSG-25 makes it head and shoulders over other shotguns. Shotguns are typically not what one would consider high capacity weapons. The Kel-Tec ...