When a shotgun is fired, a column of round shot pellets leaves the barrel and spreads out into a “pattern.” As the pellets travel farther from the firearm’s muzzle, the pattern widens. At some point, ...

A shotgun’s payload of pellets flies downrange in an expanding, lengthening swarm. The choke in the gun’s muzzle determines the height and width of that swarm. “Choke” is the taper in the last inches ...

Our 2018 guide includes entries for hunters and clay shooters of all types (and bank accounts). (Jean-Francois Monier/AFP/Getty Images) Enough new shotguns —and extensions to existing models — are ...

Dove season got underway Sept. 1 across most of Texas. If you haven’t made it into the field yet, do yourself a favor and don’t choke up when the opportunity finally rolls around. You’ll kill more ...