Bigger isn’t always better, and recent advances in slug technology have hunters ditching the 12 gauge in favor of the svelte 20. The downsized slugs hit nearly as hard as their larger counterparts, ...

After a few thousand rounds and lots of shoulder pain, Randy Fritz might have come up with the next best thing in 20-gauge slug ammo. Randy Fritz told me the other day that he’s weeks away from ...

shows that 12-gauge slugs dominate the hunting community, but in many ways 20-gauge slugs are a better choice. Recent advances in slug technology have trimmed the margin between the two. The smaller ...

I was among the first writers to hunt with the new-at-the time Browning A5 when the company reintroduced that classic “humpback” design in 2012. As a small platoon of other media members and I tromped ...

Welcome to 2024! I had a question for a reader who had moved to Nebraska recently. He asked if slugs were allowed and effective for hunting deer. It did not say in his note where he was from, but ...

Generally speaking, you get what you pay for in this life, and shotguns are no exception. Spending more doesn’t guarantee you a happy, trouble-free gun owning experience, but it lowers the odds of ...