In the long-gone days of lead shot, choosing chokes for waterfowling was simple: the fuller, the better. A few hunters picked Modified for over-decoy shooting, but more often than not, in those days ...

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 ...

Without it, you might be missing shots or worse, wounding animals without a clean kill. Patterning not only improves your ...

It was just a casual conversation on shooting shotguns that made me realize how much misinformation is out there regarding choke tubes and shot shell patterns. Although this topic has been kicked ...

With the opening day of spring gobbler season about six weeks away, now is a great time to prepare for those upcoming days in the turkey woods. Quiet camouflage clothing, good hiking boots and an ...

Welcome to the confusing world of shotgun chokes. Well, it really isn't that confusing unless you care to delve deeply into the subject and most hunters simply do not. But, there are some basics you ...

April is coming, and many turkey hunters are salivating over new choke tubes and the hottest new turkey loads. Turkey hunters aren't unique to the syndrome. It affects waterfowl hunters and target ...