Obscure Object of Desire: Norinco Model 97 Shotgun
Shotguns are my favorite firearms. I like the recoil and I like the power. I like launching nearly a third of a AR-15 magazine per shot fired. As a shotgun fan and a lover of…
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Shooting the Genesis Arms Gen-12 AR-10 Shotgun Conversion Upper
Genesis Arms created the 12 gauge conversion for the AR-10 platform. Swap the upper, beef up your magazine catch, bolt catch (reverse compatible with regular AR-10s) and grab a Gen-12 magazine and your long-range AR-10…
Gun Review: Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey Semi-Auto Shotgun
Let me start by saying I’m not a turkey hunter. That’s why when Dan assigned me the Mossberg 940 Pro Turkey shotgun at SHOT Show, I wasn’t expecting much that would hold my interest. What…
Things That Don’t Suck – Hawaiin House Shotgun Loader V2
What’s a Hawaiin House? Who is Hawaiin House? I can’t rightly say. It’s a website that sells a few different tactical products, some patches, hats, shirts, etc. I ran across a short video on Reddit…
Mini Shells Part 3: Takho 2-Inch Slugs
Another day another mini shell. That was my reaction scrolling through a social media group dedicated to shotguns. A fella was showing off and talking about a new mini shell I’ve never heard of. These…
Gun Reviews: Tokarev USA TX3 12HD Retro Riot Gun
I’m the shotgun nerd around these parts, and that lead me to the SDS Imports and Tokarev USA booth at SHOT Show’s Range Day 2022. There, I handled their TX3 12HD, aka the Retro Riot…
Gun Review: Smith & Wesson M&P 12 Shotgun
One of the bigger surprises of 2021 was the release of the Smith & Wesson M&P 12 gauge shotgun. S&W has been out of the shotgun game for a long time, and the company didn’t…
SHOT Show 2022: Kalashnikov USA’s Chaos
My love of shotguns extends to the mostly useless firearm category of pistol grip-only 12 gauge firearms that have become popular as of late. These firearms don’t mind getting a little silly, and Kalashnikov USA’s…
Gun Review: SRM Arms SRM 1216 Semi-Automatic Shotgun
When you get down to it, shotguns are pretty simple, right? It’s a smoothbore tube, a (usually) tubular magazine, a stock, and we pretty much call it a day. Well, we’d like to, but to…
Gun Review: KelTec KS7 Shotgun
My love of shotguns extended to all forms of scatterguns, cheap and expensive, traditional or tactical, even bullpups. Bullpup shotguns actually make a lot of sense. Personal defense shotguns are made for close-quarters combat, and…