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Can’t find that perfect cartridge? Why not make your own? Or at least that’s what one of the inventors of the Magnum cartridge did in the 20th century. The prolific gun writer Elmer Keith kickstarted the Magnum era in the 1930s when he designed the .357 Magnum because the shell he wanted didn’t exist—and it […]
Military Shotguns are devastating close-range weapons that are brutally efficient in close-quarters combat (CQC). Most bad guys can’t take a blast of 00 buckshot and shake it off. A load of buckshot at close range can be devastating to the threat. Not only that, but in warfare, the shotgun’s spread of buckshot can help hit […]
You roll to your side to take a quick glimpse of the clock: it’s 3 AM. You’ve been awake for the past 2 hours, trying to go back to sleep. You couldn’t. Something’s off…you can just feel it. “Ah, it must be paranoia,” you think. When you’re about to close your eyes, you suddenly hear […]
It’s not a big surprise that I love shotguns right? Well, 5.11 has helped me out with an awesome Shotgun Loadout for my All Missions Plate Carrier. It’s one of the two loadouts I run on my AMP and I have been training hard over the last week with it. Learning how to use both […]
I love shotguns, and more importantly, I love shotguns with wood furniture. Also, let’s make them really short and use an odd definition to ensure they are not NFA regulated items. Thanks. That incredibly picky request has now been made a reality with the TAC 14 Hardwood model from Remington. The TAC 14 is Remington’s […]
In the second part of this ongoing series detailing as many commercially available ultra-short (sub-7″).300 Blackout barrels as possible, I’m not only adding two more to the lineup, I was able to obtain more ammo to test last articles barrels with as well. The two new barrels are both from KAK: the first is their […]
Working with the Loadout Room has given me access to tons of gun and gear I’d never thought I’d get the opportunity to access. From the big to the small I’ve gotten hands on with every category of rifles, handgun, and of course the shotgun. Throughout my experiences I keep coming back to the shotgun. In […]
In the third part of this ongoing series detailing as many commercially available ultra-short (sub-7″).300 Blackout barrels as possible, I’m only adding one more barrel to the lineup, a 5″ slinger from Veritas Tactical, assembled into an impressive upper in conjunction with SLR Rifleworks, utilizing their 4.25″ Helix forend. I was also able to acquire […]
I ordered my first Remington 700 and the next day the internet was ablaze with news about yet another recall from one of America’s most famed manufacturers. Remington has recalled an American classic, the Remington 700. Unfortunately I believed the more tabloid-like gun blogs and thought it included all Remington 700s. Fortunately that is not […]
It’s no secret by now that I love shotguns. It doesn’t matter if it’s big or small, I love it. One of the issues with shotguns is trying to carry spare ammunition. There are a number of great option, like the AmmoPal. Other than that there are some pouches, bandoleers, and those little mini bandoleers […]
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