In the world of shotguns there are some large topics of dissension: lead, choke selection, gun fit, and shot size selection to name a few. But one surprisingly controversial topic is the subject of ...

Before I ever got serious about patterning turkey guns, chokes, and loads, I believed the 12 gauge was the king of the turkey woods — and always would be. Like many turkey hunters, I killed my first ...

Patterning your shotgun is the only way to learn its effective range. Testing your gun with different chokes and loads can increase your hitting percentages by helping you find the ideal pattern ...

With the nice spring days we have had recently, I have sure noticed the turkeys out and about and the toms are strutting. I know the archers are in the field now, but I’m getting anxious for the ...

To pattern a turkey gun, the sight is as important as the load and the choke. Turkey hunters have four choices for sights. If you have an all-purpose shotgun, the ...

My ideal turkey gun would be light and handy, it would be compatible with a red dot sight, it would have nice ergonomics to promote accurate shooting, and it wouldn’t rock me too badly when I pulled ...

Shooting ranges are busier than usual with hunters patterning their shotguns for the opening of the spring turkey hunting seasons in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota next week. In addition to patterning ...

In the last column, I wrote about choosing a turkey gun. This week it’s time to make sure you have the right choke-load combination. With turkey guns and turkey chokes, there are a lot of options. You ...