PUMP SHOTGUNS

Remington Model 31

It’s steep and rocky in southern Idaho — and today it was cold. I hadn’t gotten 100 yards from the truck when I was already out of breath. “Why do I keep doing this to myself?” I thought.

Survival Scatterguns

There is a timeless axiom in the annals of gun fighting. Most any rifle is preferable to most any pistol. At appropriate ranges, most any shotgun is preferable to most any rifle.

Mossberg’s...

Celebrating a milestone in the continuing history of O.F. Mossberg & Sons, the company is introducing a pair of pump-action shotguns dubbed the “Retrograde” models and describes them as “the...

A Second Amendment Shockwave

I like pump-action shotguns. There is no other firearm type that is as versatile. One receiver with a slug barrel for deer hunting and another barrel

Detachable Magazines For A Pump-Action Shotgun

Mossberg’s detachable magazine comes in a variety of sizes and they fit Mossberg’s 590M pump-action platform.

How To Run Shotguns for...

In this week's final entry of the 4-Shot Favorites on "Shotguns for Defense: What Do You Need To Know", we take a look at some training tips and advice from...

3 Home Defense Shotgun...

3 Home Defense Shotgun Myths and 2 Important Realities

Exclusive: Adaptive...

Since I happen to own a Mossberg Model 500 pump-action shotgun, when I was asked to check out the Sidewinder Venom kits that can convert a Model 500 or 590...

Exclusive: Latest In The...

When Mossberg introduced the Model 590 Shockwave pump-action model in 12-gauge a couple of years ago, it got plenty of attention from people looking for a...

Mossberg 590M Shockwave:...

North Haven, CT – During the recent NASGW (National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers) Expo & Annual Meeting, the Mossberg 590M Mag-Fed shotgun...

Exclusive: Check Out...

Mossberg has taken another step forward in the evolution of the Shockwave pump-action firearm with the introduction of the 12-ga. 590M Shockwave, which...

Scattergun Choices

In the beginning, shotgun actions were called locks. Eventually the flintlock made it practical to shoot flying birds by shortening “lock time.”...

Exclusive: Mossberg's New...

For some reason, with a new generation of shooters so tuned in to magazine-fed firearms, I figured it was only a matter of time before the marketplace not...

Exclusive: Remington 870 DM

We’ll get this right up front: The image of a pump shotgun with a detachable magazine will take some getting used to for old guys like me, but...

Mossberg 500 Persuader

I love .410 shotguns. Wait! That’s not altogether true. Truth be told, I hated my first. It was euphemistically classified as a “utility gun.” I got...

The Star Wars Shotgun

There’s a whiff of buckshot embedded in the American DNA. We love our combat smoothbores. As a country, we’ve carried them in every battle and police...

Pumpin' Out The Power

In the annals of shotgun literature, less attention has been given to slugs and slug shooting than any other aspect of shotgunning. ’Tis a pity, because...