Think of this story as a primer. In this overview we’ll cover popular shotgun actions, gauges, and designs. For the sake of brevity, we’ll mostly focus only on common and modern types of shotguns. A ...

1850 - True shotguns in common use. In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period produced a number of single-purpose firearms. The forerunner of modern shotguns ...

In its Lightning and Superlight configurations, John Browning’s O/U still makes a great upland bird gun as it nears its 100th birthday. The heavier 3-inch magnum guns have have to be babied with ...

1847 - The telegraph is invented. 1850 - True shotguns in common use. In the second half of the 18th century, musket design branched out. This period produced a number of single-purpose firearms. The ...