“sabot slug”

Introduced last summer, the 220 is the evolution of the 12-gauge Savage 210 bolt gun, which was introduced in the mid-1990s.

The choices hunters face when hunting whitetails where rifles are not an option can be confounding.

In this, its 150th year in business, the history of Winchester firearms is well known. After all, “The gun that won the west” was a Winchester, the Model 1873. The Winchester Model 70 is known as the “Rifleman’s Rifle” and the Model 1894 is perhaps the most successful sporting rifle in history. The company also shook up the scattergun market with classic shotguns like the Model 1897, Model 21 and Model 12. The raw truth, however, is that none of these guns could have made their mark in history without ammo to shoot out of them. It’s kind of the red-headed stepchild in terms of glory and glamor, but Winchester has been in the ammo business as long as they have been in the gun business.

Browning Ammunition has added a polymer tipped sabot slug to its product line. BXS Slugs join the company's BXD Turkey, BXD Waterfowl and BXD Upland as the brand's shotshells designed exclusively for hunting.

Field Editor Brian McCombie had the opportunity to put the new Remington Model 870 DM Magpul to the test on a recent Texas whitetail/hog hunt.

Remington’s new Premier Expander shotshells feature Barnes’ all-copper tipped Expander slugs, delivering massive terminal performance and accuracy at a price hunters will appreciate.

A solid understanding of shotshells will make you a better hunter. Here’s a detailed look at each of the five primary components.

When the use of a shotgun slug is required (or preferred), equipping a smoothbore with a rifled choke tube is always an economical solution. What are the particulars of these specialty chokes? Read on to find out.