“shotguns”

We all deal with the off-season in different ways. Some people bum around in a state of depression. Others extend their seasons by building wood duck boxes, erecting duck blinds, giving the bird dog a refresher course and shooting a clay or two. Another coping method is going to a gun store and ogling the new shotguns. Here are but a few examples of new models you'll be checking out in 2013.

Designed for hardcore turkey hunters, the SL5 semi-auto 12-gauge shotguns accommodate 2¾- and 3-inch shells and feature an 18½-inch deep-drilled, chrome-lined barrel with a stepped rib for precise alignment.

Hunters have said it loud and clear: We are tired of reading about shotguns that cost more than a monthly mortgage payment. We heard you, and we’ve delivered.

Here’s our top five picks for the most innovative shotguns revealed at the 2018 SHOT Show.

Available in three models—Fred Bear Old School Camo, Fred Bear Old School Camo stock and forearm with brown Cerakote barrel and action, and Black Synthetic—the SL5 Waterfowl 12-gauge, semi-automatic shotguns are designed to be rugged, reliable and accurate in the most extreme hunting conditions.

A new addition to the family has left Kyle Wintersteen pondering dogs, shotguns and more.

Here are our top five picks for the most innovative shotguns introduced at the 2019 SHOT Show.

Mossberg International has introduced a group of new Eventide Over/Under shotguns, which should be of interest to hunters of all stripes.

For 2020, Escort is introducing its new Slugger series of pump-action shotguns, available in two styles.