“scatterguns”

Few firearms companies have the demographic reach of O.F. Mossberg & Sons. The North Haven, Connecticut-based firm hasn’t yet reached its centennial (that’ll come in 2019), but its stamp can be found on the firearms carried into battle by our armed forces, in the hands of law enforcement personnel nationwide, slung over the backs of big game hunters and gently resting in the corner of duck blinds north and south. If you own firearms, there’s a very good chance you own a Mossberg.

Not a lot of folks recognize the name TriStar Arms. If the Setter S/T is a sign of things to come from “The Value Experts,” that’ll soon change.

To celebrate Winchester's 150th anniversary, we've assembled 10 facts about the company's long history that may surprise you.

Few hunters beat up their tools of the trade more than diehard waterfowlers. Ducks and geese rarely make things easy on those who pursue them, and that means some scatterguns are going to take a beating from the elements. Mossberg knows that as well as anyone, and for 2016 is introducing a solution in its new Pro-Series Waterfowl line.

Once upon a time, there was only one place to go if you wanted a shotgun with an inertia-driven action. Not anymore. Meet the new Stevens S1200.

The Franchi Intensity, in many ways, delivers on its name. It capitalizes on some of the industry’s most respected technologies to reliably harness the most powerful shotshell payloads, and it does so in a slim, attractive package that betrays its middle-of-the-road price point. Hard to argue with any scattergun that offers both versatility and value.

Unless you’re one of those folks out there that’s a devout fan of the centerfire rifle (for all applications), you’ve probably noticed that Italians have a habit of making pretty nice shotguns. And I’m not just talking about the folks that have been at it for nearly five centuries. Benelli’s been at the scattergun game for just under 50 years —which still makes it something of a new kid on the block in this industry—but has more than made its mark on history.

TriStar Arms recently paid NRA HQ a visit to show off some of the company's latest wares. Here's what stood out.