“pump-action”

There are a variety of waterfowl shotguns available today that are plenty good, but it's hard to describe any as "perfect." Just what would be required to earn such a superlative? We investigate.

TriStar Arms has had success with its Cobra line of pump-action shotguns, which has provided a reliable, affordable option to waterfowl and turkey hunters the world over for some time now. For 2016 the line is getting an extension, in the form of its first 3½-inch model: the new Cobra Mag.

Though not something you see everyday, pump-action rifles remain in production at a number of different companies—including Remington. Big Green is still building pump-action repeating rifles, and the 7600's modern machining and utility-driven design, paired with one of America's favorite deer cartridges, combines to create an excellent, if unorthodox, hunting firearm.

Self-branded as "The Value Experts," TriStar is home to an array of respectable shotguns and handguns, which are often available at a budget-conscious price point. Here are 10 facts about the company that should help you get more acquainted.

Stevens has expanded its popular Model 320 field-grade shotgun lineup to include a new turkey-specific variant for 2016. Shipments of the Stevens 320 12-gauge Turkey Pump shotgun are currently being delivered to dealer.

Ever wondered which firearms are the hottest tickets on the market? GunBroker.com routinely lifts the veil on that mystery by publishing its top sellers on a month-to-month basis, among both used and new firearms.

In hunting there are the rifles you choose to make sure you take an animal humanely; and then, there are the rifles you choose to make sure the animal doesn’t take you. A choice for a black bear rifle lends itself to the latter.

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.

It was 150 years ago that the name “Winchester” was first stamped on a rifle. But Winchester’s narrative began well before that, and it is a tale tied to the American West, to the wars of the 20th century, to big personalities such as John Browning and John Olin, and to the manufacture of billions of cartridges and millions of rifles and shotguns beloved by generations of Americans.