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Best 28-Gauge Shotguns of 2018

A surprising number of shotgun manufacturers currently offer 28-gauge models—response to a renewed interest in hunting upland birds with the sub-gauge. Here are six of the best 28s on the market today.

Gear Guide 2018: Upland

We expect our gear to do what it was made to do, to hold up to the beating we give it, time and time again. Here are our upland selections for 2018.

Hardware: SilencerCo Maxim 50

With the new Maxim 50, suppressor manufacturer SilencerCo has disrupted the blackpowder world with the first integrally suppressed muzzleloader.

Browning Continues Citori 725 High Grade Program

Browning's High Grade Program has entered its fifth year, and will feature a limited production run of Citori 725 Grade V and Grade VII Trap Models. The enhanced over-under shotguns will receive as much as 30 hours of hand engraving and touch-up work prior to being precisely fit into high-grade walnut.

Review: Franchi's Instinct Catalyst and Affinity Catalyst

Introduced last year at SHOT Show 2016, the Instinct Catalyst and Affinity Catalyst are Franchi’s answer, or some might write “gift,” to women who want guns tailored to their needs.

Stevens Releases 555 Enhanced Over/Under

Savage Arms has announced the launch of the new Stevens 555 Enhanced Over/Under shotgun.

Hardware: Blaser F16

Is the new Blaser F16 the gun that motivates a goodly number of American hunters and clays shooters to buy their first pricey European shotgun? This latest creation is another in a string of forward-thinking designs from a company intent on making sure the term “German engineering” still means something special.

Browning Adds Sub-Gauges to 725 Line

Browning has added 28-gauge and .410 bore models to its popular Citori 725 Sporting and Field over/under line-up. Like their "big" brothers, the new sub-gauge models will feature Browning's Fire Lite Mechanical Trigger system, which is designed to provide a light, crisp trigger pull while minimizing overtravel.

Hardware: Merkel 40E

Mechanical beauty is more than skin deep. And the Merkel 40E has just that kind of beauty.

Five Most Underrated Shotguns

Whenever a discussion arises over the "best" shotgun of a particular action type, the debate seems to center on a narrow group of brands. Often it's as if the other brands do not exist, which is a shame, because there are plenty of quality shotguns flying just a touch below the radar.

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