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Small Shot, Big Performance: No. 8½ Shot Explained

The downrange performance of No. 8½ lead shot belies its diminutive size. If you’re an upland hunter and aren’t using it, you’re missing out.

Hardware: Fabarm Autumn

The Fabarm Autumn is a classy, understated, elegant, upland bird gun and every bit the equal—or better—of America’s classics from the first half of the 20th century.

An Ode to the 7mm STW

Seldom encountered today, the 7mm STW was a trendsetter in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Although newer, faster cartridges have debuted since, it’s still a solid choice when pursuing big-game in wide-open areas.

Mehall Phillips Receives 2018 POMA Pinnacle Award

A special congratulations to American Hunter/NRA-HLF Senior Editor Karen Mehall Phillips who received a Professional Outdoor Media Association’s (POMA) 2018 Outstanding Achievement Pinnacle Award in the “Conservation” category for her NRA Hunters’ Leadership Forum article, “Lying About Lions: Fake News Exposed as Hunters Fight Fiction with Facts.”

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.

Field Test: Browning's Ammunition Line

The Browning name is a staple in the firearms community; it’s impossible to deny that John Moses Browning had an incredible effect on the development of many of our iconic designs. The Browning label—and its associated BuckMark logo—has long stood for dependability and reliability, and those traits have extended into the new line of Browning ammunition.

5 Shotgunning Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making

When it’s going right, swinging a shotgun at a moving target is as simple as pointing your finger at one. It really is as natural as that. Or should be. The problem is we humans have a tendency to develop some bad habits.

Shotgunning 101

A beginner’s guide to successful wingshooting.

7 Keys to Hitting Running Game

Shooting at—and hitting—running game is a lost art in many American hunting circles, but not in Europe, where hunters across the continent swing on feral swine during game drives. Here’s how they do it.

Can Pump-Action Shotguns Be as Fast as Semi-Automatics?

Jeff Johnston has heard more than one pump-action shotgun aficionado claim to be just as fast as their semi-automatic favoring peers. Is it really possible? The BullShooters take a closer look.

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