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Best New Shotguns for 2024

Whether you’re a waterfowler, upland hunter or clay target shooter, you’ll find something to be excited about this year. Here are our picks for the best new shotguns for hunters in 2024.

New for 2024: HEVI-Shot HEVI-XII .410 Bore

HEVI-Shot has expanded its shotshell line to include its 12 g/cc tungsten shot in .410-bore. This shot is over 50 percent more dense than traditional steel shot, making the HEVI-XII a logical choice for those who like to hunt waterfowl with the sub-gauge shotguns.

First Look: Federal Freight Train Copper Slugs

Using a lead-free copper monometal design, with a polymer tip over a hollow cavity, the Freight Train Copper gives a huge ballistic advantage over conventional slugs.

Mossberg Offers 500 and 835 Turkey Guns with Holosun Combo

Now ready for the field almost out of the box, Mossberg’s line of optic-ready 500 and 835 Ulti-Mag Turkey pump-action shotguns are being offered with an olive-green Holosun HS407K micro dot sight.

Are Polymer-Framed 10mm Pistols the “Next Gen” Trail Gun?

B. Gil Horman delves into the "trail-to-town" concept, with an in-depth look at the 10mm Auto.

How to Choose a Handgun Optic

Handgun optics have become smaller and more reliable than ever. Whether it’s a scope, a red-dot, a micro red-dot or an enclosed microdot there is an option for every possible use. Learn why here.

Review: Rossi SS Poly Tuffy .410 Shotgun

Over the years, B. Gil Horman has developed an appreciation for the little .410 Bore, single-shot ‘utility guns.' A great up-to-date example of this class is the latest iteration of the Rossi Tuffy single-shot—the SS Poly.

Alternative Ammo: .280 Ackley Improved vs. 7mm PRC

Contributor Dennis Bradley compares two long-range, fast shooting favorites: the .280 AI and 7mm PRC.

Review: HEVI-Shot HEVI-Metal Xtreme

The new HEVI-Metal Xtreme shotshells use a blend of 30 percent tungsten and 70 percent precision steel along with the proven FliteControl Flex wad for a deadly load that is every bit as capable of clean kills as the original.

First Look: HEVI-XII Waterfowl .410-Bore

HEVI-Shot has released two new product line additions to its HEVI-XII Waterfowl lineup: the.410 bore, 1/2-ounce, 3-inch, in shot sizes No. 5 or 7, with a muzzle velocity of 1250 fps.

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