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The most distinctive feature of Mossberg’s latest series of 590 shotguns is a detachable box magazine. Using the 590 platform as a starting point, Mossberg, in conjunction with Adaptive Tactical, modified the 590 receiver to accept detachable box magazines holding five, 10, 15 or 20 rounds of 12-gauge ammunition.

Browning has introduced the long-awaited A5 Hunter 20-gauge. A beautiful wood-stocked classic, this 20-gauge autoloader is field-ready right out of the box.

For 2018, Mossberg has introduced the 590M, a detachable-box-magazine-fed version of the company’s venerable Model 590 pump-action shotgun. The Model 590M ships with one 10-round magazine; five-, 15- and 20-round magazines also are offered.

A brand-new Mauser for less than $700? That's what hunters get with the M18. The rifle features a new action from Mauser that has a full-diameter bolt, three-position safety, adjustable trigger and polymer, double-stack detachable box magazine that holds five rounds.

Whether for range use, personal defense or hunting, Federal’s new Shorty shotshells pack a similar punch to their bigger brothers in a small, 1¾-inch shell. Loaded with No. 8 shot, No. 4 buckshot or a rifled slug, there’s a reduced-recoil Shorty for you.

Jason Nash, from Federal Ammunition, discusses the finer points of Solid Core, a new handgun round designed for animal defense.

American Hunter Executive Editor John Draper heads to Prospect Hall Hunting Club in West Virginia, to test out the Franchi Momentum Elite rifle.

Get a closer look at the Franchi Momentum Elite Varmint in TrueTimber Prairie, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

Barrett entered the bolt-action hunting rifle business last year, and its initial offering, the Fieldcraft, is an ultra-light rifle developed using Remington’s Model 700 as a starting point.