Can You Turkey Hunt With a Home-Defense Gun?

Provided that you choose the right load, your home-defense shotgun is all you need to pursue the king of spring.

The Terrific Twenty

Pair today’s newest, high-performance, turkey-specific ammunition with “premium,” aftermarket choke tubes and the 20 gauge now compares favorably with the mighty 12 gauge for tom-stopping performance.

Savage Arms’ Custom-Made Model 220 Turkey Gun

Available only from Savage Arm’s Special Order Dept., this custom Model 220 variant is optimally suited to pursing springtime’s big, boisterous birds.

Field Test: Excalibur Crossbow Micro 335

Creating a compact, yet still potent, crossbow is especially challenging for engineers; however, that’s exactly what Canadian manufacturer Excalibur Crossbow accomplished with its new Micro 335, a recurve-style crossbow with minimalist physical dimensions.

Hornady American Whitetail Rifled Slug

Foster-type slugs have maintained their appeal to the single-shotgun hunter, resulting in most major ammunition manufacturers offering them. The latest to do so is Hornady.

Five Muzzleloader Bullets To Field This Fall

Looking for a new, technologically advanced muzzleloader bullet for this fall? Here are five superior options.

Reviving the Ole’ Fowlers

These shotshells enable your field-proven, vintage shotgun to safely return to waterfowling greatness.

Light Is Right

Here’s why lightweight, fast-moving steel waterfowl loads are preferable to heavier, slow-advancing ones.

A Quick Fix: The Last-Minute Duck Boat

Scrambling for an economical, yet functional, boat to duck hunt from? Don’t fret. Here’s how to create one.

Above and Beyond: Federal Premium’s 20-Gauge 3rd Degree Load

With its new 3-inch, 20-gauge 3rd Degree turkey load, Federal Premium ups the ante on 20-gauge performance.

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