Category Archives: shotgun

Chiappa Triple Crown 20ga: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Oleg Volk

A fun shotgun with real-world uses.

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You’d be making noise either way

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Oleg Volk

(Beretta 1301 Comp in a recoil-reducing stock)

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OATH expanding TSR slug: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on April 14, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Having watched the development of this round for the past year, I am pleased to see it come to market in a highly evolved and refined form.

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Ithaca M37 Riot Shotgun Rides Again: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Ithaca brings the charismatic classic back

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Traditional American response to unbidden guests

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Oleg Volk

And don’t forget the extra ammunition!

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One shotgun, two barrels

Posted on February 3, 2016 by Oleg Volk

American Tactical imports TAC SX2 shotgun. They offer it as a set with two barrels, a 28″ tube with chokes for bird hunting and an 18.5″ cylinder bore for in-house disputes with unbidden guests. In the near future, I will … Continue reading →

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Between a 12ga semi-auto and a redhead…

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Oleg Volk

…I’d say the ginger would be far scarier!

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Intruders? Give them something to bleed about!

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Anything that gets merely scared off will keep preying on innocent people. Buckshot adjusts attitudes more reliably.

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Shotgun Training from Suarez International: new on AllOUtdoor

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Learning to run a scattergun.

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Be very, verrry quiet…

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Oleg Volk

…I’m hunting heffalumps. Or wabbits. Subsonic birdshot would work rather better on them.  

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Are machine guns really that hard to control?

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Oleg Volk

So many on our side of the gun control fight have despaired of ever getting automatic weapons deregulated to pre-1934 state that they make excuses for the enemy. “Automatics are uncontrollable anyway”, they way. “A waste of ammunition”. It’s a … Continue reading →

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Fun size buckshot

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Oleg Volk

They may be short, but it’ still buckshot at 1200fps. Not much recoil to speak of. Numerous reviews mentioning use in a KSG (in my experience, each tube holds 12 shells, one review mentions 11). Now to actually find these … Continue reading →

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Classic sports have military roots.

Posted on November 22, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Running, wrestling, fencing, archery and javelin all stem from military training. So does biathlon. Could skeet and trap shooting similarly evolve under the martial influences of riot control needs into a more socially oriented sport?   Home alone? No problem.   (Spelling fixed in … Continue reading →

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Back from Florida

Posted on November 19, 2015 by Oleg Volk

New friends. Old friends. Warm weather, much work and even more fun. And I am glad to be home at last.

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The little antelope packs a kick.

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A baker’s dozen of kicks, actually. Saiga with 12rd Promag drum. The combination is compact and works very reliably.

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KSG in use

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Looks like fun. How do manufacturers know an optic will hold up to 12 gauge recoil? Primary Arms, for example, uses a test rig that knocks it about hundreds of cycles with more acceleration and power than 3 inch magnum slugs … Continue reading →

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Origina 12 shotgun (production): new on AllOutdoor

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Oleg Volk

A scattergun for the 21st century

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Busy time

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Lots of visitors these days. Some haven’t changed much in five years, others grew up in just two.  Lots of new guns, too.   The guests socialize and share knowledge. Learning the proper stance, practicing trigger control with dry fire. … Continue reading →

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Refresher training.

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Oleg Volk

I first took a shotgun class around 2000 with Greg Sullivan’s Defensive Edge in Minnesota. I was amazed at how much I was able to learn in a day. I’ve not done any shotgun training since. Time to remedy that … Continue reading →

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Brenneke slugs work well

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Oleg Volk

Origin 12 shotgun with Trijicon RX30 sight (unmagnified 6.5MOA dot reticle), Brenneke full power magnum slugs. Five shots at 25 yards, with the shotgun rested on a porch railing. The sight wasn’t fully adjusted at that point, we fixed it … Continue reading →

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