Tag Archives: 20ga

Old enough to fight for you…not old enough to protect herself?

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Oleg Volk
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Somewhere in modern Hobbiton…

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Oleg Volk

Just as Roman slingers graduated from stones to ceramic and lead bullets, so would mostly likely have modern hobbits. 20ga is about the right bore for most halflings, though some of the more stout specimens rock a 12 bore.  

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Savage 220Y rifled shotgun: new on AllOutdoor

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Oleg Volk

A more compact deer-slaying option.

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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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Busy time

Posted on September 6, 2015 by Oleg Volk

  The guests socialize and share knowledge.  

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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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Two signs of well-involved parents

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Oleg Volk
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New on CTD: Smoothbore Suprises

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Oleg Volk

Results of 20ga shotgun patterning.

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My new favorite slugs

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Oleg Volk

Give the miserable performance of generic hollow point slugs in 20ga (shallow penetration with excessive fragmentation) or the commonly available #3 buckshot (again, inadequate penetration), this makes my 870 Youth rather more useful.

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