During the latter part of the 19 th century and first half of the 20 th, the 16-gauge shotgun was a very popular bore size, especially for upland hunting applications. Often referred to by admirers as ...

16-Gauge shotguns have always been around, but were a niche option because of their size and the lack of shell options and over-powered loads. (Steve Knight/Tyler Morning Telegraph) The shotgun always ...

My first shotgun was an Ithaca 12-gauge pump action that my dad bought at Gary's Gun Shop in Sioux Falls. I used it for a year or two before buying my own, a new Browning BPS 12 gauge that served me ...

The Duckslayer's guns were all propped against a couch in his living room, freshly oiled from the cleaning he'd undertaken while waiting on me. I ran my hands over their fore ends until I reached the ...

Things are going to change, you can bet on it. Remember when you turned on the TV and had basically three choices -- CBS, NBC or ABC? Remember when there was one heavyweight-boxing champion? Remember ...

Only one frontier remains in the shotgun world, and only one manufacturer is poised to cross it. That frontier is the 16-gauge, which is all but extinct thanks to a couple of factors. One is the lack ...

DEWITT -- I've had some great goose hunts, but none was as cool as the Purple Hull Society's outing Jan. 31 at Roger Turner's farm near DeWitt. Jess "The Undertaker" Essex, a founding member of the ...

Only one frontier remains in the shotgun world, and only one manufacturer is poised to cross it. That frontier is the 16-gauge, which is all but extinct thanks to a couple of factors. One is the lack ...