Handloading for Hunting
Loading your own for the field
Your Chance to Load the Best
Handloading shotshells to improve performance
I Get Questions
When it comes to shotshells, some of the areas of greatest confusion involve pressures, inertia and shotstringing.
Common-Sense Waterfowling
Common-sense waterfowlers shoot modest-velocity loads, which have
just as much lethality and usually better patterns than high-velocity loads.
Simplifying Upland-Load Choices
Simplifying load choices for various gamebirds
The Shell Shortage
With ammunition companies loading mostly centerfire rifle and pistol ammo, shotgunners have been experiencing shell shortages.
Feedback
A sample of letters and responses
The Mythical ‘Even’ Pattern
Because gamebirds are almost always passing at angles through the shotstring, the chances of them lining up with a pattern "hole" are slim.
The Long & Short of It
Some grouse and woodcock hunters are concerned that they are being handicapped by using shorter barrels. They need not worry.
Patterning Myths Continue
The frustrating persistence of patterning myths.
The 28 Gauge for Hunting
Thanks to load and pellet upgrades, the 28 gauge now offers improved patterns and lethality at distance.
TSS: What It Is and Isn’t
TSS has been receiving a lot of hype lately. If you are a turkey hunter, you no doubt have noticed that several US shotshell manufacturers have begun offering TSS turkey loads. And TSS now is being marketed to waterfowl and upland hunters.