Every shot at a turkey is a unique and random event. You throw hundreds of pellets downrange, hoping a few find the head and neck. It’s a target, as one custom choke maker once described it to me, ...

In just a few decades, the U.S. Army would see itself go from a single-shot, blackpowder design in the form of the Trapdoor Springfield to a modern, semi-automatic fighting rifle in the M1 Garand.

Semi-automatic shotguns often stand as a marvel of firearm engineering, seamlessly blending speed, efficiency, and reliability. Yet, despite their growing popularity among hunters and sport shooters, ...