Shotgun Summer
Follow along as we share the things we’re working on to become better shooters afield. We’re just a month away from bird hunting and practice can only help when it comes to being more effective in the uplands.
I think the level of exertion at sporting clays courses should extend beyond the trigger finger. The name “sporting clays” implies a certain level of physical activity. But, a number of courses have paths for vehicles and even golf carts for transporting shooters and their gear from one station to the next. Distances between each…
We’ve been putting the CZ Upland Ultralight through the paces for a number of months now. CZ has done a really good job of making upgrades to this over/under platform while still managing to keep the price reasonable for a new double. The first thing you’ll notice is the color: sage, matte Cerakote cloaks the…
Rio the setter is holding just below a lip of pitted volcanic stone a few paces up this 60 degree slope. We’ve climbed for over two hours to get to this point. The entire trek from the bottom the dogs have been trailing and repositioning. I can tell by Rio’s stature that she has trapped…
In recent years there’s been a resurgence in popularity of 16 gauge shotguns. It’s tough to say exactly how much impact it has had on bird hunting and shotgunning markets. But maybe the bigger question is why? We set out at our local sporting clays course one recent morning to solve the mysteries of the…
After the unboxing a few weeks back, we finally got the Mossberg Silver Reserve Shotgun to the range for some testing. And it’s a good thing, because these guys haven’t tried breaking clays in a hot minute and it shows. Doug, Dan and Steve all burn some powder to test how this Mossberg comes to…
The gentle ribbing which started in the North Woods over Ruffed Grouse and Woodcock shooting in October extended through the ensuing months with Britney Starr. The taunting spilled over into 2013 and so we decided it’s time to put up or shut up. This week at SHOT show we will be putting the feud to…