Category Archives: Shotgun related

Dear Bruce: The following thought has had me wondering what I might have missed in your various discussions about choke and the work of Warren Johnson on his choke selector. Some of the numbers in my example are guesses but … Continue reading →

Dear Readers, Kian is an old Canadian shotgunning friend of mine and an engineer by profession. He recently asked me for some time to distance figures for shot pellets. Here is what he came up with. You will find it … Continue reading →

Dear Technoid: I read the recent letter from B, the shooter with the bad back, and it occurred to me that he might benefit from a shooting style common among English game shooters, and some successful clay shooters as well. … Continue reading →

Dear Lonestar, I shot in my first Trap competition two weeks age. Loved it, and won the 16 yard “D” class with a 89. I also entered the handicap event and was placed at the 20 yard line. Everyone told … Continue reading →

Dear Technoid, Can paper shotgun shells still be purchased for actual use or are the paper shells in existence all antiques? A friend of mine told me I could buy them still and they are fun to shoot and give … Continue reading →

Dear Technoid, Shotgun Report is the best website for shooting information on proper technique, gun selection, and so on. I seem to have a problem shooting (hitting) flushing birds, mostly woodcock and grouse. I could be shooting high because the … Continue reading →

Dear Technoid, I’m a scientist myself so should know this, but as a new shooter I’d like to hear the definitive answer. It is often said that firing a shotgun which has the barrel plugged at the end with dirt … Continue reading →