Make sure your shotgun is shooting the best possible patterns before upland and waterfowl seasons open. Here’s a step-by-step guide Like anything, you can take patterning a shotgun too far. A ...

What distance should be used to pattern a shotgun? In short, 40 yards is the sweet spot. But here's what else you need to know.

To achieve the best pattern, it’s essential to pattern your shotgun at varied ranges with different brands and load configurations.

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Despite their larger shot pattern, shotguns still require good fundamentals and coordination in order to consistently hit clays or birds. Here are five drills designed to develop a shotgunner.

Chokes will pattern differently from one gun to the next and will pattern different shotgun loads differently as well. So what might be the best sporting clays choke for your gun might not deliver ...

By learning how to pattern a shotgun, you can make sure it's shooting the best choke and load combo before opening day.