Like anything, you can take patterning a shotgun too far. A turkey hunter told me once he spent $1,000 one winter buying XX-Full chokes and magnum loads for his guns, then he patterned them all to ...

Without it, you might be missing shots or worse, wounding animals without a clean kill. Patterning not only improves your ...

This article by John M. Taylor appeared originally in the September 2004 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page here and select American Rifleman as ...

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 turkey ...