There are dozens of duck hunting loads on the market today, all with a variety of shot sizes, pellet materials, payloads, velocities, and wad designs. Overwhelmed with options, I think many duck ...

All things being equal, to increase pattern density you need more pellets in the shell. And with practical limits on velocity ...

In the long-gone days of lead shot, choosing chokes for waterfowling was simple: the fuller, the better. A few hunters picked Modified for over-decoy shooting, but more often than not, in those days ...

Patterning your shotgun is the only way to learn its effective range. Testing your gun with different choke and loads can increase your hitting percentages by helping you find the ideal pattern spread ...

It can feel like there’s a certain amount of voodoo involved in picking the best choke for duck hunting. This is because there are so many variables at work. Starting with the gear, there’s your gun ...

Five of the best shotgun cartridges for pigeon, game and steel shooting in the UK. The Great British Shooting Awards 2026 ...