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New York State Hunters Facing a Lead Ammo Ban

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jun 4, 2021

Why 20-Gauge Slugs Are Better Than 12-Gauge Slugs

By Joseph Albanese

/ Apr 27, 2021

Minnesota Bill Would Prohibit the Use and Possession of Lead Ammo

By Tom Keer

/ Apr 29, 2021

The Best Budget Turkey Loads Vs. TSS

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Apr 22, 2021

News Quiz: How Should You Properly Dispose of Ammo?

By Dave Hurteau

/ Apr 27, 2009

Bourjaily: Wads in the Dryer?

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jun 19, 2009

Bourjaily: Thoughts on Lead Bans

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Mar 25, 2009

Discussion Topic: Park Service Clarifies Lead-Ban Announcement

By Dave Hurteau

/ Mar 24, 2009

Discussion Topic Update: Parks Lead-Ban Draws Fire From ASA

By Dave Hurteau

/ Mar 20, 2009

Bourjaily: I Hate the 3 1/2-inch Turkey Load

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Mar 5, 2009

Bourjaily: Should Non-Toxic Shot Be Mandatory for Doves?

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Sep 8, 2009

Bourjaily: Winchester Small-Gauge Steel

By David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily

/ Dec 31, 2008

Senators Take Aim At Park Service Lead Ban

By Dave Hurteau

/ Sep 29, 2009

Going Out Like a Gun Nut: Have Your Ashes Loaded In Ammo

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Aug 9, 2011

Bourjaily: Bad Shells

By David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily

/ Nov 7, 2008

Bourjaily: Price of Lead and 3/ 4 Ounce Reloads

By David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily

/ Nov 4, 2008

Measuring a Shot String With High-Speed Video

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Aug 17, 2011

Discussion Topic: Washington State Mulls Lead-Ammo Ban

By Dave Hurteau & Chad Love

/ Sep 19, 2008

Bourjaily: Rethinking Pheasant Loads

By David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily

/ Sep 10, 2008

Project Eldest Son: Covert Ammo Sabotage in Vietnam

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Oct 18, 2011

Lazz Loads: The Short Magnums

By David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily

/ Jul 11, 2008

Discussion Topic: Minnesota Issues Lead Warning

By Dave Hurteau & Chad Love

/ Jul 8, 2008

Good Ammo: Berger Bullets

By David E. Petzal

/ Nov 4, 2011

Bourjaily: Confesssions of a Hull Ho

By David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily

/ Jun 24, 2008

Ask Phil: The Best Shotshell Loads for Pheasants?

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Feb 17, 2016

Testing Winchester’s New VarmintX Shotgun Shells

By Will Brantley

/ Feb 23, 2016

Write a Caption, Win Some Remington Nitro Steel Ammo!

By Chad Love

/ Dec 28, 2011

“Pattern Density Kills, Not Pellets”

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Mar 14, 2016

Holiday Insanity

By Bill Heavey

/ Dec 17, 2015

All About Hoarding Ammo

By David E. Petzal

/ Mar 16, 2016

Discussion Topic Update: Hunters Call Lead Warning “Alarmist”

By Dave Hurteau & Chad Love

/ Apr 1, 2008

Waterfowl Hunting: Don’t Worry About Shotshell Velocity

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Oct 29, 2013

The Return of Browning Ammo

By David E. Petzal

/ Nov 26, 2015

The World’s Largest Shotgun Shell?

By David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily

/ Mar 7, 2008

California Bans Lead Ammunition

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Oct 17, 2013

Winchester Blind Side Expands Ammo Line

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/ Jan 18, 2012

The Utah Exception

By David E. Petzal and Phil Bourjaily

/ Mar 3, 2008

Non-Toxic Shot: Bismuth is Back

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Oct 10, 2013

Polymer Casings: The Future of Ammo?

By The Editors

/ Jan 24, 2012

Bad Ammo: Flowershell Load Blasts Seeds into the Ground

By The Editors

/ Jan 3, 2014

First Look: Winchester Long Beard XR Turkey Loads

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Oct 1, 2013

Ask Phil: The Best Guns and Loads for North American Wingshooting

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jun 8, 2016

A Long Range Pheasant Load: Winchester Rooster XR

By The Editors

/ Jan 16, 2014

Revisiting Lead Shot vs. Steel Shot

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jul 12, 2016

Six-Year-Old Boy Hooks 12-Foot Great White in Cape Cod

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jul 15, 2016

Deer Guns: Goodbye to Slugs?

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jul 18, 2016

The Truth About Shotgun Ammo: 6 Questions Answered at Federal’s High-Tech Range

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Aug 22, 2013

Why Lightening Up Your Load Will Make You a Better Shooter

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Feb 11, 2014

Update: World Record Mako had 200lb. Sea Lion in Stomach, Catch Still Not Submitted to IGFA

By Ben Romans

/ Aug 13, 2013

Two New Turkey Loads that Won’t Break the Bank

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Feb 28, 2014

What You Should Know About Patterning Buckshot

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Aug 15, 2016

Waterfowl Shooting: Effective Range of Steel Shot

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Mar 10, 2014

Best Coaching Tool of 2013: Winchester AA TrAAcker

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jul 9, 2013

High-Speed Video: Shooting Federal Shotgun Loads

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Apr 15, 2014

The Cutest Shotshells Out There: Aguila 12 Gauge 1-3/4-Inch Ammo

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jul 2, 2013

Best Shotgun Loads for Your Style of Turkey Hunting

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Apr 24, 2014

Which Matters More, the Gun or the Ammo?

By Bill Heavey

/ Oct 26, 2016

Steel Yourself: Study Shoots Down Preconceptions About Nontoxic Shot

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jul 16, 2015

Kent Bismuth Shot: A New Non-Toxic Load for Bird Hunters

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Nov 22, 2016

Ask Phil: Shot Size Lethality Tests

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jul 7, 2015

Problems of Supersized Turkey Loads and Choosing The Right Alternative

/ Apr 17, 2012

Discussion Topic: Governator Signs Lead Ban and Microstamping Bills

By Dave Hurteau & Chad Love

/ Oct 15, 2007

Youth Shotguns and Ammo

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Jun 16, 2014

Rolling Your Own Steel Shotgun Loads

By Phil Bourjaily

/ Dec 20, 2016

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