Some hunters quit waterfowling when steel shot replaced lead thirty years ago. Early steel loads weren’t as good as those we have now. They were inconsistent in both velocity and ignition. Water got ...

Editor’s note: Nick Charney is an engineer by trade and a self-taught shotshell maker. He works with Apex Ammunition, helping to build their TSS, steel, and TSS-steel blended loads. This article was ...

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Turkey shotshell loads of almost-magical tungsten shot, once available only to those who loaded their own or knew exactly who to ask, are now available to hunters everywhere. Factory loadings are on ...

Before I ever got serious about patterning turkey guns, chokes, and loads, I believed the 12 gauge was the king of the turkey woods — and always would be. Like many turkey hunters, I killed my first ...