And the 20 can still shoot the mild ⅞-ounce target and dove loads. Here are the best break-action, pump, and semi-auto 20 gauge shotguns you can buy right now. Best Overall: Beretta A400 ...

I was among the first writers to hunt with the new-at-the time Browning A5 when the company reintroduced that classic “humpback” design in 2012. As a small platoon of other media members and I tromped ...

Our boys’ single-shot arsenal had been Christmas presents when each of us reached 11 or 12 years old. In 1970, David inherited our grandfather’s 16-gauge double-barreled shotgun.

The shot is copper-plated, and the smaller load allows a very fast second shot. In fact, these cartridges are a pussy cat to shoot in the 20-gauge and boy do they produce good patterns! On ½ choke, we ...

The only down side, he said, is the cost of TSS over lead shot. Depending on the company brand, TSS shells will cost $35 to $38 for a box of five .410 shells, 20-gauge TSS shells cost about $70 ...

Best Single Shot: Stevens 301 Turkey Best Slug Gun: Savage 220 Best Value: Mossberg 500 Hunting All-Purpose Field How I Picked the Best 20 Gauge Shotguns It’s impossible to shoot every 20-gauge ...

I saved my third tag to try out the Mossberg 20-gauge, and I wasn’t disappointed as I had an exciting and successful hunt while trying out a new style of turkey hunting shotguns. The 20-gauge ...

The best-performing 20-gauge shell in the test was a 3-inch, 1 ¼-ounce, 1350 fps load of HeviXII 6 shot. It averaged 28 hits in the 18-inch circle versus 40 hits for the 12-gauge Remington steel ...

They shot M12 Winchesters, and I longed for the day when I would have one. That day came in the fall of 1970, after spending a couple of years hunting with a single shot 20-gauge.