We hunt an abundance of pheasants at the Beretta Trident Cheyenne Ridge Signature Lodge in South Dakota. If that sounds great, we also get our hands on Beretta’s brand new 12-gauge A400 Xplor Light KO. In our exclusive review of the Light model, we discover one of the fastest semi-autos on the market in terms [...]

A new 400-horsepower Porsche Cayenne S driven deep into the heart of Kentucky bourbon country, 8 days, 7 posh sporting clays venues, 325 boxes of shotgun shells, 6 bourbon distilleries and a fresh box of Gurkha Evil cigars. Our departure date: September 11, 2010. The saga begins on Shotgun Life at http://www.shotgunlife.com

Shotgun Life has been on a tear when it comes to first reviews of Caesar Guerinis. We covered the Apex, the Impact and now the stunning Ellipse Evo. Terry Wieland shares his impressions of the lavish-looking Ellipse, which is the premium model in the new Evo line of round-body bird guns. You’ll see through Terry’s [...]

Zoli is ready to release its next-generation Z-Sport, aptly called the Z-Supersport. The new shotgun is distinguished by a revolutionary weight-balancing system, super-safe mechanical trigger and the longest barrels yet to come out of the company. You won’t find this information on the Zoli web site, but you can get complete details on Shotgun Life [...]

  In a Shotgun Life exclusive, we feature a chapter from the upcoming book “Hemingway’s Guns: The Sporting Arms of Ernest Hemingway” by Calabi, Helsley & Sanger. This chapter reveals Hemingway’s fondness for the American classic shotgun, the Winchester Model 21. The authors also uncover interesting details about the Winchester Model 21 history. Visit http://www.shotgunlife.com/ [...]

Benelli’s Legacy 28 impressed shooters through its appearance and performance. The Legacy 28 changes every expectation you have about shooting a sub-gauge – whether it’s a break-open or semi-auto. The gun’s combination of space-age materials and classic engraving, combined with its breathless handling, placed it at the top of our list of must-have shotguns. Check [...]

Hollywood has gone to great lengths to make the pump totally macho. One shuck from the good guy, and the bad boys run for cover. Well, what happens when the pump gun goes female? That’s we wanted to find out with the first review of the Ithaca Model 37 With Ladies Stock. Ithaca went to [...]

Shotgun Life kicked off July with a new monthly column by veteran writer, Lisa Metheny, called “Lisa Metheney’s Women Afield©.” In her first piece, Lisa writes about the NRAs’ Women on Target (WOT) program. Lisa and the group of women are pheasant hunting at the Granite Springs Lodge in South Dakota, accompanied this time by [...]

Ralph Brendle’s South Carolina hunting resort has declined with China’s rise as a textile kingpin in the U.S. South Carolina has shed textile jobs since China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001. Can River Bend now succeed as a private club? The bigger question is whether or not Mr. Brendle’s decision to privatize River [...]

Few shotguns have generated the buzz of the A-10 American by Connecticut Shotgun. It uses a sidelock trigger action typically found on English side by sides costing $100,000. Now consider that the A-10 is an over/under priced at under $10,000 and suddenly it gets your attention. Shotgun Life is the first magazine to shoot prototypes [...]

The group of everyday shooters who make up the Shotgun Life Peer Review Posse voted hands down that the 28-gauge version of the Blaser F3 is one of the best-shooting shotguns on the planet. They praised its handling, patterning and quality. A couple of them were ready to make a trade-in on the spot. Find [...]

An obscure artist who only goes by Dale created a stunning poster of Sarah Palin based on Norman Rockwell’s classic Rosie the Riveter. For starters, Dale substituted Rosie’s pneumatic rivet gun with a Remington 870. The poster has sparked the ire of some liberal bloggers. Check out the full story on Shotgun Life at http://www.shotgunlife.com/ [...]

Receive helpful shooting tips from Todd Bender, Chris Batha, Bobby Fowler, Jr., Harlan Campbell, Jr. and other Hall of Famers. Using the unique Eye Cam Technology, the DVDs identify the exact lead and technique for skeet, trap and sporting clays to easily crush every target. Remember, Shotgun Life pays the shipping. Please adhere to our [...]

The Ithaca Gun Co. is about to ship a new 12-gauge waterfowl pump starting next month. Shotgun Life got the prototype and took it sea-duck hunting. The major development with the gun is a corrosion-resistant finish called Perma-Guard that also speeds up the action. Read it at Shotgun Life at http://www.shotgunlife.com.

RST Shotshells set the standard in the vintage shotgun community. The RSTs are specifically formulated for low-pressure discharge in order to protect fragile barrels (and the shooters behind them). But most shooters don’t realize that RST shells provide incredible stopping power with very low recoil.
Veteran writer Jerry Sinkovec evaluated an array of RST shells on [...]

Antonio Zoli’s New “Economic Stimulus Package” Provides Huge Discounts to American Shooters on the Medal-Winning, Competition Z Sport
Brescia, Italy and Rochester, New York – Feb. 4, 2010 –  Antonio Zoli announced today its “Economic Stimulus Package” that allows American shotgun enthusiasts to get $1,000 off the price of a new Z Sport competition shotgun [...]

As Industry’s First Online Magazine, Shotgun Life Helps Advertisers Cut Through Internet Clutter With Effective Search Engine Optimization 
Pikesville, MD – Jan. 18, 2010 – Shotgun Life (http://www.shotgunlife.com), the first online magazine dedicated to the best in wing and clays shooting, marks its one-year anniversary with five major shotgun manufacturers becoming new advertisers.
In the past 30 [...]