Thanks for visiting my hunting, fishing and shooting site. You might be wondering why I decided to work the term Lo-fi into the title of a blog that’s mostly about things that go bang and my usually futile attempts to…
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Fun with 12-gauge buck ‘n ball loads
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Among the new and interesting types 12-guage shotgun ammunition to hit the shelves of gun shops and big box retailers in recent years is the Winchester PDX1 12 Defender. This 2-3/4-inch load sports a buffered payload consisting of a…
The beginner’s guide to homemade shotgun slugs
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Five years ago I began hunting deer almost exclusively with 12-gauge shotgun slugs. Although centerfire rifles are legal arms where I live, the woods where I hunted were typically incredibly thick, limiting visibility to 50 yards or less. Any shot…
The HD shotgun for hunting part II: Birdshot in gelatin
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In a recent article I wrote about the capabilities of a short barreled, home defense or utility shotgun as a close range bird gun. In addition to yielding useful patterns out to about 25 yards at the range, my own…
Making it work: Using the Home defense shotgun for hunting
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During a recent stint as an employee at a local gun shop, one of the discussions that began amongst my coworkers during a rare slow day was how well a home defense optimized shotgun would work as an upland game…
