The Smart Way to Buy Guns Online
Shotgun reviews, comparisons and buying guides, newest first. For most people buying a first shotgun, the job is home defense, and the best shotguns for home defense guide is where I’d start.
If you want one gun that does a bit of everything, look at the best 12 gauge shotguns and the best pump action shotguns. Clay shooters should check the best over/under shotguns, and spring hunters can jump to the best turkey shotguns or the best duck hunting shotguns. Every shotgun roundup is listed in our buying guides hub.
The Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III lists at $3,899.00 and sells for $3,499.00, while the EELL Diamond Pigeon version of the same gun costs $9,499. We shot 900 shells through one and read Beretta’s own spec sheets.
The Beretta AX800 Suprema is the most adjustable waterfowl gun on the market, held at $2,399.00 by every retailer we track. We put 800 shells through one, and checked what the A400 it supposedly beats actually costs.
Which Benelli M4 parts are worth fitting and in what order. A commercial M4 cannot take a magazine extension, so we lead with the oversized charging handle and bolt release, then the light mount, shell carrier and Urbino stock.
The Mossberg Silver Reserve is a walnut stocked over and under with chrome lined bores and five chokes, listed at $924.00 and selling from $604.99. We ran 750 shells through one and found the spec line that decides whether it suits you.
The best double barrel shotguns for 2026, ranked across both actions. CZ Redhead Premier, Stoeger Coach Gun, Beretta 686 and more, with live prices and an honest over/under vs side-by-side verdict.
Buckshot vs slugs vs birdshot explained. When to use each shotgun shell type for home defense, hunting, and target shooting with ballistic comparisons.
Which Mossberg 500 parts actually fit, and in what order to buy them. A Mossberg 500 cannot take a magazine extension and the Magpul MOE forend is a 590 part, so we lead with a light, a shell carrier and the SGA stock.
The Browning Maxus II is the soft shooting gas gun for high volume waterfowl, from $1,739.99. We ran 750 shells through one over a season and mapped what every model in the range really sells for.
Remington 870 vs Mossberg 500: a head-to-head comparison of build quality, action, safety, reliability, aftermarket support, and value. Two of the most popular pump shotguns ever made, compared side by side.
