As much as you want to put a bunch of rounds through it, there’s a little voice in your ear urging caution: Be sure to break in the barrel first! Chances are you’ve heard this warning from the guy ...

Barrel Selector: Many single-trigger break ... called “lugs” fit into the floor of the receiver to help a break-action gun withstand the stresses of firing. Mid-rib: The rib between the ...

While such shotguns are likely not going away any time soon, many shooters today, from top-level competitors to hunting traditionalists, choose to carry a double-barrel, break action shotgun.

Granted, all action types—pumps, auto-loaders, and break-actions—can be disassembled into two ... as opposed to a demibloc that offers more strength for double-barrel shotguns. The Model 412 weighs a ...