Able to cover a wide variety of jobs, a shotgun is a welcome piece of sporting equipment whether you are at the country club or on Kodiak Island. With break, lever, pump, bolt, or semiautomatic actions available, a common defining trait of all of these in a sporting model is ease of transport and operation. For trap shooting, there are lighter frame and longer barrel options. Requiring less ammo gives you the opportunity to eliminate a magazine, thus lightening up the package and allowing you to get the bead on that clay much more quickly. In stark contrast to trap shooting is sport shotguns for hunting guides. A hunting guide’s responsibility is to protect a client and provide a comfortable and successful hunt; so you’re going to need something that can load and hold multiple shells reliably. To quickly catch a field hen on the wing, or stop a charging grizzly in its tracks you will find a medium sized pump action with a tube that can hold at least five shells is most efficient. Lastly, there is 3 gun competition type shotguns. These are lightweight, high capacity, and semiautomatic. These can also include external box magazines or tubes for fast reloading. If you’re in the market for a sporting shotgun, come in and talk to our helpful staff. If we don’t have the model you’re looking for, we can find and order it for you.