Foremost, the independent firing mechanisms permit a speedy second shot if the first fails—something that repeating shotguns cannot offer—or a follow-up is needed.

Standard Manufacturing Co. displayed its new DP-12 double-barrel pump shotgun, Jan. 18, 2016, at a range outside Las Vegas as part of SHOT Show. (Photo by Matthew Cox/Military.com) LAS VEGAS ...

As I learned in a tactical shotgun class not too long ago, 18.5-inch barrel defensive shotguns fitted with Cylinder Bore chokes usually cause birdshot and buckshot to spread at about 1 inch-per ...