The Gun Digest Buyers' Guide to Guns. Ken Ramage
BREDA XANTHOS
Gauge: 12, 3" chamber. Barrel: 28". Weight: 6.5 lbs. Stock: High grade walnut. Features: Chokes tubes are Mod., IC, Full; inertia-type action, four-round magazine, spark engraving with hand-engraved details and hand-gilding figures on receiver. Blued, Grey or Chrome finishes. Imported from Italy by Legacy Sports International.
Price: Blued (2007) | $2,309.00 |
Price: Grey (2007) | $2,451.00 |
Price: Chrome (2007) | $3,406.00 |
BREDA ECHO
Gauge: 12, 20. 3" chamber. Barrel: 28". Weight: 6.0-6.5 lbs. Stock: Walnut. Features: Chokes tubes are Mod., IC, Full; inertia-type action, four-round magazine, blue, grey or nickel finishes, modern engraving, fully checkered pistol grip. Imported from Italy by Legacy Sports International.
Price: Blued, 12 ga. (2008) | $1,897.00 |
Price: Grey, 12 ga. (2008) | $1,969.00 |
Price: Nickel, 12 ga. (2008) | $2,214.00 |
Price: Nickel, 20 ga. (2008) | $2,214.00 |
BREDA ALTAIR
Gauge: 12, 20. 3" chamber. Barrel: 28". Weight: 5.7-6.1 lbs. Stock: Oil-rubbed walnut. Features: Chokes tubes are Mod., IC, Full; gas-actuated action, four-round magazine, blued finish, lightweight frame. Imported from Italy by Legacy Sports International.
Price: Blued, 12 ga. (2008) | $1,320.00 |
Price: Grey, 20 ga. (2008) | $1,320.00 |
BROWNING GOLD AUTO SHOTGUNS
Gauge: 12, 3" or 3-1/2" chamber; 20, 3" chamber. Barrel: 12 ga.-26", 28", 30", Invector Plus choke tubes; 20 ga.-26", 30", Invector choke tubes. Weight: 7 lbs., 9 oz. (12 ga.), 6 lbs., 12 oz. (20 ga.). Length: 46.25" overall (20 ga., 26" barrel). Stock: 14"x1.5"x2-1/3"; select walnut with gloss finish; palm swell grip. Features: Self-regulating, self-cleaning gas system shoots all loads; lightweight receiver with special non-glare deep black finish; large reversible safety button; large rounded trigger guard, gold trigger. The 20 gauge has slightly smaller dimensions; 12 gauge have back-bored barrels, Invector Plus tube system. Introduced 1994. Gold Evolve shotguns have new rib design, HiViz sights. Imported by Browning.
Price: Gold Evolve Sporting, 12 ga., 2-3/4" chamber | $1,326.00 |
Price: Gold Superlite Hunter, 12 or 20 ga., 26" or 28" barrel, 6.6 lbs | $1,161.00 |
Browning NWTF Mossy Oak® Break-Up™
BROWNING GOLD NWTF TURKEY SERIES AND MOSSY OAK SHOTGUNS
Gauge: 12, 10, 3-1/2" chamber. Similar to the Gold Hunter except has specialized camouflage patterns, including National Wild Turkey Federation design. Includes extra-full choke tube and HiViz fiber-optic sights on some models and Dura-Touch coating. Camouflage patterns include Mossy Oak New Break-Up (NBU) or Mossy Oak New Shadow Grass (NSG). NWTF models include NWTF logo on stock. Introduced 2001. From Browning.
Price: NWFT Gold Ultimate Turkey, 24" barrel, 12 ga. 3-1/2" chamber | $1,513.00 |
Price: NWFT Gold 10 Gauge, 24" barrel, 3-1/2" chamber | $1,506.00 |
BROWNING GOLD GOLDEN CLAYS AUTO SHOTGUNS
Gauge: 12, 2-3/4" chamber. Barrel: 28", 30", Invector Plus choke tubes. Weight: about 7.75 lbs. Length: From 47.75 to 50.5". Stock: Select walnut with gloss finish; palm swell grip, shim adjustable. Features: Ported barrels, “Golden Clays” models feature gold inlays and engraving. Otherwise similar to Gold series guns. Imported by Browning.
Price: Gold “Golden Clays” Sporting Clays, intr. 2005 | $1,941.00 |
Price: Gold Sporting Clays | $1,184.00 |
Price: Gold Ladies Sporting Clays | $1,184.00 |
Browning Gold Light 10 Gauge Auto Shotgun
Similar to the Gold Hunter except has an alloy receiver that is 1 lb. lighter than standard model. Offered in 26" or 28" bbls. With Mossy Oak Break-Up or Shadow Grass coverage; 5-shot magazine. Weighs 9 lbs., 10 oz. (28" bbl.). Introduced 2001. Imported by Browning.
Price: Camo model only | $1,390.00 |
BROWNING SILVER AUTO SHOTGUNS
Gauge: 12, 3" or 3-1/2" chamber; 20, 3" chamber. Barrel: 12 ga.-26", 28", 30", Invector Plus choke tubes. Weight: 7 lbs., 9 oz. (12 ga.), 6 lbs., 7 oz. (20 ga.). Stock: Satin finish walnut. Features: Active Valve gas system, semi-humpback receiver. Invector Plus tube system, three choke tubes. Imported by Browning.
Price: Silver Hunter, 12 ga., 3.5" chamber | $1,128.00 |
Price: Silver Hunter, 20 ga., 3" chamber, intr. 2008 | $979.00 |
Price: Silver Micro, 20 ga., 3" chamber, intr. 2008 | $979.00 |
Price: Silver Sporting Micro, 12 ga., 2-3/4" chamber, intr. 2008 | $1,132.00 |
Price: Silver Rifled Deer, Mossy Oak New Break-Up, 12 ga., 3" chamber, intr. 2008 | $1,199.00 |
Price: Silver Rifled Deer |