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American Hunter Executive Editor Jon Draper checks out the new 20-gauge Benelli Super Black Eagle 3, at a field-day event in West Virginia. A lighter-weight variant of its 12-gauge big brother, the guns sports a 3-inch chamber and a sub-6-pound footprint. It comes finished in a number of patterns, including Mossy Oak Bottomlands, Optifade Concealment Waterfowl Timber, Realtree Max-5 and basic black, as well as with the choice of a 26- or 28-inch barrel.
The Saiga (antelope) in Kazakhstan has rebounded from dangerously low numbers and has been recognized as a success by the international body governing threatened and endangered wildlife.
The Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 A.I. BE.S.T. is, put simply, on the fast track to being considered a waterfowling marvel. Standing for Advanced Impact technology, the SBE 3 A.I. shoots its shot with improved downrange results thanks to a very, very proprietary barrel technology that actually assists in energy retention for greater downrange velocity. Sounds crazy, right? That’s what I thought too; then I took the gun to Montana’s Bighorn River and had my mind blown.
Andi Bogard embarks on the quest to build, test and hunt with a classic lever gun in a classic way. Check out the first installment of the project here.