NRA Gun of the Week: TriStar Setter S/T

American Hunter Staff

posted on April 4, 2016

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TriStar Arms calls itself “the Value Experts,” and the company’s Setter over-under shotgun certainly backs up that boast. You can learn more about the Setter S/T in the video above, hosted by American Rifleman's Joe Kurtenbach.

Technical Specifications:

Action: boxlock over-under shotgun
Gauge: 12; 3” chambers
Trigger: mechanical, single selective; 5-lb., 8-oz. pull
Sights: orange fiber-optic front bead
Stock: pistol-grip, checkered Turkish walnut with high-gloss finish; ¼” cast-on
Weight: 7 lbs., 4 ozs.
Metal Finish: silver receiver, blue barrels
Accessories: owner’s manual, three choke tubes (improved cylinder, modified and full)
MSRP: $529

For more information, go to TriStarArms.com.

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