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The new Maxus II shares the same foundational design and performance of the original Maxus, but includes an array of new features that have elevated the versatility, performance and handling of the revered semi-auto.

Contributor Barb Melloni had the opportunity to check out the new, limited-availability Maxus II Hunter from Browning. Read on for her thoughts on this beautifully crafted autoloader.

The Maxus has a sleek, streamlined fore-end. I worried it would be too thin for my big paws, but it provided plenty of real estate between my fingers and the barrel. From the article "Browning Maxus."

With its camo finish and 3 1/2-inch chamber, the Maxus is lightweight, easy to handle and feels right at home in upland fields.

Not only does the shotgun’s name ring of versatility, but the features of this 12-gauge stretch its utility across multiple seasons.

The Maxus II sets its sights on whitetails with a new Rifled Deer model. Featuring a 22-inch long, thick-walled, rifled barrel and an attached cantilevered Weaver-style sight rail, the Rifled Deer offers all the accuracy features necessary for the deer woods.

Versatility is key with the new Maxus II All-Purpose Hunter, featuring Mossy Oak Break-Up Country camo that fades into the background of most environments, an easy to swing 26-inch barrel and 3½-inch chamber that reliably cycles a broad range of factory loads.

Ever wondered which firearms are the hottest tickets on the market? GunBroker.com routinely lifts the veil on that mystery by publishing its top sellers on a month-to-month basis, among both used and new firearms.

Our annual survey of the year’s best firearms, optics and ammunition reveals the list of shotguns destined to win in 2010.