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Guns and Gear for Sandhill Crane Shoot

At the end of the day, you hunt sandhill cranes the same way you hunt just about any waterfowl. That’s no reason to slack off, though. Consider adding some of the following gear to your collection before you tackle this prehistoric-looking bird.

Hardware: Weatherby Element Deluxe

Weatherby is known for rifles, but the company has darn nice shotguns, too.

Clip or Magazine?

Gun people are happy to jump all over the poor novice who calls his new handgun's magazine a “clip”, but should they?

Hardware: EAA/Girsan MC312 Gobbler

The EAA/Girsan MC312 Gobbler is an incredible turkey gun on its own, and an exceptional one for the money.

Hardware: Franchi Affinity 3 Elite Upland

Anybody looking for a semi-auto upland hunting gun would do well to look at the Affinity 3 Elite Upland.

The Franchi Affinity Shotgun

The Affinity is this author’s definition of a bird gun.

Hardware: Benelli Super Black Eagle 3

All things considered, the Benelli SBE 3 is a well-planned evolution of not just the SBE platform, but semi-automatic shotguns in general. The dominance of the pump gun is over, never to return.

Top 10 Rifles and Shotguns Under $700

Thinking about buying a new rifle or shotgun? There’s never been a better time than now, as this year’s crop of sub-$700 guns has some real standouts.

Benelli SuperSport

Lively and sweet-swinging, the SuperSport's performance lives up to its attractive appearance.

Hardware: Franchi Intensity

The Franchi Intensity, in many ways, delivers on its name. It capitalizes on some of the industry’s most respected technologies to reliably harness the most powerful shotshell payloads, and it does so in a slim, attractive package that betrays its middle-of-the-road price point. Hard to argue with any scattergun that offers both versatility and value.

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