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Best Guns and Gear of 2017

As companies prepare to roll out their new products at SHOT Show 2018, we take a look back at the some of the most innovative hunting products introduced over the last year.

Browning Continues Citori 725 High Grade Program

Browning's High Grade Program has entered its fifth year, and will feature a limited production run of Citori 725 Grade V and Grade VII Trap Models. The enhanced over-under shotguns will receive as much as 30 hours of hand engraving and touch-up work prior to being precisely fit into high-grade walnut.

Field Test: Stevens 555 Over/Under Shotguns

When you hunt ruffed grouse the last thing you want is a gun that doesn’t fit. To hunt birds genetically designed to out-motor and outmaneuver hawks, gun mount and reaction time is everything. The Stevens 555 provides one such solution.

Hardware: TriStar Setter S/T

Not a lot of folks recognize the name TriStar Arms. If the Setter S/T is a sign of things to come from “The Value Experts,” that’ll soon change.

Hardware: Benelli 828U

Field Editor Jeff Johnston thought Benelli had gone bat-crazy when it unveiled its new shotgun earlier this year. That’s because it featured two stacked barrels and a wooden stock. But then he got a chance to put his hands on the company's new 828U.

Hardware: Weatherby Orion I

For 2015, Weatherby is testing the waters of the over/under market once again, this time turning to the Turks in an effort to hit that thin line where affordability and quality meet. There are a lot of great gunmakers in Turkey, and Weatherby has obviously found one in ATA Weapons Industries, as the Orion I exhibits the kind of quality rarely found on a double gun with a street price that will likely fall under a thousand dollars.

First Look: Beretta 692

Beretta is known for its high-quality over/under shotguns that flood game fields and clay ranges throughout the world. Its latest model, the 692, is a feature-laced over/under that’s been modified for serious clay shooters—but it’s also deadly in the field. Here’s why.

Weatherby Bringing Back Orion Over/Unders in 2015

Orion over/under shotguns are returning to the Weatherby product line in 2015, and will be on display later this month at SHOT Show 2015.

Which Came First? The Side-by-Side or Over/Under Shotgun?

Yes, Napoleon's bejeweled side-by-side is older than your grandpappy's Browning Superposed, but that doesn't mean side-by-sides out-date over/unders. Or does it?

First Look 2013: Firearms

Check out this rundown of some of 2013's upcoming firearms releases—many of which will be on display at the 2013 NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits in May.

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