The 20-gauge Silver Pigeon I is a 6.9-pound over/under with 30-inch barrels, 3-inch chambers, a 47.5-inch overall length and a 14.5-inch length of pull. This version has blue and black metalwork with floral engraving on the receiver and a walnut stock. Lockup comes from conical lugs set between the barrels, the design Beretta uses across the 686 line for a tight action over years of use. Controls are a tang-mounted manual safety and a bead front sight, with two shells on board.

A 20 gauge with 30-inch barrels is an unusual and useful mix: the long tubes give the smooth, deliberate swing of a target gun, while the smaller bore keeps the weight under seven pounds and the recoil soft enough for a full day of sporting clays or skeet. A Utah hunter who favors a light gun for upland birds gets the same benefit on a long walk. The floral engraving is cosmetic, but it is the kind of detail that makes this the gun a shooter keeps.

Key features

• 20 gauge over/under, 3-inch chambers
• 30-inch barrels, 6.9 pounds
• Conical mid-action locking lugs
• Walnut stock, floral-engraved blue/black receiver
• Tang manual safety, bead sight

Delivery goes to the Utah FFL dealer you select at checkout, where you finish the paperwork and pick it up.