Beretta 686 Silver Pigeon I Combo 28 GA 410 Bore 28" Walnut Shotgun

The 686 Silver Pigeon I is the gun most people picture when they picture a Beretta field shotgun, and this Combo version covers two of the small gauges at once. It comes as a 28 gauge set and a 410 bore set, both with 28" barrels, both blued and cut with a vent rib. Beretta marks the barrels as Steelium, the company's own barrel designation.

The receiver is engraved and finished in silver, which is the visual signature of the Silver Pigeon line and a clean contrast against the blued barrels. The stock is fixed walnut, so the dimensions are what they are out of the case rather than something to shim. A 28 gauge and a 410 bore together is a particular kind of luxury. Both are light on the shoulder over a long day, both put a premium on pointing well rather than throwing a big charge of shot, and moving between them is a barrel change rather than a second gun. Quail, dove, skeet, or teaching a smaller shooter without beating them up — one case covers it all.