We also tested a full roster of defensive and tactical shotguns, which I’m covering in a separate ... From left: The Tristar Phoenix, the Tristar Cypher, the Franchi Instinct Sideplate, the Browning ...

a featherlight version of Browning’s long-recoil Auto 5 that became a favorite among many quail hunters. Franchi was known, too, for the SPAS-12 tactical shotgun, an innovative dual-mode gun ...