Benelli's Super Black Eagle 3 in 28 gauge is a semi-automatic hunting shotgun running on the company's inertia system, finished throughout in Mossy Oak Bottomland. It has a 28-inch barrel, a 3-inch chamber that also takes 2 3/4-inch shells, a 2+1 capacity and a fiber optic front sight. Weight is a light 5.8 pounds, overall length 49 inches, length of pull 14 3/8 inches, and the safety is a cross-bolt. The stock is built with recoil-reduction features for long days of carrying and shooting.

A 28 gauge this light is a walking gun, and Bottomland camo was drawn for the timber and wetland edges that waterfowl and upland hunters work. For a North Carolina hunter who spends mornings in flooded timber or afternoons behind a dog, the inertia action cycles the small gauge consistently and the 28-inch barrel swings cleanly on a flushing bird or a decoying duck. Check the Wildlife Resources Commission listing for your county before the season opens.

Key features

• 28 gauge inertia-driven semi-automatic
• 28-inch barrel, 3-inch chamber, 2+1 capacity
• Mossy Oak Bottomland finish throughout
• 5.8 pounds, 49 inches overall
• Fiber optic front sight, cross-bolt safety

This shotgun ships to the licensed North Carolina dealer you pick at checkout for Form 4473 and the NICS check; dealers transfer long guns from 18.