The Stoeger M3000 is a 12-gauge semi-automatic field gun built around a 28-inch vent rib barrel that takes removable chokes and runs both 2 3/4-inch and 3-inch shells. A fiber-optic front bead sits on the rib, the stock and forend are synthetic and finished in Realtree MAX7 camouflage, and length of pull measures 14.5 inches. Our listing carries it as used, while the supplier text describes the gun as new and shows a stock photo, so confirm the grade when you order.

For North Carolina hunters this is a straightforward choice. Shotguns are legal through the whole gun deer season, which opens October 17 in the Northeastern and Southeastern zones and later in the Central, Northwestern and Western zones, and camo synthetic furniture is at home in wet coastal timber. Hunter orange is required in gun season and the season limit is six deer, two of them antlered.

Key features

• 12 gauge semi-automatic, 28-inch vent rib barrel
• Removable choke, 2 3/4 and 3-inch chambers
• Fiber-optic front sight
• Realtree MAX7 camo synthetic stock, 14.5-inch pull

This shotgun ships to the licensed North Carolina dealer you name, where the NICS check is run before you take it home.