Wet, cold and muddy is how most duck hunts go, and the Winchester SX4 Waterfowl Hunter is built for it. It is a 12 gauge semi-auto with a 28-inch barrel, a 4-round capacity and a Mossy Oak Bottomland camo finish. It costs about twelve hundred fourteen dollars.

The SX4 is a gas-operated autoloader known for quick cycling and soft recoil. That helps with follow-up shots on ducks and geese. A 28-inch barrel carries a smooth swing, and Bottomland camo is suited to flooded timber and hardwood bottoms, which are common around the rivers and sounds of eastern North Carolina.

The Waterfowl Hunter line is made to handle moisture, with coatings that shed water. After a wet hunt, wipe the gun down and dry it well. Use steel shot or other approved non-toxic loads, as federal rules require in waterfowl areas.

Pattern your choke tubes at the range with the loads you plan to shoot. Practice mounting the gun in a hunting jacket, because bulky clothes change how the stock fits. This shotgun is new. It ships to a North Carolina FFL dealer of your choice for the background check and transfer.