The Cynergy Wicked Wing is Browning's over-and-under for wet, muddy days. The 30-inch steel barrels and the receiver wear Burnt Bronze Cerakote, chambers and bores are hard chrome plated, and the stock is composite in Mossy Oak Bottomland with an adjustable comb and a Cynergy Inflex pad. Chambers run 3 1/2 inches; chokes are Banded Invector-Plus Extended, with Full, Modified and Improved Cylinder supplied. The MonoLock hinge keeps the receiver low, and the Reverse Striker trigger is mechanical, not recoil dependent. Weight is 7.7 pounds, pull 14 1/4 inches, overall length 47 inches.

In South Carolina a 12 gauge is not limited to birds: any legal firearm may be used for deer, and Game Zone 3 private land in the Midlands and Lowcountry is open from August 15 to January 1. Between deer sits, the coated metal and chrome-lined bores shrug off the wet that eats blued guns, and the adjustable comb sets the stock to your face so the gun shoots where you look.

Key features

• 12 gauge over-and-under, 3 1/2-inch chambers
• 30-inch barrels, Burnt Bronze Cerakote finish
• Hard chrome-plated chambers and bores
• Banded Invector-Plus Extended chokes: Full, Modified, Improved Cylinder
• Composite Mossy Oak Bottomland stock, adjustable comb

This shotgun goes to a South Carolina FFL dealer for transfer; pick the dealer at checkout and collect it after the NICS check.