Escort's BullTac is a bullpup pump 12 gauge that keeps an 18-inch barrel inside 29.5 inches overall. The barrel is chrome plated, chambered for 3-inch shells and finished with a fixed Cylinder choke. Capacity is 5+1 and weight is 7.7 pounds. A Picatinny rail runs across the top for a red dot, with flip-up sights beneath it as a backup; the spec sheet lists them as ghost ring style. Furniture is matte black synthetic with a pistol grip, and the gun carries sling swivels plus a manual safety.

Escort designed this for defensive and law-enforcement use, and the layout follows: short overall length, open choke, backup irons that stay folded until an optic fails. It remains a 12 gauge for Connecticut's purposes, which means single projectiles put it within the private-land deer rules from November 18 to December 8 and in the shotguns-and-muzzleloaders-only category on state land in the same dates.

Key features

• Bullpup pump action, 29.5 inches overall
• 18-inch chrome-plated barrel, fixed Cylinder choke
• 5+1 capacity, 3-inch chamber
• Top Picatinny rail with flip-up backup sights
• Matte black synthetic stock, pistol grip, sling swivels

The BullTac ships to a Connecticut FFL dealer you name when ordering, for the background check and handover.