TriStar's KRX Tactical is a gas-operated 12 gauge with a detachable box magazine and controls laid out AR-style; two five-round magazines ship with it for 5+1. The 20-inch barrel has a 3-inch chamber and Beretta/Benelli Mobile choke threads, with an extended tactical choke fitted from the factory. Overall length is 38 inches, weight 8.4 pounds, finish Flat Dark Earth over synthetic stock and forearm. A full-length Picatinny rail carries a removable handle, and a bridge-type fiber optic front sight is used.

Shooters who already run an AR will find the controls familiar, which is TriStar's intent. The rail takes a red dot once the handle comes off, the rubber recoil pad and swivel studs are standard, and the tactical choke extends past the muzzle. For Connecticut hunters the gauge keeps it inside the private-land deer rules when loaded with single projectiles, November 18 to December 8, and on state land in those dates shotguns and muzzleloaders are the only legal tools.

Key features

• Gas-operated semi-automatic, AR-style controls
• Two five-round box magazines, 5+1
• 20-inch barrel, Mobile choke threads, tactical choke included
• Full-length Picatinny rail, removable carry handle
• Bridge fiber optic front sight, FDE finish

It ships to the Connecticut FFL dealer you choose; the dealer completes the check and the transfer.