TriStar's Viper G2 is a gas-operated semi-automatic 12 gauge with a 26-inch chrome-lined vent-rib barrel, a 3-inch chamber and a 5+1 tubular magazine that ships with a shot plug. It weighs 6.9 pounds, measures 47 inches overall with a 14.25-inch length of pull, and uses a synthetic stock and forend with Soft Touch textured surfaces. A fiber-optic front sight rides a matted sight plane, the E-Z Load cut-off lets you empty the magazine quickly, and Improved Cylinder, Modified and Full Beretta Mobilchoke tubes are included.

For a Connecticut hunter the 12 gauge Viper G2 is a general-purpose season gun. With a single-projectile load it is one of the gauges listed for private-land deer from November 18 to December 8, and the same no-lottery shotgun dates apply on state land, where shotguns and muzzleloaders are the only firearms allowed. The shot plug is there for hunting compliance, the gas action takes the edge off heavier loads, and the three chokes cover close cover through longer shots.

Key features

• Gas-operated semi-automatic 12 gauge, 3-inch chamber
• 26-inch chrome-lined vent-rib barrel
• Fiber-optic front sight on matted rib
• 5+1 tubular magazine with shot plug, E-Z Load cut-off
• Beretta Mobilchoke IC, M and F tubes included

The Viper G2 ships to the Connecticut FFL dealer you choose at checkout, who completes the transfer in person.