
Smith & Wesson
We just got word that Smith & Wesson is coming out with side-by-side, over/under and semiauto shotguns made in Turkey, which is the hot gunmaking center right now. The double-barrels will be the Elite Gold (side-by) and Elite Silver (over/under).
Features are reported to be bone charcoal case hardening, hand-engraved receivers and AAA Turkish walnut stocks. Both will be 12 gauge. The 1000 Series autoloaders will have chrome-lined barrels and a dual piston that will enable the gun to function with both standard and heavy loads. A whopping 29 configurations of the semiauto will be available, in 12 and 20 gauge. Don't have prices on any of these guns yet that will be introduced at the 2007 SHOT Show in Orlando, FL.