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This synthetic-stocked model is intended for field-gun use. As imported, the Eventide comes with cut-checkered grip and forend, a 26-inch vent rib barrel for the 20 gauge model weighing 7 lbs. It has a fiber optic sight and five flush-fit choke tubes are included. The length of pull is 14 inches. Like all Silver Reserve shotguns, chrome-lined bores and chambers are standard, along with dual-locking lugs. The Eventide model has extractors, not ejectors. MSRP is $756 for the new 20 gauge, the same as the 12 gauge that was previously available.
Want more firepower? You’ve got it, with 3.5-inch chambers on this model. That’s a lot of ka-blam for an over/under, and no doubt some users will feel considerable recoil from this fixed-breech shotgun. Mossberg’s PR doesn’t mention any fancy-pants recoil pad, but we’d guess that will be Priority #1 for most buyers after burning a couple of cases of hot magnum loads. A heavy 10-gauge double can be a handful, but it’s manageable, but high-pressure 12-gauge 3.5-inch loads will smash hard at both ends.
This shotgun comes in 28 gauge with a 3-inch chamber, 20 gauge with a 3-inch chamber, or 12 gauge configuration with a 3.5-inch chamber. Once again, you can bet the 3.5-inch gun will be a lively dance partner, particularly as the Turkey model comes with a 20-inch barrel and only weighs 7 lb. Of course, you don’t have to fire 3.5-inch shells just because you have the capability— the lightest 2.75-inch or 3-inch shells will run fine from this 12-gauge, unlike many magnum-chambered autoloaders.
