The folks who put on the annual SHOT Show, one of the biggest trade shows in the nation also publish a magazine for the firearms industry called SHOT Business. It’s a highly objective, no-nonsense publication that covers all aspects of the firearm trade and has a well-earned reputation for first-rate gun journalism.

In the February/March 2017 issue, contributing editor David Draper reports on his travels to the dove fields of Argentina with the new Super X4 autoloading shotgun from Winchester Repeating Arms and offered an in-depth account of his experience.  

“Winchester’s Active Valve system utilizes dual self-adjusting gas ports located in the barrel bracket to deliver the appropriate amount of gas needed to drive the action no matter what size shell is being fired,” Draper explains. “This workhorse creates a true do-it-all shotgun that will go bang whenever the trigger is pulled, even after thousands of rounds, as several field tests on the dove fields of Argentina can attest.”

“It was during just such a trip that I got to see the SX4’s reliability for myself,” continues Draper. “For three days we heated our shotgun barrels on successive waves of doves and ducks. (After more than 2,000 shells)…the SX4 never wavered.”

Draper went into great detail on the outstanding feature set the Super X4 offers, and at an outstanding price point to boot. “…The SX4 sports a slimmer look that creates a faster, more comfortable swing,” opined Draper. “While the receiver on the SX4 keeps the same aluminum construction as its sibling, and retains the chrome plated chamber and bore, both the carrier and bolt release on the new shotgun get a nickel Teflon™ coating that speeds up an already lightning fast action and reduces the threat of corrosion and wear.”