Charles Daly Triple Threat

While three of us were scratching our heads over this peculiar shotgun, a fourth was giddy as a schoolgirl in anticipation. Why three barrels? Is this really viable as a tactical shotgun? The funny part was how quickly it won us over. One great thing about break-open shotguns is that they are so simple to operate. They have a safety and a lever to open the action, that’s it. To make this gun even better, it features a mechanical reset, which means it cycles to the next barrel after each pull of the trigger whether the gun fired or not. The barrels fire in the same sequence each time. Recoil was very controllable and the trigger was excellent. In fact, I am guessing this gun can fire its three shells faster than any semi-automatic. Our young 3-gunner fired it so fast it sounded like one long shot going off. The only critiques were desires for a shorter stock and built-in ejectors. A spring held the action slightly closed at first, which hampered reloads, but by the end of the day, it had broken in and that was no longer an issue. With an MSRP of $1,969, it was the most expensive gun we tested.