Weatherby PA-459 Home Defense Shotgun

Also coming from Weatherby in 2010 is the new PA-459 pump-action shotgun.

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The first thing that struck me when I saw the above photo was how "Benelli" it looked. It looks like a Benelli Nova with a Benelli M4 style fixed stock. I really like the Benelli-style and hope we will not be seeing another lawsuit in the near future.

Style aside, functionally it is much the same as the Mossburg 500 SPX that was launched at the beginning of the year at a similar price-point. Weatherby will be marketing it as a self-defense shotgun, although it would make a decent slug hunting gun with the ghost sight removed and a red-dot or low-powered scope added.

Specifications
Caliber 3" 12 gauge
Capacity four 3" rounds or five 2.75" rounds
Finish blued
Stock Injection-molded. Includes recoil pad.
Barrel 19" chrome lined barrel
Choke .810-inch-1mm extended and ported cylinder choke tube
Weight 6.5
Total Length 40"
Front Sight fiber optic
Rear Sight LPA ghost ring (mounted on picatinny rail and adjustable for windage and elevation)
Picatinny rails Top of receiver and on forend.
MSRP (Price) $469
Availability 2010

I think this is a very nice looking gun that I am willing to bet will be a very good seller.

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Steve Oct 28th 2009 shotguns Tags: , , , 3 Comments

3 Responses to “Weatherby PA-459 Home Defense Shotgun”

  1. SpudGunon 29 Oct 2009 at 4:46 am link comment

    *cough, Mossberg, cough, not Mossburg, cough*

    I honestly thought you made a mistake and put a picture of a Benelli up on the site by accident.

    Aside from the cosmetics, is there anything new / exciting / innovative about this shotgun?

    Perhaps I should just be thankful that Weatherby haven’t copied Mossberg’s ‘interesting’ muzzle brakes.

  2. Steveon 29 Oct 2009 at 9:20 am link comment

    SpudGun, LOL, I considered putting a Nova photo up for comparison, but decided it would lead to confusion.

  3. prodromoson 30 Oct 2009 at 11:11 pm link comment

    I like theese shotguns . Invaluable at close range , and when you ged used to the recoil , you can shoot anything .

    But what i like more than any “Benelli look” shotgun , is my original Benelli M4.

    The price of this model looks good .
    What is the Benelli M4 price in US?

    Here (Greece) was like 1750€ (Χ1,5 $) and about a year ago they banned it .
    The reason is the tritium sights (i guess) . I am one of the lucky ones to allready own one .

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