Heritage Badlander Field Models, For Old-School Hunting
Heritage is doubling down on its Badlander double gun lineup, bringing out a new version aimed at the hunting market. The Badlander Field series just debuted in time for late-season wing shooting. Here’s what it’s all about:
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Built for hunting
The Badlander lineup first debuted in late 2023 with 18.5-inch barrels with cylinder bore chokes, double triggers and a black oxide finish keeping corrosion at bay. It is a hammerless design, with a tang safety. The original marketing from Heritage billed it as a shotgun for home defense or cowboy action shooting; most hunters aren’t taking a coach gun afield.
The new Badlander Field models are built for blasting bunnies or birds, not bad guys. They have 28-inch barrels; according to the new guns’ listing on GunBroker, they are threaded for Mobil chokes, allowing the hunter to dial in their pattern for short- or long-range shots.
They keep the Turkish walnut stock (presumably, that’s where they are built—Turkey), and the black oxide finish on the barrel and steel receiver. While an aluminum receiver would be lighter, these guns are still not heavy. The 12 gauge model comes in at 7.5 pounds, and the .410 model comes in at 6.75 pounds, with the other two models (20 gauge, 28 gauge) somewhere in the middle. That’s a good compromise, as nobody wants to lug a heavy shotgun around all day, but a lightweight double can kick hard if you’re firing high-power loads.
Like the original, shorter Badlander models, the Field version of the gun has a traditional brass bead sight and twin triggers.
MSRP for the Badlander Field appears to be $946.99, roughly $50 more than the 18.5-inch barreled version. Not bad, when you consider you’re getting a choke system for that price. For more details, check out Heritage’s website here.