As with the previous 680 series, the 690 has all the virtues that will inevitably add to the illustrious history of these everyman guns. Strength and security may be the 690’s strongest card, but elegance and good looks are not forgotten. With chiselled, double fences that have a matt finish to deflect glare, the side panels and trunnion bosses have a contrasting high-gloss black. Suitably badged with a contrasting red design, the 690 is a handsome gun indeed. In many other guns, all these qualities could only be provided at a high cost, while the 690 is well within the reach of a large proportion of the market, which is perhaps its greatest achievement.
What constitutes a Sporter stock is open to debate these days. My interpretation would be a gun that enables a shooter to deal with targets of every height and angle and complements a traditional gun mount beginning with the butt just above the hip – something similar to the configuration you will find in a game gun, after all Sporting clays are supposed to represent live quarry.
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