1) A gun designed and built by American hands. No illegal aliens in the plants, either. Turkey is a country which is semi-hostile towards the US.

2) No single trigger for me. Two barrels, two triggers.

3) Option of barrel lengths from 26" to 32". Fixed chokes are fine with me.

4) No recoil pads. But if there has to be one, for the ladies, a Silvers type.

5) Customer's choice of gauges 12, 16, 20, 28 and .410. The smaller bores should be on smaller frames.

6) Styling should closely resemble fine English guns - not Spanish or Turkish intretations thereof.

7) Straight or pistol grip options, beavertail or splinter options.


But most of all...I feel S&W is answering a question which no one has really asked. Does the market need another manufacturer? Not really.