Description
The TriStar Bristol Silver SxS 410 is a proper side-by-side at a price that makes owning one realistic. A nickel-finished receiver with laser engraving and 24K gold inlay sits between oiled Turkish walnut and a pair of 28-inch blued barrels, and the whole gun weighs about five pounds.
The TriStar Bristol Silver SxS 410 belongs to a category that has become genuinely rare, and most of the ones that exist cost several times this. That combination is why this model has a following.
TriStar Bristol Silver SxS 410 Barrels and Chokes
The 28-inch barrels are blued and chambered for 3-inch shells, which covers everything from light skeet loads to modern .410 turkey and defensive ammunition. Twenty-eight inches gives a proper swing on birds and clays rather than the whippy feel of a short-barreled .410.
Five Beretta Mobil pattern choke tubes ship with the gun: skeet, improved cylinder, modified, improved modified and full. That covers close quail and skeet at one end and squirrels or turkey at the other without buying anything extra.
Receiver, Stock and Trigger
The receiver is nickel finished and laser engraved with 24K gold inlay work, which reads as considerably more expensive than the gun is. It is the visual centerpiece and the reason people pick this up off the rack.
The stock is select Turkish walnut with an oil finish and a 14.25-inch length of pull. Inside is a single selective trigger, so you pick which barrel fires first rather than dealing with double triggers, and automatic ejectors throw the empties clear on opening.
Specifications
- Model: Bristol Silver SxS
- Manufacturer item number: 38141
- Gauge: .410 bore
- Chamber: 3 in.
- Capacity: 2 rounds
- Action: break open, side by side
- Barrel length: 28 in., blued
- Chokes: five Beretta Mobil pattern tubes included
- Receiver: nickel finish, laser engraved with 24K gold inlay
- Stock: oiled select Turkish walnut
- Length of pull: 14.25 in.
- Trigger: single selective
- Ejectors: automatic
- Weight: approximately 5.1 lbs
- Hand: right
- UPC: 713780381411
Why a 410 Side by Side
The TriStar Bristol Silver SxS 410 is one of the most pleasant guns in existence to carry and shoot. There is essentially no recoil, the gun comes up fast, and the narrow sight plane of a side-by-side encourages the instinctive shooting that .410 rewards.
It is also a genuinely good teaching gun. A new or young shooter learns swing and lead without ever being punished for it, and unlike a pump or semi-auto, a break-action makes the gun’s status obvious to anyone standing nearby.
Ammunition Notes
.410 is the most expensive shotshell per round of the common gauges, so it is worth buying in quantity when you find a load you like. Target loads in 2.5-inch are cheapest and plenty for clays and close upland work.
Three-inch shells open up more options: buckshot and slug loads for defense, and modern tungsten turkey loads that have made .410 a legitimate turkey gauge in the last decade. The full choke tube is the one you want for that work.
Why Buyers Choose It
Side-by-sides have largely disappeared from American shelves, priced out by over-unders and semi-autos. TriStar imports these from Turkey, where the shotgun-building trade is still strong, which is what keeps the price where it is.
The feature list is what surprises people: automatic ejectors, a single selective trigger and five choke tubes are all things typically found on guns costing considerably more.
Who Should Buy It
The TriStar Bristol Silver SxS 410 suits the upland hunter who wants a light gun for quail, dove or grouse, the squirrel hunter, the shooter teaching a new one, and anyone who simply wants a handsome traditional double without a traditional double’s price.
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