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There was a time when a short-barreled side by side was the most trusted tool on the frontier, and the Heritage Badlander leans into that history without pretending it's a museum piece. Heritage took the old coach gun layout and updated the materials, so you get 18.5 inch alloy steel barrels and a matching receiver wearing a matte black chrome finish that shrugs off moisture and wear far better than the blued steel of the old days. The richly stained Turkish walnut stock and forend give it the looks you'd expect, and a brass bead sitting between the barrels lines up naturally the moment the gun hits your shoulder.
At just under 35 inches overall and around 6 pounds, this thing is quick. The balance point sits right around the hinge, so it comes up fast and swings without effort. The 20 gauge chambering is a big part of the appeal here too. You get plenty of payload for cowboy action stages, clays, or keeping close to the truck or cabin, but the recoil stays manageable enough that smaller-framed folks and newer shotgunners won't dread the second shot. The 3 inch chambers give you flexibility to run everything from light target loads to stouter field ammo.
Heritage kept the traditional setup intact: twin triggers so you can fire either barrel on demand, a tang-mounted safety right under your thumb, and a simple break action that's about as foolproof as shotguns get. The bores are cylinder choke, which throws generous patterns at the close distances a coach gun was built for. That's exactly what you want for western action shooting, where fast, sure hits on near targets are the whole game.
Cowboy action competitors will feel right at home, but this is also a genuinely practical utility shotgun. It's compact, simple to maintain, and easy to hand off to anyone in the family. Pop it open, drop in two shells, and you're ready. Sometimes simple is exactly right.
This is a true double-trigger coach gun. The front trigger fires one barrel and the rear trigger fires the other, so you can pick which barrel to touch off first. It takes a few minutes to get used to if you've only run single-trigger doubles, but most folks come to love the setup for its speed and simplicity.
No, the barrels are fixed cylinder bore with no choke tube system. That's by design on a coach gun, since open bores throw wide, fast-opening patterns that shine at close range. It's ideal for cowboy action targets and defensive distances, just not the right tool for long pass shooting.
It has 3 inch chambers, so it handles both 2 3/4 and 3 inch 20 gauge shells. Light target loads, game loads, and buckshot all run fine through the break action. At around 6 pounds, the 20 gauge version keeps recoil comfortable even with heavier loads.
It's practically built for it. Heritage designed the Badlander to round out its western lineup alongside its single-action revolvers and lever guns, and the short barrels, twin triggers, and quick handling suit western action stages perfectly. The cylinder bores pattern well at the close distances those matches use.
| UPC | 727962709849 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | BL2018BK |
| Action | |
| ATF Type | Shotgun |
| Barrel Length | 18.5" |
| Caliber/Gauge | 20 Gauge |
| Capacity | 2 |
| Color | Black |
| Length | 36.3000 |
| Package Height | 2.9 |
| Package Width | 10.3 |
| Product Type | Shotgun |
| Safety | Tang |
| Shipping Weight | 8.25 |
| Sights | Front Bead |
| Sights Type | Fixed Sights |
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