There was a time when just about every shotgun was a piece of artwork. Today"" lots of shotguns and rifles are considered working guns. The A5 Ultimate is a working gun for sure"" but it does it with a level of artistic panache that few others can match. The differences are clear. It starts with the gloss/rubbed oil-like finish of the walnut stock"" followed by the satin finish on the engraved receiver. And then there's the fiber optic front bead"" the humpback style receiver"" incredible ergo balancing -- and all this is completed by the recoil-operated Kinematic drive system. What a beautiful autoloader.