Mr. Brown, They were indeed marketed as "Quail Specials". I bought one of the 280E's in 1976 for $360 tax and all. It was the "Quail Special" ad (We actually had a few wild birds still around then) that first caught my imagination. Ended up with the i/c mod instead but still only 25" barrels. It did indeed live up to its name. On one of my last wild quail hunts here next to the mill, I killed 5 birds with two shots. (I try not to remember the "Dutch double" that was also a part of that day.) One of the Browning SBS might have been a better investment.
