Beretta fit

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I tend to need a bit more drop at comb on most shotguns makes, although sometimes the factory specs will do. However, I have yet to shoulder any kind of Beretta shotgun the even comes close to fitting me. I currently have a Beretta 390 which is adjustable for drop and cast, yet it still leaves me wanting. Am I alone on this or have others noticed this pattern of high-combed Berretas?
 
I can accommodate and shoot well with the o/us like the 686. Some of the new models like the 690 now have more drop.

The SxSs are a different matter. With a natural hold on my former 471 silverhawk, I was looking down on top of the rib and no reasonable adjustment to my hold would help. Maybe the 486s or SxSs with pistol grip stocks are different, but every beretta SxS I've held did not have remotely enough drop for me and was a terrible fit.
 
I found the same thing as the OP. Ended up selling a nice 686 because I couldn't get enough drop. It shot about 80% high when I did point of impact testing. I find Stubblejumpers comment about Brownings intriguing. May have to try a 725.
 
Beside less drop I find my 687 Beretta 20 gauge is fat at the comb. I need some cast off or slenderize (if that is a word) the comb, I think
 
ninepointer said:
I tend to need a bit more drop at comb on most shotguns makes, although sometimes the factory specs will do. However, I have yet to shoulder any kind of Beretta shotgun the even comes close to fitting me. I currently have a Beretta 390 which is adjustable for drop and cast, yet it still leaves me wanting. Am I alone on this or have others noticed this pattern of high-combed Berretas?
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You are not alone my friend. Beretta's dont fit me at all either. Doesnt matter how old or new or what model it is. They just dont fit. Brownings on the other hand fit very well and have a perfect amount of drop for my long neck.
 
A friend of mine had the same issue with a 391. I let him try my Benelli M2 and it seemed to fit him much better. He bought one and loves the way it fits and is deadly with it. I believe the Benelli has a higher rib than the Beretta perhaps giving the same effect as greater drop at comb
 
I never found a Beretta that fit me so I always shot a Browning O/U. Last weekend I tried a 687 Silver Pigeon II in 20/28 Gauge and bought it on the spot. First one that's ever felt good (and I mean really good). My son tried it (he has always had Remington or Browning semi-auto's because he never liked the feel of an O/U), and on Thursday he bought a 686 Silver Pigeon I in 20 !! Scaling down the receiver and stock worked like magic for us !!!
 
I have rarely found a Browning that fits as I require considerably less drop than most .... even though I have owned a 325 & a couple of 425 Sporters, a BSS and a T-Bolt.
I don't find anything wrong with the guns themselves, just the stocks are "clubby" and too low. Virtually none of them have had enough cast-off, and most, too much pitch down. Most also have combs that are a little on the thick side. The 325 came off the line "higher" than most, and the two 425's had adjustable combs. The BSS was "bent" up by a stockmaker and the T-bolt is comfortable enough with a scope on it. Having said that, I have done or had done considerable work on the Berettas that I have owned to achieve proper fit, both in SxS & O/U. The DT-10 I purchased new in 2000 was fortunately high enough but I've had it shortened a little, more cast-off added and the pitch changed.

Fortunately, one gunsmith/stockmaker I use a lot shoots with stock dimensions nearly identical to mine, so it's not that difficult to discuss with him what I need to get a good fit.
 
ninepointer said:
I tend to need a bit more drop at comb on most shotguns makes, although sometimes the factory specs will do. However, I have yet to shoulder any kind of Beretta shotgun the even comes close to fitting me. I currently have a Beretta 390 which is adjustable for drop and cast, yet it still leaves me wanting. Am I alone on this or have others noticed this pattern of high-combed Berretas?
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I own 3 beretta's, 12 ga o/u, 20 ga o/u, and 12 ga auto, none of them fit me either, time to trade in.
 
The only Beretta Over/Under that fits me are ones with an adjustable comb and the new 690. If I run anything else, its going to kick the #### out of my jaw. Their A400's all fit me very well though. I have better luck with Browning 725 for over/under fitting but Browning over/unders are so damn ugly compared to Berettas. Their Cynergy looks kind of neat but they don't fit either.
 
My a400 used to beat me in the face. especially when shooting 3 1/2" at geese. I finally got wise and read the manual. Even after changing the shim and dropping the stock as much as possible it JUST fits me. They are not designed for shoots who need a lot of drop. Other than that I love the gun.
 
g-manz35 said:
My a400 used to beat me in the face. especially when shooting 3 1/2" at geese. I finally got wise and read the manual. Even after changing the shim and dropping the stock as much as possible it JUST fits me. They are not designed for shoots who need a lot of drop. Other than that I love the gun.
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I really wanted to like the A400, but even after adjusting the stock as far as it would go, I just wasn't shooting the A400 as well as I shoot the SX-3.
 
ninepointer said:
I tend to need a bit more drop at comb on most shotguns makes, although sometimes the factory specs will do. However, I have yet to shoulder any kind of Beretta shotgun the even comes close to fitting me. I currently have a Beretta 390 which is adjustable for drop and cast, yet it still leaves me wanting. Am I alone on this or have others noticed this pattern of high-combed Berretas?
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as much as I would like to buy a Beretta, they just dont feel right when I shoulder them. This is why I shoot Citoris.
 
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