Beretta 1301 question

[johnl]

Gents

My understanding is that the tactical is shipped with improved cylinder but when I took it out to clean it say cylinder. Am I missing anything here lol.

 

[Smis Five Creedmoor]

everywhere I looked it says they include cylinder bore

 

[Shovel]

I guess chokes cost too much to include a few

 

[Grain]

5 notches is cylinder.

 

[Painkillers]

They are usually advertised as coming with a cylinder bore, and come with the flush mounted Optima HP cylinder choke tube, same as yours (and mine). I have seen some of the US made 1301's that sell with 3 tubes (Cyl, mod, full) I believe.

Our 1301's come to us through Stoeger who in turn, import them from Beretta Italy.

 

[Smokinyotes]

Mine came with a cyl. I bought a imp and full from stoeger. Running the full choke with Federal premium 3” #4 buck gives me a 30” pattern at 35 yards. I really like this load. Coyotes not so much.

 

[SigWig]

wait for steoger canada to have a sale, works out to around $50 a sweet extended choke.......

Black Friday and boxing day historically
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https://www.stoegercanada.ca/produc...-chokes/?filtering=1&filter_product_brand=325

skip the ported ones, they do nothing but send blast back at you

 

[pmt]

I guess chokes cost too much to include a few

US price is about $50 each

 

[brybenn]

The 1301 comp comes with ic

 

[Grain]

The Comp Pro is the best value of the 3 models. KickOff stock, 3 extended "Black" chokes, all the updates with the exception of the flat trigger. That blue receiver is hard to like though.

 

[coolspot]

Is this really the case with the 1301 according to Stoeger Canada?

Additionally, rifled or sabot slugs should not be used in a factory made choke tube with a constriction tighter than Improved Cylinder.


Are they just being too overly cautious?

 

[Painkillers]

Is this really the case with the 1301 according to Stoeger Canada?

Additionally, rifled or sabot slugs should not be used in a factory made choke tube with a constriction tighter than Improved Cylinder.

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Are they just being too overly cautious?

They are not. These tubes are a few thou tighter than others in the same designation.

Having said that, I shoot rifled slugs through a modified Optima HP choke tube and all seems fine. No difference in accuracy between a slug through it and one through a cylinder bore one.

The same result of course doesn't hold true with buck shot. So, it'f you're wanting to shoot both loads on the fly, a compromise has to be found somewhere. For me, that's a mod choke.

 

[Cteve]

That's not the biggest issue...The real problem is that its not an m4. Send it back

 

[Smokinyotes]

That's not the biggest issue...The real problem is that its not an m4. Send it back

The M4 is a heavy pig compared to a 1301T. My son in Law bought a new M4. It won’t cycle challenger target loads. The 1301 T eats anything.

 

[Cteve]

The M4 is a heavy pig compared to a 1301T. My son in Law bought a new M4. It won’t cycle challenger target loads. The 1301 T eats anything.

The boy must have a dud mine will shoot anything Challenger target to high brass 00 Buck no hiccups. I have shot the 1301 my wife has one, its ok but feels cheaper imo.

 

[1ABNDT]

You M4 owners will just have to get over it, just like the Glock owners had too.

The new King of semi auto non mag fed shotguns is here.

 

[Cteve]

You M4 owners will just have to get over it, just like the Glock owners had too.

The new King of semi auto non mag fed shotguns is here.

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If you say it, it must be true You can pretend its better all you want it doesn't hurt my feelings as much as it does yours lol.

 

[1ABNDT]

If you say it, it must be true You can pretend its better all you want it doesn't hurt my feelings as much as it does yours lol.

Cool story, let me know when your M4 does this,

 

[Cteve]

Cool story, let me know when your M4 does this,
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Why would I need it to do that......im not in a war zone or need it fold up. If you want to pretending to soldier good on you.
My M4 is for hunting and target practice.
However, if the 1301 is sooooo amazing why hasn't ANY military around the world adopted it.

The 1301 is a great shotgun no doubt about it but an M4 killer it is not.

Annnnyways.....sorry I derailed the thread Johnl

 

[milkbone96]

I guess we all have our subjective opinions...