New Beretta Auto
- Thread starter hnachaj
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So when do they arrive on the shelves? Whether it is an improvement is something shooters will determine. In the meantime ignore the tiresome marketing hype and the gun writer shills who are in Beretta's pocket.
The cocking lever slides into the breach block as the breachblock goes back. It is very small. You can blowup the picture by clicking on it. In Canada, they will show up in 2010. When? it all depends on how many the US gets first. A sporting version will be available in the US by June. A 20 gauge version is in the works and should be in the US during 2010. There is no 28 gauge in the near and probably longer future.
Here is a personal note from a nononsense friend who has written some very critical reviews:
I got back late last night from a trip to Cheyenne Ridge's Signature Lodge in Pierre, South Dakota. Beretta has a bunch of us writers out there to look at the new A400 gas gun. Nice gun. It will replace the 391. Right now they just have 12 gauge hunting models, but within 6 months they say they will have sporting versions and within a year, 20 gauge guns. The A400 looks quite a bit like the 391, but is completely different mechanically. It's big claims to fame are that it shoots everything from 2-3/4" target loads to 3-1/2" hunting loads. We briefly tested all shell lengths and it worked fine. The gun also has a new gas system which Beretta claims will only need cleaning every 10,000 rounds! It does this because it uses less gas to drive the action and also because it traps the gas and forces it back out the barrel after it has driven the piston. Very interesting. The guns we tested also had the optional Kick-Off stock, sort of like an Isis deal. In all, it is going to be a good gun, but it's US$1800 suggested list price.
I will have more once he gets a test gun. I might have one in January.
Regards,
Henry
Here is a personal note from a nononsense friend who has written some very critical reviews:
I got back late last night from a trip to Cheyenne Ridge's Signature Lodge in Pierre, South Dakota. Beretta has a bunch of us writers out there to look at the new A400 gas gun. Nice gun. It will replace the 391. Right now they just have 12 gauge hunting models, but within 6 months they say they will have sporting versions and within a year, 20 gauge guns. The A400 looks quite a bit like the 391, but is completely different mechanically. It's big claims to fame are that it shoots everything from 2-3/4" target loads to 3-1/2" hunting loads. We briefly tested all shell lengths and it worked fine. The gun also has a new gas system which Beretta claims will only need cleaning every 10,000 rounds! It does this because it uses less gas to drive the action and also because it traps the gas and forces it back out the barrel after it has driven the piston. Very interesting. The guns we tested also had the optional Kick-Off stock, sort of like an Isis deal. In all, it is going to be a good gun, but it's US$1800 suggested list price.
I will have more once he gets a test gun. I might have one in January.
Regards,
Henry
