Weird new shotgun from Beretta...

That is weird.

Though, I could see some one using one in the Olympics, it has that kind of look to it.

Certainly unique. I don't think I've ever seen anything even remotely similar.

It's not totally new. It's been in their catalog for 2 or 3 years now but I've never seen one. It's supposed to combine the recoil dampening benefits of a auto-loader with the feel and handling of an O/U. You manually load the first shell into the chamber and it autoloads the second shell.

I'd like to shoot one sometime just to see how it handles. But, personally, I think Beretta tried to reach a bridge too far with this one. Got to give 'em credit for being innovative though.
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But, personally, I think Beretta tried to reach a bridge too far with this one. Got to give 'em credit for being innovative though.

+1 Not quite ready for prime time.

How many rounds

Almost like the proverbial answer to the question that nobody asked.

2 I think

How many rounds

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Just 2. It's designed to be a target gun only.
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I have to admit that it seems to be pretty innovative.

My question is, can you manufacture something like that to fire belted ammo?

Eh. I think thats an answer in search of a question.

Browning used to make a 2-shot auto. I work with a guy who has one. Still uses it.

If you've ever used an auto for clay shooting, chances are you loaded it with 1 or 2 rounds, but it was a bit of a PITA. This gun is designed to offer someone who likes a semi (perhaps due to lower perceived recoil, perhaps because all rounds go through the same barrel so they hit the same exact spot) the convenient loading of an O/U, and the safety of a break-action (required for some uses).

It's really no weirder than a single-shot American trap gun, which is useless for anything else, even trap doubles, and the UGB25 good for a lot more (pretty much anything that happens at the range: both kinds of trap, skeet, SC).

I like my O/U, but if I were really into semiautos, I suppose it might be interesting. A semiauto is my least-favorite firearm due to cleaning and maintenance issues, but if I had someone else to clean it for me and pick up my hulls...

break-action so it LOOKS safer to other shooters

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Uh, when it's open, it IS safer. If you've never seen a loaded shotgun that was supposed to be unloaded, you haven't been around a range much.

Regardless, break-actions, kept open when not immediately in use, are required for some uses, and not only at target ranges. If you're shooting #8 100 yards away or more, I don't care what you do. But closer, I want to see that the gun's not loaded. I don't expect you to trust me, and I don't inherently trust others either.

this thing is designed for bunker, olympic, international trap shooting where two things come into play. First, a lot of those games allow more than one shot per clay, and Second, they have very strict rules on gun handling when moving between stations.


I'd love to play with one here in the states and see how well it performs. I love the break open action of an O/U and I like the idea of an auto-kind of recoil reduction.

Problem is (for me at least) is that it's way overpriced. At about $3500 USD I'd rather buy a quality O/U for trap and doubles.

Ok, I like the gun.

It is refreshing to see a company pushing the envelope in innovative design. Almost all new technology looks strange at first.

I agree with huckster, but want to add things like dove hunts in Argentina. If I had a low recoil, lighter, cleaner, fast reloading shotgun it would have made the last trip just a little better (not that it was not great anyway). The O/U got heavy, and the recoil got tiresome after a few hours.

This is a gun designed for the semi-auto shooter in a gun banned country like Austrailia which has banned pumps and semiautos...

This is a gun designed for the semi-auto shooter in a gun banned country like Austrailia which has banned pumps and semiautos...

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thats not what the VP of Beretta said when going over the gun with Tom from Guntalk... do you have a source for that? I suppose its a possible solution, but to design a $3500 shotgun for use in a scant few countries?

Definitely not designed for Olympic trap. You want two separate chokes.

I'd guess the main market would be the USA, since we are probably the biggest users of shotgun autos.

Certainly safer, but!

"UUUUUU----GLY" not my cup of tea.

Looks to me like it's designed to reduce felt recoil.

Celebrate diversity...

thats not what the VP of Beretta said when going over the gun with Tom from Guntalk.

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So what did the guy say?

It looks to me like a classic case of a solution to a non-existent problem. But then, I'm not a trap shooter so maybe there is a need for such an odd looking beast.
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That is a competition gun pure and simple. It reminds me of competition .22's out there that really look odd. It's an expensive race gun not intended for hunting.

Ash

Average Shooter nailed it:

My question is, can you manufacture something like that to fire belted ammo?

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My first thought was:
"I bet I could machine that little doohickey off there and install a drum or belt feed for that thing.



provided that was legal in my jurisdiction, of course.