Warning signs on Beretta

[hessy]

Went to a large gunstore to choose a semiauto shotgun for my younger son. They are large Beretta dealer. He shoots skeet and used borrowed shotgun, but now he wants his own. OK, we looked at Beretta shotguns and they have these engraved WARNING signs, even the expensive ones. Anyway, this was a good excuse for me to save at least a grand in a gunstore. Do Browning Gold or similar shotgun have warning signs?
I am not much of a shotgunner, but in theory we want to get a 12-gauge semiauto with less recoil and usable with lighter shells for skeet. No freaking warning signs. I want to be able to resell the gun when my son goes off on his own in life. Also, I recall Beretta CS is a real pain.
Looks like random thoughts, huh?
TIA

 

[sernv99]

Are you new to the US? Not to sound rude but those "Warnings" have been on various firearms for a long a$$ time. I see it on shotguns a lot with respect to using the correct size shells or the steel shot warning. Or the "Read Owners Manual Before Operating" because some folks are not intelligent enough to know that looking down the barrel of a loaded gun is dangerous.

 

[chas08]

Went to a large gunstore to choose a semiauto shotgun for my younger son. They are large Beretta dealer. He shoots skeet and used borrowed shotgun, but now he wants his own.

I want to be able to resell the gun when my son goes off on his own in life.

They all have warning signs nowadays. Unless you buy an older gun that was manufactured before the world became so lawsuit happy. I'm sure glad my Dad didn't sell my first shotgun when I left home.

 

[Virginian]

Oh, those. I thought you were referring to the price tags.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Beretta USA has some of the worst customer service known to humanity. If there is recall work to be done expect a wait of around 6-52 weeks. That is not a typo. At the shop I used to work at in MI we sent one back after waiting a month for the service number to send it and are on month 3 since we sent it. Good luch with Berettas. Generally speaking they make a fine product that will never have to be serviced but man o man. I have never heard of anything pertaining to Berettas CS from Benelli owners though so maybe that route is one to go. I hate Benellis though so what do I know.

 

[chas08]

I hate Benellis though so what do I know

And all this time I thought I was the only one who thought their slogan should be "Performance NOT worth the Price"

 

[Virginian]

I don't hate Benellis. I don't like them, but I don't hate them. Now the Super Black Eagle that I shot; that sucker flat hated me !

 

[PA4476]

Since you are buying it to be used for a limited time and then it will be sold.

Buy a 1100 Remington,

No scary warning lable to freak you out and not an expensive gun.

And they have been around for years. Many parts and gunsmiths to fix it if you ever do have a problem.

 

[chas08]

Super Black Eagle that I shot; that sucker flat hated me !

I had one of those, an sbe1. It abandoned me twice with broken firing pins during separate goose hunts. I guess it didn't like those 3.5 magnums any more than I did. It's someones elses problem now. I went back to my 10 gauge.

 

[hessy]

Hey guys, no need to flame. I've had Brownings and Remmys without any warnings. We might go with Rem 1100 as suggested. They just have crappy resell value, so it is better to pick up one used. As far as Beretta, nice guns, but too much writing on the barrels. The dealer here probably mistook me for a wealthy guy.

 

[SilverShooter]

Beretta AL391 have good resale

Used Beretta AL391 Urikas have good resale if you buy them used. Depending on the model, barrel, and grade, sellers on GunBroker and TrapShooters have used ones for $650 to $850, and new ones at almost retail prices of about $1000 to $1400.

I bought a NIB field grade AL391 Urika II synthetic for $650 and resold it 4 months later for $600. I replaced it with a LNIB Urika II Sporting with Xtra wood for $700 that I passed down to my son when I bought a Guerini Sporting. I did buy a parallel RL stock for him. The AL 391 have minimal recoil and cycle 1 oz loads without any problems.

Good luck...and remember to look at the bird not the writing on the barrel.

 

[PJR]

I've never given the warning signs much thought. But even if I did I wouldn't choose a lesser gun like the Remington 1100 over the Beretta 391.

 

[Virginian]

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