For the past two days we had our appetizers with pump shotguns in the 870 and the BPS. Today, part of the main course has arrived. I present to you one of the best waterfowling guns ever made, the Beretta A400. This is one smooth semi auto shotgun. From the easiness of shouldering all the way to when the shell is ejected. The gun operates flawlessly. The only way I can explain it is when you buy your first good driver in golf. When you first started playing golf, you either bought some used clubs or some cheap Walmart clubs. Somewhere along the way, you hit your buddy’s $500 dollar driver and you smoked it three hundred yards. You start thinking boy this game could be easy. Shooting and buying a Beretta A400 is the same thing. The price is on the top end of the spectrum, but it is well worth it. Here are some other features of the Beretta A400:
- Shoots 2 3/4 all the way up to 3.5 inch shells
- The new A400 uses Beretta’s “kick-off” technology, which relies on spring-loaded shock absorbers to mitigate recoil. Two of these shock absorbers are located within the stock, allowing it to compress about ³⁄₈ inch during recoil, and one is located just behind the receiver and is compressed by the rearward travel of the bolt assembly. This system works extremely well, soaking up some of the pounding that would normally be transferred to the shooter.
- It weighs 7 pounds 11 ounces, which is fairly standard for a 3 ½-inch semi-auto, but it shoulders and swings like a lighter gun.
- The gun comes with two spacers that can be inserted between the butt pad and stock to allow you to adjust the fit.
- Cycles everything from light trap to waterfowl loads.
- Aqua Technology for superior corrosion resistance.
