Thoughts on the Beretta 391 Xtrema

[stateguy]

Anyone have one? How do you like it? Wish something was different about it?

[GulfCoast]

Good points:

Very reliable, super overbuilt, combines best points of inertial and gas operating systems, will float 4th shell if you are into that, already overbored and has long cones, comes with very good chokes, comes with stock shims to alter POI and allow the average guy to get a custom fit if he will take the time to do it.

Bad points:

For $900 bucks, you should not have to drill a hole in the stock yourself to put in a swivle stud, stock is too long for 70% of hunters in coats, new shorter stock will cost you another $97 clams PLUS getting it dipped in camo, heaviest, mushiest trigger I have ever seen on a shotgun, and most trigger guys refuse to work on them due to the design. It will cost you $100 to Keith Anderson to get the trigger "creep free" and set a 4 pounds.

[webfoot]

Very Good Review GC.

[gunner]

If your interested in buying one, I know a guy who sales the camo ones for about $999. If your interested, I'll go to his shop and see if they are still the same price.

gunner

[Blackduck]

I got one last year at the Mean Mallard. Not to open a can of worms or poke a skunk but got a good deal on the gun. Well atleast he knocked about a hundred off the gun - I thought that was awful nice. What I did for sling was to buy a rifle sling that I liked that I used the back end of an 870sling. The 870 sling velcroes around the stock. I took apart the rifle sling and passed it through the sling adapted foreend cap that comes with the gun. Kind of a bastardized frankenstein sling but it works well. I was willing to go the extra mile to keep from drilling my stock. Otherwise you get what you pay for. Smooth shootin', light shell shuckin', 3.5 inch duck smoking machine. Trigger is clunky but it never made me miss any ducks. I don't need help there.