Beretta A300 Ultima 12 Gauge
Model: J32TT18
Beretta A300 Ultima 12 Gauge
Model: J32TT18
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About This Firearm
The Beretta A300 Ultima is a gas-operated semi-automatic 12 gauge built for field hunting and clays. It has an MSRP of $899. The gas action runs off barrel pressure, so a light target shell and a heavy waterfowl load both cycle with nothing to set, and 121.92 oz of gun takes the sting out of a long day.
Three Mobil chokes, a wrench and a shim kit for drop and cast come in the box, and the buttstock holds Beretta's Kick-Off damper behind a soft-touch comb. The bolt handle and the bolt release are both oversized for cold or gloved hands. Nothing on the receiver is cut for an optic, so slug work needs a clamp-on mount, and the gas piston and gas tube are two more parts to clean after a day of dirty target loads.
If you're cross-shopping, the Stoeger M3000 has an MSRP of $649 and holds five rounds against this gun's four, but its inertia action sets a minimum load, so promotional target shells can short-cycle it. The Benelli M2 has an MSRP of $1,499 and weighs 108.8 oz, 13.12 oz less to carry, and it is an inertia gun too. The Beretta is the heaviest of the three at 121.92 oz.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The cross-bolt safety reverses for a left-handed shooter as the gun comes from the factory.
- The chamber takes shells up to three inches, and the gas system handles both lengths without a regulator setting to move.
- Mobil is a widely copied choke thread in 12 gauge, so replacement and specialty tubes are easy to find.
- The magazine holds four rounds, one fewer than a Stoeger M3000 and well short of a defensive pump in the same money.
- Cleaning means pulling the piston off the gas tube, and light target loads coat both faster than they coat the rest of the action.
- The receiver is gray anodized aluminum with a blued barrel, so a marsh season asks for more attention here than a Cerakoted waterfowl gun does.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Kick-Off system?
A damper built into the buttstock that spreads the recoil push over a longer moment. Beretta pairs it with a soft-touch comb on the Ultima stock.
Will the included chokes handle steel shot?
Use the improved cylinder tube or something more open for steel, and keep the full tube for lead. A tight constriction and steel pellets are hard on a choke whoever made it.
Does the shim kit change length of pull?
No. The shims set drop and cast, which is where the comb sits against the face and how far the stock is offset. Length of pull on this stock is fixed.
