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Ask around at any sporting clays club and you'll find A400 Xcels in half the gun racks. There's a reason for that. Beretta built this one around its Blink gas operating system, which cycles up to 36 percent faster than competing semi autos while soaking up a big chunk of the recoil that would otherwise beat you up over a 100 target day. The result is a gun that stays flat between shots on true pairs and leaves your shoulder feeling fresh at the end of a long shoot.
This version wears a 32 inch Steelium barrel topped with a flat ventilated tapered rib, a white front bead, and a steel mid bead for a clean, consistent sight picture. The longer barrel gives you a smoother swing and a longer sighting plane, which is exactly what you want on crossing targets and longer presentations. The receiver gets Beretta's Aquatech Shield coating in a sharp Wolf Gray with laser engraving, so it holds up to weather and range wear while looking the part. Oversized controls, including an enlarged loading port, extended bolt handle, and extended bolt release, make loading and handling quick even with cold fingers or a gloved hand.
The walnut sporting stock features a palm swell that settles naturally into your grip hand, and the MicroCore recoil pad adds another layer of cushion on top of the already soft shooting gas system. Length of pull comes in at 14.5 inches, and the whole package weighs right around 7.6 pounds, enough heft to swing smoothly without feeling like a boat anchor between stations.
Beretta includes three extended Optima-Choke HP tubes in Cylinder, Modified, and Full, so you can tune your patterns from close skeet style targets out to distant specialty birds without buying anything extra. The 3 inch chamber and 2+1 capacity round out a gun that's purpose built for clays but happy to pull double duty in a dove field.
This particular model, part number J42CJ12, uses a MicroCore recoil pad rather than the hydraulic Kick-Off system. Between the Blink gas action and that pad, felt recoil is still remarkably soft for a 12 gauge. If you want the Kick-Off version, Beretta offers it under a separate part number, J42CK12.
Not at all. Longer barrels have become the norm in sporting clays because they smooth out your swing and extend the sighting plane, which helps on long crossers. At around 7.6 pounds overall, this gun still moves well on fast, close targets, so the 32 inch tube is a solid all-around competition choice.
It ships with three extended Optima-Choke HP tubes in Cylinder, Modified, and Full. The Optima-Choke HP system is one of the most widely supported patterns out there, so additional constrictions from Beretta and aftermarket makers like Briley and Carlson's are easy to find.
Yes, the 3 inch chamber handles standard 2.75 inch target loads without issue, and that's what most owners feed it on the clays course. The A400's gas system is known for cycling light target loads reliably, so you're not stuck running heavy shells just to keep it running.
| UPC | 082442948188 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | |
| Manufacturer Part Number | J42CJ12 |
| Action | |
| ATF Type | Shotgun |
| Barrel Length | 32" |
| Caliber/Gauge | 12 Gauge |
| Capacity | 2 + 1 |
| Chokes Included | F,M,C |
| Color | BLUED |
| Length | 37.9 |
| Model | |
| Package Height | 3.5 |
| Package Width | 10.0 |
| Product Type | Shotgun |
| Safety | Crossbolt |
| Shipping Weight | 9.8 |
| Sights | White Front Bead |
| Sights Type | Fixed Sights |
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