Ask Beretta to make a 18" barrel with choke for the 1301 Comp...
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Ask Beretta to make a 18" barrel with choke for the 1301 Comp...
Will you using it with an optic, or with fibers/beads?
Assuming it costs money either way to chop the barrel or remove the sights - remove the sites from a Tactical if you still want to go with an optic, because of your comments earlier about stock height being ideal for the optic. If going with beads, might cut the barrel on a comp model instead, and gain the larger 3.5" receiver for easier ammo manipulation. The optima HP choke tubes are fairly long, might need to find a 24" to cut to ensure you're completely past the choke section when cut. That said, a standard 21" is pretty handy on its own.
I think I used all my Beretta cards when I flogged their people with G and dovetailed front sight back in May.
Jim Brockman told me that it would be easier to cut the 1301, as opposed to removing the sights from the Tactical, and fashioning new sights. And, as you point out, the 1301 also has the better receiver. Interesting on the 24 versus 21. Brockman said redoing the choke takes special equipment.
I'd just rock a 21" and not worry about it--having run both, there is not really that much difference...
What I would like to see is the 3.5 inch 1301 with a 18.25 barrel, fiber optic front, perhaps a folding 10-22 style rear that could be deployed with slugs, and a fore end with some rail for a light and sling. And, the same thing with a 14 inch barrel.
The 1301 Tac seemed to shoot exceptionally tight patterns with Flight Control loads. How does it do with other premium, low recoil buckshot loads?
Worth a read:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/bere...rbine-shotgun/