Beretta 1301 Tactical

[LOKNLOD]

FWIW, the paddle mod I described in post #367 worked great in its first live fire outing.
I had shoulder surgery shortly after doing the mod, and am not really up to running a gauge yet, so I only put about 35 rounds through the gun.

35 (cough) flawless rounds

Dave,
Have you noticed any difficultly in loading shells into the mag tube, due to the limited travel?

[Dave J]

Dave,
Have you noticed any difficultly in loading shells into the mag tube, due to the limited travel?

Not really, although mine probably requires a little more effort than it did in stock configuration. If the epoxy spacer was too thick, it would be difficult or impossible to load. Mine started off that way, as I made the spacer a little oversize. I sanded it down until loading the tube felt OK, and everything just seemed to work.

I'm packing up for a PCS move now, so it may be a few weeks before I'm able to tinker with it any more.

[LOKNLOD]

Not really, although mine probably requires a little more effort than it did in stock configuration. If the epoxy spacer was too thick, it would be difficult or impossible to load. Mine started off that way, as I made the spacer a little oversize. I sanded it down until loading the tube felt OK, and everything just seemed to work.

I'm packing up for a PCS move now, so it may be a few weeks before I'm able to tinker with it any more.

Similar to where I'm at with the o-ring setup. Seems if I get it stiff enough it actually prevents puking the tube, it's too tight to load. There's a sweet spot somewhere....

[GJM]

There's a sweet spot somewhere....

Unfortunately, that sweet spot for me right now is a Benelli.

[Dave J]

Unfortunately, that sweet spot for me right now is a Benelli.

I might have gone that route, but there somebody here on P-F awhile back who kept posting about what a great gun the 1301 was. I don't quite remember who that was, though


And I don't mind. This flaw is solvable, and I love the way the gun handles and shoots.

[LOKNLOD]

Unfortunately, that sweet spot for me right now is a Benelli.

I get that. If I were starting from scratch or had more disposable gun fundage I might go that route too.

Or else my sweet spot might end up "used 870P".

[les_garten]

I'm disappointed in the turn this took.

My primary shotgun was always gonna be 590A1 with the Beretta as a fun gun and secondary defense shotgun.

That button is so potentially disastrous that it rules out a seemingly great gun for me. This looks like a great aftermarket opportunity for someone. O-rings and epoxy aren't making me feel warm and fuzzy though.

[Colt191145lover]

I think I may have found a way to deal with this problem (it involves neither o-rings nor epoxy ), but I need to do some testing and I'm a little busy with a couple other things at the moment. I'll see if I can get BOM to be my test monkey.

On another note, Brownells lists different part numbers for the shell lifter/carrier for the 1301 Tactical (Mfr Part: C5D552) and 1301 Competition (Mfr Part: C5D306). Does anyone know what the difference is?

Im all for it even if it takes 4 years
all kidding aside , keep up the good work !

[Dave J]

Soon?

[nycnoob]

On another note, Brownells lists different part numbers for the shell lifter/carrier for the 1301 Tactical (Mfr Part: C5D552) and 1301 Competition (Mfr Part: C5D306). Does anyone know what the difference is?

The load port is bigger on the comp then on the tactical.