It would be interesting to shoot it timed with slugs vs a shot load. From the video it's very controllable and smoking fast. Are you going to cut the barrel down to 14?
It would be interesting to shoot it timed with slugs vs a shot load. From the video it's very controllable and smoking fast. Are you going to cut the barrel down to 14?
My buddy got to the range with his Beretta, and I asked him to shoot a Bill drill with the Beretta, and for comparison a 870, to compare the two and give an idea of the cycle rate of the Beretta. He has recently taken a Randy Cain shotgun course with his 870, and I consider him a strong intermediate 870 shooter. This was his second range session with the Beretta.
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870: 3.16 .30 .61 .56 .57 .56 .56
TX4: 1.47 .26 .29 .24 .23 .22 .23
As you can see, while the time to shot one was similar, the Beretta was much faster for follow-up shots in his hands. When I am feeling ambitious, I plan to repeat with a 870, 11-87, inertia Benelli, Benelli M4 and the Beretta.
That will be a cool test. I can't wait to see the results. The shotgun is my favorite weapon. They are just so versatile in one platform. For chuckles you should do a search on Chief AJ. He shoots trap with a scoped .22 rifle, bb guns and a slingshot. I went through his instructor course for instinctive shooting and it was an absolute blast. I would think that type of practice would really be beneficial to dense brush shooting. Especially when you are busting the pigeon right out of the trap.Originally Posted by GJM
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I groped one of these at a local fun show yesterday. It was amazing light in the hands (empty of course), and seemed very balanced.
Any updates?
I would love to see some high round count reliability comparisons with an inertia operated Benelli.
How are the sporting A400's doing in high volume shooting?
How does the TX4 stack up to a Benelli M2? From a reliability standpoint do you guys prefer the beretta gas gun system vs. the inertia system?
Load versatility isn't a real concern for me, as the only thing I really feed through shotguns is buck and slugs.
Thoughts?
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Do you prep a shotgun for hard use in Alaska any different than any other climate? Any special lubes etc?
Do you have any experience with the Mossberg 930? One here runs great. Volgrad had a bad one.
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Since bears are out in the warmer months, my shotgun use in the field is primarily in the 20 to 70F temperature range, and I haven't had to sort out -40 lube and operational issues. Further, since my shotgun choice has been a 14 inch 870 with NP3 coating, and I am the operating system, I have needed virtually no maintenance, despite dragging the 870 in and out of boats, float planes and helicopters. With the 870, all loads run.
While I have had a few inertia model Benelli shotguns, their rap in Alaska is they don't hold up well to abuse -- either any torquing of the receiver, or hanging stuff like a side saddle and light on them. I recently got a Benelli M4, with a gas system, but so far have been unable to make it run reliably, even with buck and slugs. The Beretta Storm has yet to malfunction, it is lightweight, and the stock is awesome -- it allows you to co-witness the aperture sights with a T1/H1. Took about five Brenneke slugs to zero the Beretta, and with the H1, I am shooting clover leaf groups at 25 yards, my slug zero.
No Mossy experience.
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