rotten fish 4 Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Hi folks Anyone got a Beretta A400 Xplore ? Whats your views on them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 I love mine, it does everything I need it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 do a search as there are plenty of threads about them,all positive comments,and I get on well with mine,in fact I sold my other 2 guns because it was the only gun I took out good for Game or Clay's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmep Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 like mine. quality gun compared to many, but they're also more expensive than most. personally think you're getting what you pay for compare to say an sx3. mines a kickoff which i like, but several reviews rated the non kickoff better. cant comment on that as i've only used the kickoff one, used mainly for clays so no real heavy loads through it. kickoff is noisy to start with but after a while you dont take any notice of it, had an extrema before and that was the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmick11 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Great gun, I got mine after a triple heart bypass and wanting to keep my breastbone in one piece, and have no regrets at all. Shoots well with very little recoil, it has the full kick ease. I would think the later lighter version would be even better. If you are down this way you are welcome to have a try of mine. Regards Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officerdibble777 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 I love mine too,only negative thing ,it only comes with cyl.half and full chokes.I bought skeet, quarter and an extended ported half .I've tried it at sporting,trap and skeet and it does well at them all,so what if you've got to pick up afterwards. john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john12 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Like mine have put all sorts in it and never had a problem.used it for clays and game start to realy have some good results on the pigeons with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1419 Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Had mine for a while now and its a cracking gun and i would recommend one anytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby dazzler Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 wayne has just brought this gun around to show me what a smart bit of kit u *** i want one we just need some pigeons now u to test it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeZey Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I would think the later lighter version would be even better. I have the light version, brought it 3 weeks ago. I'm still breaking it in but I've had trouble with sub 32g loads. To be fair the manufacturer recommends heavy loads but be warned no all grounds allow you to shoot them. This is probably all common knowledge but caught me out somewhat. I posted about my ammo issues and I've had some recommendations for alternative (sub 32g) cartridges in another thread. Hopefully they'll have greater recoil and help the action work more reliably. But once again the disclaimer: my gun is brand new so I haven't given it enough use for a fair test/review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I think ur lite version should shoot down to 21 grms no problens,how many have you put through it?my A400 recycles 24's faultlessly,but not 21's,but it is 3.5 mag version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted April 24, 2011 Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 I have the light version, brought it 3 weeks ago. I'm still breaking it in but I've had trouble with sub 32g loads. To be fair the manufacturer recommends heavy loads but be warned no all grounds allow you to shoot them. This is probably all common knowledge but caught me out somewhat. I posted about my ammo issues and I've had some recommendations for alternative (sub 32g) cartridges in another thread. Hopefully they'll have greater recoil and help the action work more reliably. But once again the disclaimer: my gun is brand new so I haven't given it enough use for a fair test/review. My 3 1/2" mag version shot 21 grams, no problem from brand new. Id expect yours to do the same, Overall I really enjoyed the A400 and so did several friends who "shared" it with me. I was a superb gun for shooting bolting rabbits because it was so light and pointable. It must contain some clever valving because regardless of cartridge, be it a 1oz clay shell or a 2 1/4oz magnum it seemed to spit the spent cases a similar distance my mate sx3 would put the bigger stuff in the next parish I was sorry to see mine go (bloody cars) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dai_ceyl Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I have the light version, brought it 3 weeks ago. I'm still breaking it in but I've had trouble with sub 32g loads. To be fair the manufacturer recommends heavy loads but be warned no all grounds allow you to shoot them. This is probably all common knowledge but caught me out somewhat. I posted about my ammo issues and I've had some recommendations for alternative (sub 32g) cartridges in another thread. Hopefully they'll have greater recoil and help the action work more reliably. But once again the disclaimer: my gun is brand new so I haven't given it enough use for a fair test/review. Use the heavy loads like Beretta tell you to, and remember 24gm is supposedly the lowest power cartridge it is designed to cycle - BUT I took mine to a ground in Devon last weekend, and it faultlessly cycled over 100 21gm clay cartridges - not a single missed beat. You just need to put about 50/75 38gm+ through it (I had a burst of childishness and also got 20x 50gm no2's, just because I could astonished at the range they broke clays though!) If you do that, it'll bed in nicely and you'll never have another issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreeZey Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I think ur lite version should shoot down to 21 grms no problens,how many have you put through it?my A400 recycles 24's faultlessly,but not 21's,but it is 3.5 mag version It's brand new so only 100 cartridges. What's the next size below 32g is it 28g? My 3 1/2" mag version shot 21 grams, no problem from brand new. Id expect yours to do the same, Yes I will have to see how I get on this weekend, hopefully it was just a little grease in the mechanism. Or perhaps the fact that I was shooting down so something was catching when the cartridges were ejecting. You just need to put about 50/75 38gm+ through it (I had a burst of childishness and also got 20x 50gm no2's, just because I could astonished at the range they broke clays though!) If you do that, it'll bed in nicely and you'll never have another issue Well I'll have to take a drive to Cardiff or Swindon if I want to do that Thanks for all the advice, sorry for hijacking the thread Mick but it's still a relevant discussion to what you were asking I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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