Have Beretta killed the used beretta market with the outlander

[sishyplops]

Was in gunshop the other day when a chap came in looking for a semi auto and was after an Urika , sales chap steered him towards an A300 saying there were almost identical apart from the box and only one choke and you get a new one for the price of a used Urika, to be honest when you look at them apart from a few things they do look very similar and the action is the spitting image of one, anyone know if they are the old Urika action on the A300?

Edited March 19, 2013 by sishyplops

[DSPUK]

Trigger is slightly different - bolt slightly different and gas system is totally different - I do not have a 391 to see if the parts interchange but have to say A300 has been flawless unlike my old Synthetic 391 - Ideally I would like 391 with the A300 part's - 391 was slightly heavier and felt better.

 

Dave

[TrapFiller]

I heard it was a Benelli in Beretta skin.

[Medic1281]

Dspuk, what troubles did you have with your 391? As your aware I bought it from Tom and its been faultless with me, however it's probably not used as much with me as it was with you. I'm happy with it apart from it doesn't magically improve my shooting!!

[shaun4860]

I heard it was a Benelli in Beretta skin.

 

It's still a gas operated auto whereas the Benelli is recoil operated,

 

I was speaking to the guy that owns bywell shooting ground (premier beretta dealer) who also said the a300 has killed the second hand market in beretta autos,

 

People are coming in trade their 391/technys and don't like the prices he is being offered as the a300 is so cheap, nobody is buying used when they can have new for less

 

Good for the customer after cheap beretta autos though

 

[hawkfanz]

_{i got a new a300 last year cant fault it but cant compare it with sa,cos its the first one ive had.}

[jackinbox99]

Ive a 391 and so I keep an eye on the resale prices and ive really not noticed any drop in prices since the a300 came out. The 391 still holds its value really well.

 

Im sure different people have different experiences with guns, but ive put thousands and thousands of cartridges through my 391 and never had any problems, even light 21g clay loads cycled fine.

[DSPUK]

medic

 

I had about 4 or 5 fail to feeds on 100 bird clay shoots regularly - As I have 1000's of Eley firsts and Blues I wasn't about to try other shells. - when your on form then get FTF it does your head in.

 

Glad it's working for you I always felt it handled well for me from the off - I had to learn the A300 but got there now.

 

Dave

[Medic1281]

That seems fair, I only use it as a rough gun or messing about with my own trap at home so never put a serious amount of cartridges through it. It's done me well but it doesn't like 21g 65mm cartridges, which is to be expected really!

[Sandbank]

Maybe some impact at the low end of the market but hardly think killed the used market overall. No more than a grade 1 finish kills the market for top end guns.

 

I have an Outlander and a 'Special' Gold Mallard AL390. The latter, though 15 years old, still attracts some admiring glances. The Outlander is a plain old thing though functionally very similar. The breach blocks, connecting rods etc. are totally interchangeable. Gas system a bit different of course but pure Beretta, not Benelli.

 

S/H semi-auto prices have taken a bit of a knock in recent times down to the economy and so may grounds not welcoming them. Don't think it is purely an 'Outlander' effect.

Edited March 23, 2013 by Sandbank

[njc110381]

If this new gun is selling for less it will most likely be made for less. Blunt way of putting that is they've probably cut corners! I'd still buy a used 391.