Beretta Outlander

[grahamch]

Am looking for a new gun for the shore and these seem reasonably priced for a Beretta, any views on quality etc?

[humperdingle]

I'm on my second A300. I'd put only 50 carts through a wood version before moving house and didn't think I'd be able to fit a cabinet, so sold all my guns :(

 

Turned out I could fit a cabinet! So bought another A300 in synthetic.

 

Still only 200 carts into this one, but they really are decent guns for the money.

 

I'd still probably go for a mint s/h A391 Urika over it, but the two are fairly similar.

[CharlesP]

I bought an Outlander in January. I started out with a couple of boxes of 32 Gm, since then I have put maybe 3,000 cartridges through it, mainly 28Gm, and I have had no sign of a malfunction at all. It cycles rapidly, never a misfire, misfeed, failure to eject, no problems at all. When it was brand new it was missing a small retaining spring for the trigger group retaining pin, and the foresight went missing. Spring replaced by GMK in a heartbeat, sight replaced by me 'coz it was easy and quick.

 

One of the main attractions for me was the adjustment to the stock - I like a higher comb than the off-the-shelf guns seem to have. The plastic stock, I believe, comes with an extra spacer to change the stock length. Naturally you can buy Beretta recoil pads to lengthen the stock. The plastic case is not a thing of beauty, it's for transit not display. The manual is written, I assume, Beretta's legal department. Take very great care if you want to unload it in their recommended manner.

 

It comes with just one choke - that's half choke, you'll have to buy any extras that you need.

 

It's easy to dismantle, and easy to clean; the gas ports are immediately accessible for cleaning unlike my 20 bore Urika which requires a bit of effort.

 

The finish isn't "deluxe", it's "workmanlike" - more like a military weapon than a sporting gun. The matt grey finish on the metal work is plain but effective, don't expect exhibition grade finely figured walnut on the wooden stocked version, but it is actually wood!

 

I would happily have another, with a semi-auto I see no point in paying for flash or features I won't use. I would definitely state that the engineering quality, smoothness of action, and the feel of the thing working are streets ahead of the Turkish and other budget semi-autos (neighbour shoots an Armsan with the huge frustration that goes with misfeeds, failure to extract, etc.) There's a three year guarantee when you register it - but only if you buy it from a recognised Beretta dealer. Check on Beretta's web site, don't rely on a dealer simply telling you they're a proper Beretta dealer. You can pay another £50 and get a 10 year warranty from GMK, which I did.

 

I would happily use an Outlander on the shore.

[samboy]

Iv'e had mine a couple of years now and had no problems with it.

Mines synthetic so i dont have to worry too much about it getting scratched.

Edited October 13, 2015 by samboy

[Smiler23]

I have one of these and it's been a good gun... Until recently.. It's suddenly become a 2 shot, won't cycle last shell. I'm going to have to send it gmk for repair... Apart from this tho, I can't fault it,as said very easy to dismantle, cheap and does the job

[shootgun]

Had one, was a brilliant gun for the money, never had any troubles with it. Sold it as i upgraded to an A400.

[silverfox2007]

I bought an A400 Xplor LH around 2 months ago and have had to send it back to GMK for inspection as the slot where the cocking lever slides back in has somehow damaged the finish on the receiver, only fired 500 odd shells through it so I am a little bit upset about this being a quality make, maybe it has a floor in it anyone else heard of anything like this?

[Gee.]

Had one, never had a problem. Would buy another.