tramline Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Hi all, thinking of getting a A400 Exel. Does anybody know what there like shooting 2 1/2" cartridges . One of the grounds i shoot at only let you shoot with Hull comp x due to noise restraints and didnt know if i would get cycling issues. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 I have a beretta Xcel sport you should have no problem with 2 1/2 inch cartridges they have fantastic gas valves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tramline Posted March 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Thanks that's good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51/50 Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 I have an Xtrema 2 Beretta which i believe has the same (or near enough) gas piston system as the 400 series,i ran 2 full boxes of Hull Comp X 28gm 7.5's through it without any problems,i doubt you'll experience any problems,i also doubt you'll regret buying an A400,enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tramline Posted March 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Thanks good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry78 Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 3 hours ago, 51/50 said: I have an Xtrema 2 Beretta which i believe has the same (or near enough) gas piston system as the 400 series,i ran 2 full boxes of Hull Comp X 28gm 7.5's through it without any problems,i doubt you'll experience any problems,i also doubt you'll regret buying an A400,enjoy! Agree 100 percent the A400 fantastic guns for clays pigeons or waterfowl you won’t regret buying one ☝️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raw and wriggley Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 +1 can’t fault mine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
db135 Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 A couple year back I got given some 65mm cartridges for a gent who was retiring from shooting must been over a thousand in the bag. I used every one through my A400 xplor never had one jam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tramline Posted March 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Thanks ill have to have a serious look at one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy807 Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 19 hours ago, tramline said: Hi all, thinking of getting a A400 Exel. Does anybody know what there like shooting 2 1/2" cartridges . One of the grounds i shoot at only let you shoot with Hull comp x due to noise restraints and didnt know if i would get cycling issues. Thanks Any chance this is Lains shooting school I went there with my beretta a400 And had problem on every stand sorry for the bad one but don’t want you turning up like I did to have to shoot one at a time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tramline Posted March 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 2 hours ago, farmboy807 said: Any chance this is Lains shooting school I went there with my beretta a400 And had problem on every stand sorry for the bad one but don’t want you turning up like I did to have to shoot one at a time Hi thanks for the info and yes it is Lains. A long time ago i had a 391 which wouldn't cycle the Hull cartridges they used and wondered if the A400 would be better.I don't want to have the same problems so maybe stick to the o/u. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy807 Posted March 31, 2021 Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 12 hours ago, tramline said: Hi thanks for the info and yes it is Lains. A long time ago i had a 391 which wouldn't cycle the Hull cartridges they used and wondered if the A400 would be better.I don't want to have the same problems so maybe stick to the o/u. Like I say don’t want to put you of I love my a400 don’t really do clays but at bisley cycles 2 3/4 easy but lains 2 1/2 don’t want to know more than happy to arrange a meet there one day and you can try mine and see etc but only took it once there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tramline Posted March 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 35 minutes ago, farmboy807 said: Like I say don’t want to put you of I love my a400 don’t really do clays but at bisley cycles 2 3/4 easy but lains 2 1/2 don’t want to know more than happy to arrange a meet there one day and you can try mine and see etc but only took it once there Hi thanks that would be great. Maybe in a few weeks when things quieten down we could arrange something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
das Posted April 6, 2021 Report Share Posted April 6, 2021 My 400 Xplor Unico won't handle 2 !/2" but maybe its because it has the 3 1/2". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted April 7, 2021 Report Share Posted April 7, 2021 I have the 400 xtreme 3:1/2 inch and it will cycle 24 gram 2 inch no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51/50 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 On 31/03/2021 at 06:18, farmboy807 said: Any chance this is Lains shooting school I went there with my beretta a400 And had problem on every stand sorry for the bad one but don’t want you turning up like I did to have to shoot one at a time Just a thought,when cleaning your A400 do you pay special attention to the gas ports on the barrel,making sure they're not carboned up?,also,do you make sure the gap on the piston ring is positioned at the bottom of the piston when reassembling it?,sometimes small details like that can make a big difference to performance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy807 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 26 minutes ago, 51/50 said: Just a thought,when cleaning your A400 do you pay special attention to the gas ports on the barrel,making sure they're not carboned up?,also,do you make sure the gap on the piston ring is positioned at the bottom of the piston when reassembling it?,sometimes small details like that can make a big difference to performance. I always give it a good clean but with the piston part will have to look at this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51/50 Posted April 9, 2021 Report Share Posted April 9, 2021 Get yourself some carburetor jet cleaning brushes for doing the barrel ports,plenty available on the Bay,they do the job well enough when used with a good bore cleaning fluid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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