The A400 series of semi-automatic shotguns currently represents the tip of the spear of Beretta's line of semiautomatic hunting shotguns. The A400 shotguns have been available for about one decade now, and still enjoy a high level of commercial success thanks to their long list of innovative features, particolarly if compared to the vast majority of direct competitors.

Based on Beretta's patented "Blink" working system, employing a self-cleaning and self-regulating gas valge, the Beretta A400 shotgun allows hunters and shooters to use any kind of ammunition, with any type of load, while retaining consistent accuracy, performance and reliability. At the same time, the joint effect of the rotating bolt and of the Kick-Off and Kick-Off 3 systems guarantee a consistently low recoil and muzzle climb in most shooting or hunting situations.

Every year, the Italian company has been updating the A400 line of shotguns to meet the multiple needs and demands of hunters worldwide: let's take a look at the latest entries in the series!

New for 2018, the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus Max 5 semi-automatic shotgun is chambered for 12-gauge, 89mm / 3.5" ("Supermagnum") shells – the waterfowlers' prime choice. The A400 Xtreme Plus also features Beretta's exclusive Steelium Plus barrels – a first for hunting shotguns, providing the best patterning possible from all hunting loads, along with further felt recoil mitigation – as well as a soft comb stock to reduce felt recoil imparted to the shooter’s cheek.

Further drawing from the competition world, the new A400 Xtreme Plus barrel comes factory issued with a step rib with an integral mid-bead and fiber optic front bead in order to ensure the proper fit and sight picture for all conditions. 

Further enhancing the A400 Xtreme Plus is the addition of an extended charging handle and bolt release from the factory to allow for easier manipulation during the coldest and rainiest days, as well as an enlarged loading port to allow for easier loading in adverse conditions. A completely black version with synthetic furniture and a Mossy Oak Bottomland camo version of the design are also available.

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Now available in both 12 gauge and 20 gauge variants with a 76mm / 3" chambering and either 66 cm / 26" or 71 cm / 28" Steelium tri-alloy steel barrels, as well as in a full Realtree MAX-5 camo finish, the Beretta A400 Lite combinies the Kick-Off Plus shock absorption with the brand new GunPod 2 monitoring system and lightweight polymer components: the perfect blend of strength, agility, precision and technology.

The GunPod 2 is an easy-to-use, built-in monitoring system hosted within the grip that allows shooters to keep track of shots fired in total and per each individual session, and will easily interface with an ad-hoc mobile app to use the device's own GPS system (the GunPod 2 itself has no GPS capabilities or trackers on its own!) to allow the user to keep track of the path and distance covered on a map per each hunting trip.

Using the GunPod 2 is very easy: the user will just have to launch the app, start a session, put the mobile device in a pocket and let the GunPod 2 do the rest. The app will receive data from the GunPod 2 system and collect all the relevant data in background without distracting the user from the hunting experience.

The users of the GunPod 2 technology and of its relevant mobile app will also have access to a dedicated web dashboard allowing them to add photos and videos to their GunPod 2 feed and create a true hunting diary.

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