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Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus

I have been a big lover of Beretta semi-autos for as long as I can remember. In fact, they are a family favourite. Over the years we have owned eight different versions, most of which are still in the cabinet and regularly see action.

Towards the end of last season, my dad decided he wanted to upgrade his old 3in AL391 Urika for a newer 3½in gun. The larger chamber would allow him to use a wider range of cartridges for coastal wildfowling. A scan of the racks in the local gun shop left him with his sights firmly set on the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus in Mossy Oak Bottomland camouflage, resulting in him purchasing it that very day. These guns are designed with wildfowlers in mind and it

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