VIDEO: What Makes the Beretta 1301 Competition Pro Shotgun so Fast?

By Tactical Life

When you look at the sport of 3-gun, the one gun that often provides the greatest variation is the shotgun. Since very few companies market true 3-gun-ready shotgun platforms, the field becomes a mix of worked over shotguns, often first built for the game fields instead of sport. But the new Beretta 1301 Comp Pro emerges as a new player, providing a host of sport-specific features once only provided by a custom ‘smith.

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We caught up with Beretta at the recent Athlon Outdoors Rendezvous and got a chance to put the 1301 Comp Pro to work. And make no mistake, this shotgun can really move and will be popular with competitors.

“So the 1301 Comp Pro is an add-on to our very popular 1301 Competition and Tactical shotgun series,” said Erik Stern, Beretta. “We started with a standard 1301 Comp, and added a Kick-Off, which is a recoil-reduction stock. It’s a dual-hydraulic dampening system with a hydraulic dampener between the stock and receiver. Beyond that, we’ve added a rubberized comb, so when you get down on that shotgun shooting slugs, which …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life