re: Need advice on intro duck hunting gun

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Has anyone heard anything about the A350? Is it an A300 that shoots 3.5"?

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It's the new version of the A300 Extrema. Beretta used to make an A300 Outlander (the budget 3" autoloader we've been discussing), and the A300 Extrema (3.5" autoloader for around $1000). They changed the choke tubes and added a different camo pattern (max-5 instead of max-4) and essentially renamed the A300 Extrema the A350 Extrema. It also helps disambiguate the Extrema from the Outlander as they now have different numbers which also happen to correlate to the fact that one shoots 3" (A300 Outlander) and one shoots 3.5" (A350 Extrema)

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I think it's a little North of a grand for the Extrema

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Nah. Right at $1k. Beretta A350 Xtrema Semiautomatic Shotgun - $999

Heck on gunbroker.com it's only $918 (admittedly unsure on what chokes come with this particular auction): Beretta USA J35TX18 A350 Xtrema SA 12 ga - Buy It Now for $918

ETA: And according to several websites, it comes with the kick-off system and 50% recoil reduction. So a 3.5" Beretta autoloader WITH kick-off system for under $1k. Preeetty nice.

Pumps:

Remington 870
Benelli Nova
Winchester SXP
Browning BPS

Auto:

Beretta A-300
Franchi Affinity
Winchester SX3
Stoeger M-3500