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TesT shoTgun BErEttA UltrAlEggEro cAliBEr 12/76

Light as… steel!

Woodcock hunters from all over the world, rejoice! Beretta presents a steel receiver
over/under that weighs only 2,800 grams and features innovative solutions in a
modern design. Skeletonized receiver with polymer inserts, selected lightweight
woods, Extralight buttpad, forend iron and trigger guard made of Ergal.
An exclusive double test, first hunting woodcocks and then shooting clays

Written by Marco Caimi, photos by Matteo Galuzzi

12 gauge over/under, equipped with a steel receiver, that weighs less than 2,800 grams. Until now this
would have been the impossible dream of every hunter, but today, thanks to Beretta, this dream has become
a
A reality. This is the new and highly anticipated “featherweight” shotgun made by Beretta thinking of the
fans of upland hunting, which, not surprisingly, was baptized with the name of Ultraleggero (Ultralightweight).
A real concentrate of technology, which breaks the mold in the world of over-and-unders by proposing extremely
innovative solutions. It is dedicated to hunting with pointing dogs, to the most adventurous hunts and to hunters
who usually travel many kilometers following the dogs, all situations in which being able to count on a specialized
weapon characterized by a weight as low as possible can really make a difference. Think about woodcock hunters,
for example, but also mountain hunters and, more generally, of upland hunting, all forms of hunting that have

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1_Thanks to Beretta, the impossible has
become possible. The new Ultraleggero
is a 12 gauge over/under with a steel
action that weighs only 2,800 grams with
26 inches long barrels.

2_The receiver is borrowed from the
690 series, but it has been hollowed
out in some non-essential areas to
reduce weight. The two side plates
have been filled with high performance
technopolymer plates.
3_The central portion of the front of
the action was hollowed out, creating a
through milling that is then filled with a
polymer plate. The effect of the polymer
is convincing, pleasing both to the eye
3 and the hand. The trigger guard is made
of black anodized Ergal.

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