Page 34 - GUNS Issue n.01

Dual configuration
As for the mechanical elements, the company offers a dual configuration on the
Ultraleggero, allowing the hunter to choose between a classic selective single trigger
and an innovative trigger defined as double single trigger, for the first time offered
as standard on a Beretta firearm. This choice is only available on models with 26 or
28 inches barrels, while for the others only the selective single trigger is provided
and the double single trigger is available as an option. The double single trigger
allows the shooter to choose more quickly which barrel to shoot first, without
having to move the selector. The firing mechanism is equipped with two triggers:
by acting on the front one you shoot first with the lower barrel and then with the
upper one, while pulling the rear The top lever is easy to operate
trigger makes you shoot first with the and has a knurled surface on the
1 2 upper barrel and then with the lower left side. The tail of the action
one. Alternatively, it is also possible to houses the tab of the manual
use the firing mechanism as a classic safety. The shotgun in the picture
double trigger, a choice that meets the is equipped with a double single
trigger, therefore it doesn’t have
taste of the most traditionalist hunters. a selector for the first barrel.
The trigger pack is made of Ergal, as
is the trigger guard, and they are both
black anodized. The lockwork is cocked by two sturdy spiral springs
mounted on steel guide rods, which give the way to a pair of hammers
equipped with a two stage safety mechanism. Both the single trigger
and the double single trigger are inertia operated, with the inertia block
hinged in the lower part of the underguard. There are two cocking
rods, one for each hammer, and they slide in the lower part of the
receiver, on both sides. The manual safety is of the traditional type on
the tail of the action. The version with a single trigger is equipped with
a first barrel selector located on the safety, while the one with double
single trigger, of course, does not have one.
Lightened steelium

For the barrels, Beretta has decided to select steels characterized by
an as low as possible density, in order to reduce the overall weight.
The Ultraleggero is equipped with Optima bore Hp barrels made of
1_The forend is thin and round, with a fastening
system separated from the forend iron, located high-performance tri-alloy steel, with Steelium internal geometry,
in an advanced position and composed of a characterized by 80 mm long forcing cones and a slightly oversized
spring-loaded pin with automatic play removal. boring process. The two elements combined contribute to the reduction
of perceived recoil and bring considerable advantages in terms of
2_The two-piece forend iron is borrowed from the ballistics. A more gradual constriction of the pellets, in fact, causes
694 series, but it is made of lightweight alloy rather less turbulence within the spread and reduces the deformation of
than steel in order to reduce the overall weight.
the peripheral shots, with positive effects on the distribution and

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