Which Beretta 391?

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Kestrel

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I was looking at the Beretta USA web site at their 391 Field guns. Does anyone know what the differences between the various ones are? They look very similar, except for the synthetic stock and the gauge.

I want one for a general purpose shotgun - bird hunting, trap, skeet, etc. (I already have 870s, 11-87s, I just want a 391.)

Thanks for any help,
Steve
 
A few thoughts

Steve,
The base model Urika weighs 6.6#. There is also a Urika "U" model that weighs 7.3#. The only difference that I can tell is the weight.

If carrying weight is not a problem I would get the U model or the Sporting Clays model. I myself have a Sporting model. The extra weight will help smooth out your swing and follow through after the shot. To me the base field model feels wonderfully light and lively in your hands but a little whippy on the clay target fields. Most of the folks at my local skeet club who have bought a 391 got the Sporting model for the advantage of choke tubes.

The camo models are known to have a bit thicker comb and so do not have quite as much cast off as the black synthetic stocks or the wood grain stocks.

The Gold models are of course dressed up models with gold inlay on the receiver and a jeweled finish on the bolt.

If you have any more questions please post them.

Chuck Graber
 
Steve,

As Chuck said, the field model 391 is lighter than the Sporting Models and normally will have a little plainer wood. I shoot skeet regularly and have a bad back so weight in a shotgun no longer helps me. I shoot a field model 391 and do as well as any other with an other automatic. The lighter weight helps me shoot longer and better. It is also very nice in the Dovefield. It depends on what you want to do with it.
Also the field model will be less expensive. I also have a 20 ga 391 and you talk about light! The clays and the doves can't tell the difference.

Chuck,

I have one question. You said those you knew in Sporting bought the Sporting Model for the Choke Tubes. My field models come with five tubes each. Am I missing something?

Good Shooting,
 
Beretta Skeet guns

DLF,
Beretta makes all of their skeet guns with fixed skeet chokes. While this may theoretically give a slight edge over choke tubes in pattern performance (doubtful), it limits the usefulness of the gun as a multi-purpose tool.

Upon further research I find that the last catalog does not list a 391 Urika skeet gun. Maybe enough skeeters bought sporting models that Beretta decided it was not worth making a fixed choke barrel for a skeet model.

Chuck Graber
 
Chuck,

Thanks for the comeback and clarification. I agree with you that fixed choke guns make very little sense for Clays Games. I know that all 391's are choked with tubes. I think one of the major differences in the sporting models is that they come with a Skeet Choke. The field model does not. I have not found this to be a problem in skeet. The Cyl Bore tube that comes with the gun shoots about like most skeet tubes in other guns. The skeet tube I bought shoots a little tighter.

I bought a 687 Ultralight Deluxe in September and it does not come with a skeet tube since it is considered a field gun. I have bought skeet tubes for it and they shoot a little tighter than the Cyl tubes.

Good Shooting,
DLF
 
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