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Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby David » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:28 pm

Would appreciate any advice from any users of a Beretta Ultralight (28" barrels). Its a long story but due to advancing years, knackered back, knackered lungs etc I find that most of my guns are too heavy even for a couple of rounds of skeet. So an Ultralight is a possibility, I always use 1 oz loads and shoot 2 rounds of skeet most weeks with two/three 25 bird rounds of compact sporting once a month. Game/rough shooting is limited to a few doos and rabbits and again its 1 oz loads.
The big question, is the Ultralight just too light for what I want :?
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby Beer Hunter » Fri Jul 10, 2009 4:39 pm

"Mikey_ABZ" on here has one, I've shot it a few times and while punchy with 28g loads, the recoil doesn't bother me.
Mike uses 24g loads as he is a big girl.

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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby rogerhoad » Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:17 pm

I know several people,mainly women, who have bought these and they have all got rid of them because of the recoil.

Personally I think a 20 bore is a better bet as long as you don't go putting heavy loads through it.
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby David » Fri Jul 10, 2009 6:31 pm

rogerhoad wrote:I know several people,mainly women, who have bought these and they have all got rid of them because of the recoil


Thats what bothers me - there is a hell of a lot of them for sale on Guntrader :shock:
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby leadpig » Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:13 pm

a light shotgun will always kick more,its whether you can accept the kick i personally did not mind it(although my old baikal s/s 16g took the piss,worse than 12g 46gram mags :shock: )
but is the gun to light for your needs,in my opinion no,if recoil is a problem how about a pad ect :)
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby chandlers » Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:47 pm

I used one for the first time yesterday as I'm thinking of buying it off a friend. It was a 28" barrel M/C Ultralight deluxe, and it did seem to kick a fair bit for the first few shots but after that I didn't notice it.
One thing I did notice on this particular gun was that the fore end seemed quite thin and flimsy and hollow feeling, which put me off the gun a bit :(
Otherwise it felt a nice gun which suited my frame/size really well(5'8" & 12 stone)
Two C/F's, two rimmies, two shotties and two air rifles, but one wife is enough..
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby Oldfarmer » Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:32 pm

Several people at my shooting ground, over the years, have bought ultralights and I think without exception they have all moved them on quite quickly - due to excessive felt recoild - even with light loaded cartridges. I have to say I haven't tried one with the 21g cartridges. These light loads perform very well and may make the ultralight acceptable. I agree that given the choice I would use a 20 bore.
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby mikey_abz » Mon Jul 13, 2009 7:18 pm

Like Kev said, I own one of these (28" multichoke) and having moved on from a Fabarm Axis 12g there was a noticable increase in recoil. I often use mine for a few rounds of clays with either 24g or 28g shells and I dont mind the recoil(however I'm 6'2" a weigh a fair bit) :roll: . I bought it for the build quality and the fact its very lightweight, to be honest I wouldnt sell mine :grin: and thats saying something ;)

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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby jag » Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:37 pm

David wrote:Would appreciate any advice from any users of a Beretta Ultralight (28" barrels). Its a long story but due to advancing years, knackered back, knackered lungs etc I find that most of my guns are too heavy even for a couple of rounds of skeet. So an Ultralight is a possibility, I always use 1 oz loads and shoot 2 rounds of skeet most weeks with two/three 25 bird rounds of compact sporting once a month. Game/rough shooting is limited to a few doos and rabbits and again its 1 oz loads.
The big question, is the Ultralight just too light for what I want :?


used to have an ultralight. if you are only shooting as you say it will be ok. i shot 28grm 12 bore and never found the recoil a problem but as i no longer shoot game only clays i changed to a clay gun.
worth getting a berreta gel-tek pad on the stock, sometimes wish i still had mine. jag.
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby leadpig » Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:44 pm

my m8 just bought one,it seems to weigh half my winchester :cry:,brilliant for carrying around the fields all day,not so good for clay use although recoil never normally bothers me anyway :grin: .
put a 46g 3" mag through it for a laugh and it handled it ok ;)
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby David » Wed Dec 23, 2009 9:32 pm

I seriously thought about the Ultralight but even the man I was going to buy it from put me off. In the end he sold me a (new) Browning Nordic 28". I can handle the weight ok, wearing a back brace thingy , and I think in the long term I was well advised not to go for the Ultralight although the fancy one is a good looking gun. :grin:
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby leadpig » Thu Dec 24, 2009 9:54 pm

David wrote:and I think in the long term I was well advised not to go for the Ultralight although the fancy one is a good looking gun. :grin:

why :hmm:
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby David » Fri Dec 25, 2009 3:07 pm

A couple of "whys" really :)

The weight difference is not that much, can't remember exactly how much.
Next I will not have the possible recoil problem.
Next I have new methods of shooting skeet & compac sporting, like a chair behind each stand, so I am not standing so much. Have even tried shooting DTL while sitting on the chair and it works, after a fashion.
And the lastest of my "two" reasons - when I or whoever comes to flog all my guns the Browning will be that much more saleable than the Ultralight. :)
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby Bobba » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:43 pm

David wrote:Would appreciate any advice from any users of a Beretta Ultralight (28" barrels). Its a long story but due to advancing years, knackered back, knackered lungs etc I find that most of my guns are too heavy even for a couple of rounds of skeet. So an Ultralight is a possibility, I always use 1 oz loads and shoot 2 rounds of skeet most weeks with two/three 25 bird rounds of compact sporting once a month. Game/rough shooting is limited to a few doos and rabbits and again its 1 oz loads.
The big question, is the Ultralight just too light for what I want :?


I recognise the symptoms. At 66 yrs and good old arthritis in the back, lugging a heavy 12 bore around many acres was a potential chore. I know nothing about the Beretta, but merely to say I settled for a Miroku Mk 60 20 bore. Absolutely delighted. Light, V little recoil, hits all I need with 28grm loads (Multi choked by Nigel Teague). I know a number of shooters with Beretta 20 bores. That 20 bores are a womans gun is becomming an urban myth.
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Re: Beretta Ultralight Users ?

Postby RockHopper » Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:53 pm

I have the Beretta Ultralight Deluxe, bought nearly new off an 82 year old RFD (his own gun).
He had the stock pad replaced with a limb saver one and it's fine.
One great features is the action is made of aircraft aluminium alloy (part of the weight saving), so no rust worries.
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