Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20 Gauge Shadow Grass 28in — Superb Shotgun

Description

The Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20 Gauge Shadow Grass is the answer for hunters who have decided they do not need a 12 to kill ducks. It carries noticeably lighter than the 12 gauge version, comes up faster on a bird that surprises you, and with modern non-toxic loads it does not give away much inside 40 yards. Mossy Oak Original Shadow Grass covers the receiver, the 28-inch Steelium Plus barrel and the stock for open marsh, reeds and rice.

Built around a 3-inch chamber and a 3+1 magazine, the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20 Gauge Shadow Grass carries Beretta part number J42XW28 and is a right gun with a vented rib and Kick-Off recoil reduction in the buttstock. The Blink gas system drives the action, and it cycles light target loads as readily as heavy magnums.

Where the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20 Gauge Shadow Grass belongs

• Mossy Oak Original Shadow Grass across every external surface, including the barrel and vented rib
• 28-inch Steelium Plus barrel with an extended forcing cone for softer, more even patterns
• 3-inch chamber, with no adjustment needed to run lighter shells
• Kick-Off hydraulic dampers in the stock, which take the sting out of a long morning
• Blink gas operating system, built to keep cycling when the temperature drops
• Enlarged bolt handle, bolt release and safety that a gloved hand can still find

Why hunters move to 20 gauge

• Less weight to carry into a timber hole or across a picked field
• Faster to mount, which matters on wood ducks and teal that appear without warning
• Meaningfully less recoil, so the tenth shot is aimed as carefully as the first
• Modern bismuth and tungsten loads have closed most of the old gap on ducks
• A gun a smaller-framed or younger shooter can actually handle well

Specifications

• Manufacturer: Beretta USA
• Part number: J42XW28
• Gauge: 20
• Chamber: 3 inch
• Barrel length: 28 inches
• Barrel: Steelium Plus with vented rib
• Capacity: 3+1
• Stock: Mossy Oak Original Shadow Grass synthetic with Kick-Off
• Finish: Mossy Oak Original Shadow Grass, overall coverage
• Action: Blink gas-operated semi-automatic
• Hand: Right
• UPC: 082442027739

Loads, chokes and the 3-inch question

On the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20 Gauge Shadow Grass the 3-inch chamber is headroom rather than an obligation. Most hunting is done with 3-inch shells, and the longest loads earn their place on late-season birds at distance. Shotshell dimensions and pressure ceilings are published by SAAMI, and staying inside them is the cheapest insurance a gas gun can have.

For non-toxic shot, Apex Waterfowl TSS Blend carries more energy downrange than its pellet count suggests, while B&P Dual Bismuth is kinder to older chokes and suits decoying birds inside 35 yards.

Keeping it running in the cold

A gas gun proves itself in the last hour of a freezing morning. The self-cleaning piston on the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20 Gauge Shadow Grass pushes fouling forward instead of packing the gas cylinder, so the gun still cycles after three boxes of steel. Beretta’s Aqua Technology surface treatment stands up to salt spray and standing water better than a conventional finish, which matters on coastal hunts and in brackish marsh.

Maintenance is short. Wipe the exterior dry before the gun goes back in the case, run a patch through the bore, and clean the piston and gas cylinder every few hundred rounds. Leave the choke tube installed and lightly greased so the threads never seize.

Why this shotgun earns its place

• Shadow Grass reads correctly in reeds, rice and flooded grass, where a timber pattern stands out
• The Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20 Gauge Shadow Grass keeps the Blink gas system and Kick-Off dampers of its 12 gauge sibling
• Steelium Plus bore geometry comes from Beretta’s competition guns, not from the camo market
• Full-coverage camouflage leaves no blued steel to rust and no gloss to flash in low sun
• Chokes, parts and factory service are widely available across the United States

The Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus 20 Gauge Shadow Grass suits the hunter who is tired of carrying weight they do not use, and the shooter who patterns better with a lighter gun. The same 20 gauge is offered in Mossy Oak Bottomland and Gore Optifade; if you want the 12 gauge, the 28-inch Shadow Grass is the direct equivalent, and left-handed shooters should see the left-eject model.

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