Description
The Beretta A300 Ultima Patrol in 12 gauge, part number J32CB11, is the Multicam Black build of the defensive A300. The finish runs over the whole gun, barrel and receiver included, rather than being a stock wrap. The barrel is 19.10 inches and chrome lined, capacity is seven plus one, the forend carries M-LOK slots, the aluminium receiver has a Picatinny rail, and an Improved Cylinder choke ships with the gun. Multicam Black is the low light version of the pattern: mostly black and grey with only a little green.
On a defensive shotgun it reads as a dark gun rather than a camouflaged one, which is generally the point.
Chrome lined barrel, and why it matters here
A chrome lined bore resists corrosion far better than a blued one, which matters most on a gun that will sit loaded and untouched for long stretches rather than being cleaned after every outing.
It also releases plastic wad fouling more easily, so the bore stays clean longer between the cleanings a defensive gun actually gets.
This is a choke threaded barrel rather than a fixed cylinder bore, and the Improved Cylinder tube that ships with it is a sensible middle setting for buckshot.
Nineteen point one inches keeps the gun handy indoors while leaving room for a seven round magazine tube.
What the M-LOK forend and the rail change
M-LOK slots take a light directly. On a defensive shotgun a light matters more than any other accessory, and a clamp on the magazine tube is always a compromise.
The receiver rail takes a red dot without a gunsmith. On a shotgun a dot is genuinely quicker than a bead for anyone who has not put in the hours on bead sighting.
The gas action bleeds off part of the shot’s energy to work the bolt, and what it bleeds off does not reach your shoulder. Against a pump that is obvious by the third round.
Seven plus one means the magazine tube runs nearly to the muzzle, so the gun is as compact as that capacity allows.
Specifications
- Model: Beretta A300 Ultima Patrol, part number J32CB11
- Gauge: 12
- Chamber: 3 inches
- Capacity: 7+1 rounds
- Barrel length: 19.10 inches, chrome lined steel
- Choke: Improved Cylinder supplied
- Receiver: aluminium with Picatinny rail
- Forend: M-LOK mounting
- Stock: fixed synthetic
- Finish: Multicam Black overall
- Action: semi-automatic, gas operated
Shotshell dimensions and pressures are standardized by SAAMI, and the 3 inch chamber accepts both 2 3/4 and 3 inch shells. Because the barrel is 19.10 inches and the stock is fixed, this is an ordinary shotgun under federal law and needs no special paperwork. For defensive use we stock nine pellet 00 buckshot, and 2 3/4 inch target loads are the inexpensive way to practise; reduced recoil and mini shells are a poor match for a gas gun.
Pattern whichever defensive load you intend to keep in the gun at the distances inside your own home. The plain finished versions are the black Patrol and the gray Patrol, the pistol grip build is the chisel stock Patrol, and the faster cycling alternative is the 1301 Tactical Mod 2. Every long gun we sell ships to a licensed FFL for transfer.
Why it is worth considering
- A chrome lined bore, which suits a gun that sits loaded more than it gets cleaned.
- Multicam Black over the whole gun rather than a stock wrap.
- M-LOK on the forend, so a light mounts without a barrel clamp.
- A receiver rail for a red dot, fitted at the factory.
- An Improved Cylinder choke supplied, so the barrel is threaded rather than fixed.
Who it suits
This suits a buyer who wants a defensive shotgun that is soft to shoot, easy to set up with a light and a dot, and does not look like every other black gun. Hunters should look at the A300 Ultima field guns instead. Every long gun we sell ships to a licensed FFL for transfer.
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