Description
The Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey 12 Gauge is a purpose-built turkey gun rather than a field gun with a tight choke screwed in. The 24-inch barrel is short enough to swing inside a blind or against a tree, the receiver carries a Picatinny rail from the factory for a red dot, and the whole gun wears Mossy Oak Bottomland, which is the pattern that works in the hardwood bottoms where most spring gobblers get killed.
This is part number J32KU14: 12 gauge, 3-inch chamber, 3+1 capacity, with Kick-Off recoil reduction built into the stock. Anyone who has taken a 3-inch turkey load off a seated position with no follow-through will understand why that last feature is on the list.
What makes the Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey 12 Gauge a turkey gun
- A 24-inch barrel that clears brush and swings inside a pop-up blind
- A Picatinny rail machined onto the receiver, so a red dot needs no adapter
- Mossy Oak Bottomland over the barrel, receiver, stock and forend
- Kick-Off dampers in the stock, which matter most when you are shooting seated
- A 3-inch chamber for the heavy payload turkey loads do their work with
Why a red dot changes turkey hunting
- A turkey gun is aimed, not pointed, and a bead is a poor aiming device at 40 yards
- A dot lets you hold on the head and neck rather than guessing where the pattern centres
- It works from awkward seated and braced positions where cheek weld is inconsistent
- Low light at first legal shooting time is exactly when a dot outperforms iron sights
- The factory rail means no drilling, no gunsmith and no warranty question
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Beretta USA
- Part number: J32KU14
- Gauge: 12
- Chamber: 3 inch
- Barrel length: 24 inches
- Barrel: Vent rib, Mossy Oak Bottomland
- Capacity: 3+1
- Receiver: Picatinny rail, Mossy Oak Bottomland
- Stock: Mossy Oak Bottomland synthetic with Kick-Off
- Action: Gas-operated semi-automatic
- UPC: 082442979038
Patterning matters more than anything else
A turkey gun is only as good as its pattern, and no two guns shoot the same load the same way. Before the season, put the Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey 12 Gauge on paper at 40 yards with a turkey head target and count the pellets in a ten-inch circle. Try two or three loads and two chokes. The difference between the best combination and the worst is routinely a factor of two.
Shotshell dimensions and pressure limits are published by SAAMI. A 3-inch chamber handles 2.75-inch shells without adjustment, which is worth knowing because the lighter loads are far more pleasant for patterning work.
The 20 gauge question
The Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey 12 Gauge has a 20 gauge twin, and modern tungsten loads have made that a serious choice rather than a compromise. A 20 gauge turkey gun carries lighter through a long morning of walking and calling, and with the right shell it patterns to the same distances.
The 12 gauge still holds an advantage on shell availability and price, and it gives you a gun that will also handle waterfowl and clays if you want one shotgun to do several jobs. If turkey is the only job, look hard at the 20.
Why this shotgun earns its place
- A factory Picatinny rail, which most turkey guns in this price band still do not have
- Kick-Off recoil reduction, the feature that makes heavy loads bearable from a seated position
- Full-coverage Bottomland rather than a camouflage dip on the stock alone
- The Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey 12 Gauge is a gas gun, which softens recoil further compared with an inertia action
- Beretta’s parts and service network is deep, and A300 chokes are widely available
The Beretta A300 Ultima Turkey 12 Gauge suits the spring turkey hunter who wants a dedicated gun and intends to put an optic on it. If you would rather carry less weight, the 20 gauge version is the same gun scaled down, and for a defensive or duty configuration the A300 Ultima Patrol shares the same action.
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