Description
The Beretta A400 Solo Optifade Timber 26 is a gas-operated semi-automatic 12 gauge with a 26-inch barrel, 3-inch chamber, and full Optifade Timber camo coverage. It is Beretta’s rugged crossover hunting gun, built to cycle everything from light loads to heavy magnums while keeping recoil remarkably soft.
Beretta A400 Solo Optifade Timber 26 Overview
Beretta, the Italian gunmaker with nearly five centuries of history, designed the A400 Solo as a do-everything workhorse for hunters who face cold, wet, and dirty conditions. It combines the company’s newest gas system, its Kick-Off Plus recoil reduction, and cold hammer-forged barrels into one dependable package. The Optifade Timber pattern was designed by Gore around how game animals see, helping you disappear in hardwoods and flooded timber.
Gas System
The heart of the gun is the B-Link Pro gas operating system, which Beretta says runs 36 percent faster and 46 percent cleaner than its earlier design. It cycles light target loads and heavy magnum loads without adjustment, which means one gun can handle dove fields, duck blinds, and turkey woods. Like any gas gun, it benefits from regular cleaning of the piston and cylinder, though the cleaner-running design stretches the interval between cleanings.
Kick-Off Plus Recoil Reduction
Two hydraulic-style dampeners in the stock reduce the first recoil peak, and a third dampener softens the second, cutting felt recoil by up to 40 percent according to Beretta. It also reduces muzzle rise and vibration, keeping your cheek on the stock for quicker follow-up shots. That matters most when shooting heavy 3-inch waterfowl and turkey loads all season.
Barrel and Chokes
The Steelium barrel is made of tri-alloy steel, cold hammer forged, and vacuum distended for consistent, dense patterns, and side ribs have been eliminated to save weight. It accepts Beretta Optima HP style choke tubes, so you can tune patterns from close-range timber shots to longer passing birds. The 26-inch length is quick and handy in blinds, boats, and thick cover.
Fit and Handling
The synthetic stock can be adjusted for drop and cast with included shims, and length of pull can be tuned with spacers. The receiver is drilled and tapped, so mounting a red dot for turkey hunting is easy. Controls are oversized for use with gloves.
Built for Hard Conditions
Full camo coverage protects the metal and synthetic parts from scratches and weather, and the gun is designed to keep running in rain, sleet, and mud. Rinse it off and dry the action after salt or muddy hunts.
Hunting Notes
For ducks and geese, use non-toxic shot as federal migratory bird rules require and keep the magazine plugged to three shells total. Pattern your chosen load and choke combination before the season opens.
State Laws
Some states set additional rules on magazine capacity or hunting seasons. Check your local regulations, and your receiving FFL dealer can help confirm the gun is legal where you live.
Specifications
- Brand: Beretta
- Model: A400 Solo with Kick-Off, Optifade Timber
- UPC: 082442071787
- Gauge: 12 gauge
- Chamber: 3″
- Action: Gas-operated semi-auto
- Capacity: 2+1 as listed by distributors
- Barrel: 26″ cold hammer forged, vent rib
- Chokes: Interchangeable Beretta choke tubes
- Stock: Synthetic with Kick-Off Plus, adjustable drop and cast
- Finish: Optifade Timber camo
- Receiver: Aluminum alloy, drilled and tapped
Before You Buy
Federal law requires this shotgun to ship to a licensed FFL dealer, and you must be 18 or older and pass a background check to take possession. Stock up on the loads you plan to hunt with and pattern them first.
Who It Is For
The Beretta A400 Solo Optifade Timber 26 is a great fit for duck, goose, and turkey hunters who want a soft-shooting, fast-cycling camo semi-auto that keeps working in brutal weather.
Buy the Beretta A400 Solo Optifade Timber 26 at MAG5 Firearms
MAG5 Firearms is a family-owned FFL in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. Order the Beretta A400 Solo Optifade Timber 26 online and ship it to your local FFL dealer, or browse our full selection of firearms for more shotguns. For factory details, visit Beretta.
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