Description
The Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus OD Green 28in takes the same optics-ready, Cerakote-finished action as its 26-inch sibling and puts a longer barrel on it. OD Green Cerakote covers the barrel, receiver and stock instead of a printed camouflage, and the aluminium receiver arrives drilled and tapped for a red dot. With 28 inches out front and Kick-Off Mega in the stock, it is the version that still swings like a duck gun.
Built around a 3.5-inch chamber and a 2+1 magazine, the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus OD Green 28in carries Beretta part number J42XG18 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 OD Green 28in belongs
- OD Green Cerakote 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
- 3.5-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 the 28-inch OD Green is the versatile one
- Long enough to keep a swing honest on crossing ducks and geese
- Short enough to handle from a turkey setup or a seated blind position
- A factory drilled and tapped receiver takes a red dot with no rail clamp
- Cerakote holds up to boat rails, decoy bags and brush better than printed film
- One gun that covers waterfowl, turkey and slug season without compromise
Specifications
- Manufacturer: Beretta USA
- Part number: J42XG18
- Gauge: 12
- Chamber: 3.5 inch
- Barrel length: 28 inches
- Barrel: Steelium Plus with vented rib
- Capacity: 2+1
- Stock: OD Green synthetic with Kick-Off Mega
- Finish: OD Green Cerakote, barrel and receiver
- Action: Blink gas-operated semi-automatic
- Hand: Right
- UPC: 082442954042
- Receiver: Drilled and tapped aluminium
Loads, chokes and the 3.5-inch question
On the Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus OD Green 28in the 3.5-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 OD Green 28in 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
- Cerakote is a harder, more abrasion-resistant finish than a printed camouflage
- Kick-Off Mega is the upgraded damper system, not the standard Kick-Off
- A drilled and tapped receiver is rare on a waterfowl autoloader in this class
- The Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus OD Green 28in keeps the Blink gas system and Steelium Plus bore of the camouflage models
- OD Green is quiet in the field without tying the gun to one habitat
The Beretta A400 Xtreme Plus OD Green 28in is the pick for a hunter who wants one shotgun for the whole year and expects to mount an optic on it. If you want a shorter barrel for turkey work, the 26-inch OD Green is the same gun; for pure waterfowl the 28-inch Bottomland and the 28-inch Shadow Grass hide better in cover.
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