Beretta AL2 Barrel

[Muckmuck]

My father just gave me a shotgun marked Beretta AL2-12 gauge MAGNUM on the receiver that has a 30 inch full choke barrel on it. I would like to find a barrel more suitable for upland game and am not having much luck. I would sure appreciate any information and or opinions on this gun and any help on places that might have barrels.

Thanks, Max

 

[kudu]

Welcome to the High Road,

Beretta made these shotguns from 1973-75. They had 2 barrel lengths, 28" and 30". They either had a mod or full choke also. I believe they were the predecessor of the 303 versions which were a very nice shotgun. I have never handled one so can't give an opinion other than most Berettas are very good guns.

 

[berettashotgun]

That is the gun I learned to shoot- still have it. Barrel interchange is as follows: any a300,301,302 ( browning b-80), 303 or 304 WILL fit- that said, the 300 only came with a fixed choke, the 302 came with a drop in choke called the "international" style- but the browning badged B-80 (made by beretta) has the invector stlye chokes- win/moss/browning/weatherby notably, the 303 came with the mobilchoke which is what you are looking for, 24" to 32" barrels were available - I know this because I have them The 24 were hard to come by for me- took a few years to come by one, but the 26-28 are often listed on ebay- The browning B-80 barrel is stamped with the PB circled emblem on the bottom side and it will work just like it was made for the shotgun- I use one on a 20ga AL-2 magnum model. The 12ga models are really reliable - haven't shot the 20ga 5k+ rounds like the 12 so I can't contest to the reliability of the 20's- but the AL-2 berettas are excellent - make sure to remove and oil the bolt recoil buffer spring in the stock- it kinda gets rusty after a decade or so

 

[SeaRay460]

Beretta AL2

I have an AL2 in new condition if anyone is interested in owning this Fine Firearm.