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Kurt52: I did notice that my friends Beretta had a sling attached to the magazine tube end and near the heal of the stock.
He and his dog cover a lot of ground and the sling was used during some of his trekkings.
I am going back to the Beretta site to see if those factory attachments are stock - or maybe one of you's guys can answer that?
I was at a medium large gunshop last week and I noticed that they had 7 (seven) different brands/styles of 28 gauge Hunting shells but nothing much else in any other gauge!
I wonder why?
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VarmintGuy

Those are factory, bone stock. I have sold a bunch of those guns over the years and they are factory.

Where I hunt chukars they are a very nice feature.

Yes, the light factory magazine cap has a sling swivel attachment at the end, as does the butt stock. If I hunt chukars with it, I may use the stock cap and try a sling....I usually hunt with a 16 ga AYA #2 round body or a 20 ga Grulla round body, but may give the Beretta autoloader a go at least once this fall! Its a fine shooting little gun! And I failed to mention that the Beretta A400 autoloaders come with stock shims, allowing you to change the drop at heel from 50mm to 55, 60 or 65 mm. (2" to 2-9/16") and to set it for cast-off or cast-on (right or left handed). Great feature to get the fit you like to enhance your shooting!

GF1 & Kurt52: Thank you both for the insights and additional info on the Beretta.
Maybe I should treat myself to a nifty Beretta - there are a LOT of Chukars just over the Continental Divide from where I live in SW Montana.
I guess Beretta (IIRC) is "the worlds oldest gunmaker" for a reason?
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VarmintGuy

VG, you can also get slip-on slings for carrying your shotgun when you are not actively hunting. If you haven’t seen them, a small loop slips over the barrel and a larger loop slips over the stock. Both pull tight and the weight of the gun keeps them tight as you shoulder it and carry it.

I measured the trigger pull on the A400 28 ga today....4# on the head after about 500 shots. It started at 4# 10oz if I remember right. Nice trigger, smooth now as well....better than the two 12 ga A400s I've owned by a bit.

George De Vries 3rd: Thats right I had forgotten about them.
I have only bought "lotto tickets" once in my life maybe I better give that a try to freshen up my mad money?
I was driving home from Denver, Colorado a couple days ago and heard the national "LOTTO" was at 525 MILLION dollars!
I could get me some guns with that jackpot.
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VarmintGuy

We don't have many in our country, but they're good eating. Like little pheasants.

Just carried the Beretta A400 28 ga w/28" barrel chukar hunting. What a great carrying shotgun! The balance is good in that the bolt handle doesn't jab you in the palm....it carries a bit front heavy when loaded and my hand is in front of the bolt. The empty weight of 5-1/2# in stock form, 3 oz more with 3 shells is a joy in the mountains. It was also up to the task at hand too..finished the hunt with a double off a nice point after picking up a single earlier! Modified choke in it with some 7/8 oz #6 reloads.