Beretta A300 vs. Benelli Montefeltro

I’ve yet to own a Beretta, only Benelli’s, so Benelli for me…

Isn’t the Benelli like $400-500 more?

Beretta is $950, Benelli is $1100

Both, I do

The montefeltro is a “pretty” gun, and the A300 is a gun you could take to the duck blind and not worry as much about it.

The A300 also has kickoff which does make a noticeable difference.

I've got the old A300 outlander and it's a great gun. Zero issues out of it and it's run through a lot of shells.
I do like the Montefeltro though, just don't own one.

Beretta A300 ultima with realtree max is $800 on MidwayUSA.

I liked them both so much that the deciding factor for me was that I liked the safety location on the benelli more. I grew up on 870s and like the safety behind the trigger. In hindsight I made a good choice, its a fantastic shotgun.

They are both spectacular and you should just get the one you like more. They've both been the best value in shotguns for a long time now.

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I've got the old A300 outlander and it's a great gun. Zero issues out of it and it's run through a lot of shells.

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Went to Argentina about 10 years ago and the lodge used only Beretta A400 20 gauges. The 4 of us went through over 650 boxes of shells in 3 1/2 days.

I asked the owner about the guns and he said Beretta's A400 were the best with respect to longevity in his experience. The lodges shoot only locally produced shells which are dirty shooting compared to Remington, Winchester, etc... He said Berettas last about one year down there and they are trashed.

Benelli might be better gun but when a dove lodge in Argentina is using them they are pretty damn good. I shoot Berettas myself before and after Argentina.

As a side note a group of hunters came in a month or so before we arrived. They were with a shotgun company and Academy used to sell their semi-autos. They brought their own guns and parts. Lodge owner told us all of their guns were down by the end of the second day and they were out of spare parts. Had to shoot Berettas the rest of the trip. I can't remember the name of the gun but Academy no longer carries them. I remember they came tapped for a scope for Turkey hunting but can't remember the name brand.

So pattering high?


I was not hating on them btw, hell I may buy one lol.

I've had both. Only real difference is the Beretta is softer shooting. I currently own 2 Benelli's (actually one Benelli and 1 Franchi) and 0 Berettas.