BERETTA AND BETTER

“The 694’s action has a really eye-catching new look, which I really liked”

I feel rather spoilt for choice now I am doing these gun reviews for Clay Shooting magazine. I’ve been wanting to try a Beretta, and this provided the perfect excuse. There’s a huge range of Berettas to choose from of course, but I fancied taking a look at the Beretta 694 – a 12 gauge with 32in barrels.

I own a Beretta myself, an old Teknys 12 gauge 28in semi-auto. I really like that gun, and shoot it very well indeed. People sometimes ask why I don’t shoot it as my main gun, and there’s no easy answer. I think it’s probably down to a snobbish reluctance to shoot a good old cheap semi-auto!

That aside, I was interested to shoot the 694, as I haven’t really shot a more modern style Beretta. My husband’s son had a Beretta 682 Gold E, a solid gun which I used when my old