The Beretta 682 is an Italian over-under double barreled competition shotgun produced by Fabbrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta since 1984. Beretta's most successful competition shotgun, the 682 is a member of Beretta's 680 series of shotguns.
History[]
Beretta designed this shotgun in the 1980s as a competition shotgun. Some minor changes to Beretta's shotgun action were made which gave it the slimline action characteristic of all the 680 series guns. The Beretta 682 was notably used in a number of top-level competitions, being the weapon of choice of many shooters.[1]
Design details[]
The Beretta 682 is a single-triggered double-barreled shotgun. Like some other shotguns, the 682 has auto-ejectors; this allows the shells to be ejected automatically when the weapon is "broken" into two, as opposed to most shotguns having only extractors which cause the shells to pop out a little bit when the weapon is "broken" into two. Trigger transfer to the second barrel is done via a recoil-driven inertia mechanism, although early production guns did so mechanically.[2]
The Beretta 682 appears to have adjustable chokes, and can either be flush-fitting or extended. The weapon has wooden furniture and has ventilated ribs placed above the barrels. A rubber buttplate is placed at the rear of the stock to absorb some recoil. The Beretta 62 can be separated into two parts; the receiver and the barrel, similar to a takedown gun.
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