Beretta 686 special Review

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Beretta 686 special
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Eddie76's Review of Beretta 686 special

13th Jun 2006

Overall Rating

5 stars
  • Value for money
    5 stars
Good Points

Well priced, low recoil, sound build quality. Selective barrel.


Bad Points

None


General Comments

I've had my Beretta 686E Sporting for 4 months now, with approx 1000 cartridges fired. It was my first purchase of a shotgun since I acquired my licence so I chose carefully. After spending months researching the different models and prices I came to the conclusion that you have to spend at least £1000+ to get a decent, reliable shotgun which will last you a lifetime. As I had decided to stretch my budget to around that amount I decided on the Beretta 686E as it had all the build quality, brand name, and reliability of more expensive shotguns. The only thing is does not have which makes no difference to me is a fancy graded stock. It seems in the majority of cases you are paying for a high grade walnut stock, which will make no difference to your scores. In this case Beretta have built a great gun but kept the price down by not having fancy scrolling or expensive stocks. I've had no problems with the gun whatsoever and would recommend the gun to anybody. It feels great to hold, fits like a glove and has very low recoil compared to the other guns I have shot. To conclude; if you want a good make of gun, with the build quality which comes with a Beretta without spending too much, then this is a worthy choice.

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  • Eddie76 Rank: Lance Corporal on 27th Feb 2007

    Further to my review i would like to add that I've now had the gun a year and fired many thousands of cartridges through it with not one single problem. The gun is still as new despite using it in all weathers. In this time I have had the chance to use many other guns including the 682E with Optimer chokes and to be honest i cant tell the difference. Great gun for the price, recommended.