Beretta A300 ultima 20 ga youth stock options

[Brew1up]

I’m bought A300 ultimas for my kids and wanted to know if anyone has done any modifications or found shorter stocks to help fit smaller frames?

 

[Brew1up]

I did end up removing the kick-off system in the butt stock and replaced with the basic kit that came with gun, this reduced about an inch or so.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

How big are your kids, and how did this end up working? I'm thinking about getting the a300 20 ga turkey model and taking out the kickoff for my kids, but they're still really small

 

[ShortMountain91]

How big are your kids, and how did this end up working? I'm thinking about getting the a300 20 ga turkey model and taking out the kickoff for my kids, but they're still really small

I was thinking about this as well. Seems like the turkey model is the same as the others just with a shorter barrel. Figured it would be perfect for a kid with the kickoff removed. My kids are still small to. 7, 5, 2, and newborn but figured once they get to that 9 ish age they'd be able to shoot it.

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[ResearchinStuff]

Our kids are similar ages, mine are 8/6/4, the biggest is 80#. After thinking about it some more and handling some stuff we already have, I'm going to grab a cheap 410 over under and cut the stock down for about 12 1/4" lop. When the biggest one outgrows that it'll be time for a 20 ga gas operated semi

 

[Kurts86]

Beretta Youth LOP is typically long usually 13-13.5” inches depending on the recoil pad thickness without cutting down a stock. It’s hard to get a beretta LOP fitting someone shorter than 5’ tall depending on arm length without gunsmithing.

Most US made youth shotgun stocks are going to have a 12.5” LOP with some shorter like the Mossberg mini bantams getting down as short as 10-11” LOP.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Yeah, but then you have to deal with a mossberg.

 

[Sam Colt]

I got the Browning Micro Midas Silver Hunter 20 for my kids, and then put the full size stock upgrade on it when they hit teens. Worked great for grouse, pheasant, and dove.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

How big were your kids when they started shooting that gun?

 

[Sam Colt]

How big were your kids when they started shooting that gun?

10-11. Boys. One complained about the heft at first, so I let him try the Weatherby SA-08 in 28 gauge. He said it was lighter, but eventually accepted that for what we were doing the Browning was ok. I mean, you’re not walking around with the gun shouldered.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

A smidge older than mine are currently. Hopefully they can swing it well with to scare a dove

 

[juju]

The easiest, and arguably best, solution is to let the kids grow awhile. There's no rush to start shotgun. You don't even start 4-H shotgun until middle school.

The thing about sub-gauges and light loads or open chokes is you need to get on target and fire in a hurry. Doing that with heavy gun fatigue or bearing up to recoil of light guns can bring on some weird reactions. If you've ever worked on learning anything requiring high speed and muscle memory you've had problems getting your limbs and digits to do what you want them to exactly when. Putting shotgunnery on a little one is a factor in developing those weird behaviors you see in competitive shotgunning.

I watched a kid yesterday not fire his shotgun twice, in the middle of a round. His forearm twisted real fast both times instead of the trigger finger pulling the trigger. He looked dumbfounded when the gun didn't go off. This is one of the shooters who's well on his way to a perfect score.

I'd focus on something like 5m BB with pre-teens. I know y'all may be more focused on hunting, but competing under pressure will make a shooter in ways the game fields won't.

 

[camelcluch]

I’m in the same boat. I need to get to about 12.5” on the A300. Anyone try a Franchi compact stock?

 

[ResearchinStuff]

i just bought an a390 compact stock on ebay, it's supposed to be 12" and a perfect fit for the a300. if i hadn't found that, i'd have taken a miter saw to the a300 factory stock. replacements are cheap on midwest

 

[ResearchinStuff]

update, the a390 compact stock fits the a300 pefectly, could even use the shims and the a300 butt pad with it. got the LOP down to ~12" and the kids are loving it.

 

[z987k]

update, the a390 compact stock fits the a300 pefectly, could even use the shims and the a300 butt pad with it. got the LOP down to ~12" and the kids are loving it.

Did you just find a one off or are the compact stocks available somewhere?

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Did you just find a one off or are the compact stocks available somewhere?

Ebay has them fairly often