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Beretta this week announced an updated version of its popular autoloading clays shotgun, the A400 Xcel Sporting. 

Improving on the original A400 action, the new variant of the Xcel Sporting comes standard with enlarged surface controls, Beretta's Blink gas operating system which advertises 36 percent faster follow-up shots, and the gunmaker's proprietary Kick-Off recoil reduction system which lends to faster target acquisition. 

Oh yeah, and it has a new laser-engraved Aquatech Shield grey coating, moving on from the familiar, almost neon, blue the series carried in the past. 

 

Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting shotgun
The new Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting. (Photo: Beretta)
Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting shotgun, blue
The legacy A400 carried a blue coating on the receiver., with much more understated branding. (Photo: Chris Eger/Guns.com)
Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting shotgun
The new A400 Xcel has an enlarged loading port and extended bolt handle and release, allowing easy manipulation in all weather conditions. (Photo: Beretta)
Beretta A400 Xcel Sporting shotgun
The A400 Xcel Sporting is made with Steelium barrel and offered in 28, 30, and 32-inch barrel lengths. Available in Kick-Off, non Kick-Off, and Vittoria stock configurations it retails from $1,979-$2,079. (Photo: Beretta)

 

"Improving such a technologically advanced shotgun, already at the top of a very crowded product segment, seemed to be an impossible mission to undertake," said Carlo Ferlito, General Manager & C.O.O. of Beretta S.p.A. "However, we accomplished this feat and are proud to introduce the A400 Xcel Sporting - crafted by the Beretta engineering team with updates made based on customer input. The final result is here: the best sporting semi-auto ever built."

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