Exclusive, Beretta 694 Interview with Competition Series Product Manager
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- čas přidán 26. 07. 2024
- Shot in the factory at Beretta Due, we discuss the features of the 694.
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I just received my 694 pro tsk stock 🤙
I watched this video 3 times then I went out and bought the B Fast 694 30" barrels. This is a very smooth shooting gun
the wood is a matching vertical grain and even color
and so beautiful grain of special wood. Beretta this is way better than my 686 sp sporter. This gun feels like an old school gun for sure.
Glad to hear you are enjoying the gun :)
I'm a long time Browning guy with a 725 but I took the plunge this weekend and bought the 694. Cant wait to shoot it!
Good man, let me know how you get on.
Best decision I’ve made buying the 694. Absolute dream to shoot!!
Enjoy your gun. 😊
I think that the 694 is a winner!
Fantastic video. This guy really knows how to sell a beretta
Thanks man
Amazing shotgun, truly is the king of the midrange.
I'd argue the miroku mk10 competition is king, 1/3 the price for more gun
love mine, huge upgrade from my 690
Well, a very competent product manager!
Yeah, he really knew his stuff.
Utterly fantastic video Lloyd. The synopsis of the gun and the technical aspects that were explained we're fantastic. I have never really been a Beretta fan just cuz of how they feel to me. But this might change my tune. I have tried all sorts of Beretta shotguns.
Thanks Tim
A very enjoyable interview. Very informative and engaging. Great viewing yet again Lloyd.
Thanks Walter :)
Enjoyed the interview. I really liked the section about the chamber length. His explanation was right up my alley. I plan to hunt with my sporting gun and like the option of shooting 3" cartridges.
Cheers Greg.
@greg, any reason the gun is not intended for hunting?
@@rugbyhook22 I know but why not? Thought I was pretty clear with my reasoning. I can't afford two dedicated higher end shotguns.
@@gregdavis7227 thats my point, if it can crush clays, why not live birds? The marketing guy in the video stated its not for hunting. I thought if you were an owner you might be able to explain if he is right or wrong.
@@rugbyhook22 ah sorry I misconstrued your post. I agree with you and it was part of why I bought a Beretta over a Guerini Summit.
Perfect shotgun. I have just received it and it is amaizing!!!!!
Glad to see you finally got the 694 and happy with it.
I answered your question a bit late as I had other thing going on, sorry.
I just got a DT 11 and have the stock getting a comb at Coles, hope to get it back soon will keep you posted on results.
Lloyd you played a major roll in me part exing my silver pigeon and purchasing this absolute beauty!
My missus hates you
I reckon I'm on quite a few wives hit lists at this point mate. 😜
😂 watch your back mate, you’ve deprived women of many spar days!
@@stevenpaddybwoy I'm surprised I've not been the target of roving gangs of hacked off wives before now to be honest.
A really great interview and I was happy to see it was a lot of meat and potatoes information about the gun, the reasons for the changes, and not a lot of hype. Signor Olivieri does an excellent job of explaining it all, I understood everything he said easily, and the bottom line is.... I'm sold on it!
He was a great interview, always nice to talk with someone like that who really knows their product.
@@lloydyp Yes, he certainly does and his command of English (at least, to me) is flawless. The technical terms just roll off his tongue, he knows his product and he loves to talk about it! I think he could probably sell me a trip to Hades and have me looking forward to it! Anyway, it's a beautiful gun and I will likely buy one when they finally show up here in the USA. Keep the videos coming!
Great video, this channel will keep growing, keep it up!
Thanks man.
That man from Beretta is excellent! Great gun.
Agreed.
It's a pleasure to watch a person who really knows his product, explain its benefits. The gun looks great, but I'll save the pennies for a DT11.
I want to buy the 694 because of the advanced barrel design and forcing cone, for the best patterning. And the fit
I wish I was there. What a piece of italian art!!!!
you should go, once covid has died down of course.
i got 2nd in national skeet championship with, it, 10/10
Congrats.
Oh my...I would like to work there.😎😁
As would we all I think.
Good video
Thank you.
Very glad that Beretta admits this gun is a step back which is a good thing. There is nothing else to discover in shotgun world. Keep a proven design well made and you will have happy customers. I noticed that when he pushes the top lever the barrels do fall to the open position on their own weight. Is this a good thing for a gun that supposed to stay tight- forend/receiver tension- for very long time ? I am a little skeptical on Berettas gimmics when they try to find a " solution " like self adjusting mechanisms to cover guns wear......maybe in a sort while they will take one more step back-with a 696- and tel us that we don"t need them and fixed ones are better !! Still like the honest simplicity of a 686 sporter when it comes to a Beretta. Lloyd thank you for this interview and enjoy Italy !!
When the man said let’s take a step, it was because he was getting ahead of himself on talking about the design. Not a step back in quality, features, or technology!!!
What do you want any manufacture to do? Build one really nice and thought out gun, then never change it and only produce that same thing for years?
That doesn’t make any sense at all. Newer designs and manufacturing technology must move on. Also new Shooter’s usually want a new gun not a 20-30 yr old used gun that’s shot 250k+ and still cost $2500.
Also I feel like guns without a palm swell feel thin and weird.
Where I do agree with you is that the gun just slams open, and he lets it. Now WTF is up with that? Was that there test gun that has fired 250k+ ?
I Do like a bit of spirited debate in the comments section :)
I’m really concerned with my new beretta 694 that has a split in the forearm, I baby this gun as much as possible but looking at it the material is so very thin on the bottom of the forearm stock and that’s where it’s split!, suggestions and have you had any other issues ?
I need it
Did you buy one?
Can u tell us if there will be a black edition 694 Lloyd.love the channel.tony from sydney
Thanks Tony. I’m afraid I don’t, the 694 is selling pretty well I think so there will be a black edition at some point but I don’t know when.
@@lloydyp cheers mate
Thanks for the detailed interview , just hoped that u’ve asked him if there any “Black edition” of the 694 in the near future 🤔.
I did, off camera.
Lloyd Pattison I’ll take that as YES 🥳 , I’ll be waiting 🤩, thanks again for ur efforts and ur prompt reply 🤗.
If you like Beretta, this video is worth watching.
I think it’s worth watching even if you not all in it for Beretta!!! All of Loyds videos are worth watching!!!
@@nmhvactech5474 absolutely!
Thank you both :)
Possibly a bit late to get a response but after watching a few of your blogs I’m curious to know your overall opinions of the Perazzi and Beretta experiences. I note that you’ve had a Perazzi made to measure, could you recommend the same for Beretta?
I've seen both processes at both factories and they are not a million miles apart, the main difference is that perazzi feels a bit more personal as they are a relatively small business compared to Beretta. I would still recommend Beretta if you want to have one made.
@@lloydyp sincerely appreciate you giving your opinion and the time taken to reply Lloyd, cheers.
@@clintalexander2575 any time man.
Hi Gents, let me ask you. If Beretta 694 is Better than Beretta 692, why 692 is more expensive than 694?
Please make a Black Edition!
I am sure they will.
Did they ever come out with a black edition ?
Not yet.
LIOYD, DO YOU RECOMMEND THIS IN THE B FAST MODEL IN 30 OR 32 INCH BARREL? OR JUST THE PLAIN SPORTING IN 30 OR 32 INCH?
Depends on if the standard gun fits you. If it doesn't you will need to go for the adjustable.
@@lloydyp thank you for the reply, when you handled this model, did the 30 or 32 inch barrel length felt the best to you for overall handling and swinging?
32" feels better to me.
Great interview. But still reinventing the wheel with new guns
If they stopped making new guns there wouldn't be much evolution in shooting sports.
I have head of forends cracking Has this been addressed in the latest guns ?
Sorry I have never heard from anyone in the UK with a cracked fore end, not saying it's not happening, I just never heard from anyone who has had a problem.
How does the 694 compare to the Caesar Guerini summit sporting you reviewed earlier
Good question - as an owner of the latter I'm also interested to know the differences. It looks like they'e made changes that are more suited to what I want in a gun.
How does it compare to the Summit or Maxum Impact? Which is a couple of guns I’m looking at. I want a general do all gun for Trap, Sporting Clay, and some, not much other than training, Skeet. So far I’ve been doing okay with my Browning 725 Pro Sporting, USA version, but it’s not as elegant and sleek as an Italian gun.
I would take the 694 over any of the CG guns except the invictus.
Superior steel proof?
Yes they are.
I picked up on a comment the marketing guy stated. Why would the 694 not be good for hunting? If it can smash clays easily or better why would live birds be a problem?
Thanks for watching man.
@@lloydyp Thanks for making the video Lloyd. Any insight on my question above?
I want one in 20ga.
Thanks for watching man.
Can you use the 694 Sporting model for Trap? Has the Trap model been released yet?
The 694 Trap has indeed been released in the UK. Check with your local dealer.
Any word if a black edition is going to be released?
I haven't heard anything I'm afraid.
Yeah i really want a black one i hope they bring them out
@@lloydyp awesome review/interview lloyd, please try keep us up to date if you hear about a black model, i really want to purchase a 694 but im still holding off hoping a black edition comes out
You can be sure, if one comes out I shall be pestering GMK to send me a press gun asap.
@@lloydyp fantastic work, ill be waiting with a pocket full of notes....
Why do they change their series so fast ? They had the 682 gold e for many years, but now they change every year their series....
Er, the 692 launched in 2012, that's a bit more than a year ago.
What weight is the 30 inch sporter and trap barrel.
No idea without weighing some and taking an average. Wood density varies.
It would be great if beretta made a dedicated Skeet gun.
Define what you would want in a dedicated skeet gun?
@@lloydyp A great (very early) example was the Winchester 101 Diamond Grade. Also, the early beretta 682’s. I remember buying a brand new beretta 682 skeet gun in 1993. They offered three different stocks and two different forends and two different barrel lengths (28”/30”). The issue with Skeet is sporting clays. Many years ago Gun manufacturers shifted their priorities and started producing sport shotguns more suited to SC. This has limited skeet shooters to buy Blaser’s, Kolar’s or Kreighoff’s. For a while Browning made a reasonably priced Pro Sport Citori skeet gun. I guess my point is that for many years Beretta made a dedicated skeet gun with options that was very reasonably priced.
@@bgjb-r1499 yeah but what in your opinion sets aside a skeet gun from a Sporter?
@@lloydyp A skeet gun and a sporting clays gun are different because the disciplines are different. Skeet is a monotonous game where the objective is to shoot 25 targets from eight different stations without missing a single target not just in a round but in an entire tournament. Sporting clays is game where the trajectory of the clays vary depending on the course, due to the constant changes the challenge in SC has become a game of how many targets you can hit. This not only makes both sports profoundly different, it makes the equipment different as well. If you look at your top American skeet shooters the guns are pre-mounted and must be a perfect extension of their bodies, any variation results in a lost target or two. So, what does this perfection mean? Well, at 21-25 yards your 12ga. & 20ga. must provide a 50-50 to a 55-45 split on the patterning board “consistently”. The 28ga.-410bore is naturally choked down a bit .005-.008 to offer a bit of a denser patter at the distances listed above. The stocks are usually straight, in other words the identical drop at the comb and heel. Today many are Monte Carlo’s, when I started there were perfectly straight less bulky stocks. The optimal barrel lengths are 28 to 30 inches with the latter being preferred. A skeet gun must provide a minimal amount of recoil so the guns are usually weighed down a bit.
I wasn't asking for the difference between the disciplines as I've been shooting for over 30 years. My question is what spec would you put into a dedicated skeet gun. Given the fact that I shoot all disciplines with 1 gun from trap through sporting and skeet with some success I've never felt the need of a dedicated gun for each discipline. Indeed I prefer to shoot 1 gun well with the same chokes rather than mincing about changing. Equally I would argue that Beretta for instance make a number of guns with sufficient adjustability that there is no need for a "skeet" gun. You can just buy a DT11 black and set it up to shoot whatever you want. I'm a jack of all trades shooter of course and not interested in specialising.
Lloyd excluding Beretta and Benelli name three sporting shotguns under $4000 dollars with built in quality. Im going to buy one of them. Thank you.
Sorry Don, I'm not super familiar with the cost of long guns in the US, if it were UK pricing I could tell you, but I would have to spend a bit of time researching pricing in the US Market.
Many issues with the forends....!!!
Berretta really needs to make a true left hand
They don’t. Very few companies do.
It really is annoying
If they invite you to Italy, you are pro Beretta. You give a glowing review to the Browning 725 Pro Trap, and then say the Beretta 694 is a better shotgun. Which is it ????? You can't have your cake and eat it to......JJP
I reviewed the Pro Sport over 2 years ago, and it's still a great gun. This gun is new to market, and this review supercedes that one. Also I wasn't invited to Italy, I was there and asked for an interview, I paid for the trip, no freebies or press junkets here.