Product Overview
The best competition shooters in the world choose the best shotguns in the world; and with five gold medals in five different Olympics and countless awards in prestigious international competitions, the SO5 is regarded by many as the finest competition shotgun ever made. A premium gun in every respect, the SO5 is a sidelock shotgun that can be handcrafted to your discipline and exact requirements to help get you to the podium. This elegant champion’s sleek profile enhances swing and pointability. Its sideplates are beautifully hand engraved and the trigger plate is embellished with a 24-carat fine gold inlay of the “P. Beretta” signature on the coin silver finish.
The low-profile sidelock action body is exceptionally sleek to enhance swing and pointability in the heat of competition. The true sidelock design is reliable because it is simple, and has been renown for centuries for its extremely quick lock times and ultra-crisp trigger pull. The SO5’s competition pistol-grip stock and fore-end feature a left- or right-hand palm that can be tailored to your individual dimensions and preferred configuration. SO5 Competition shotguns are available on request with fitted stock blank and/or removable side-locks.
The performance and reliability of the SO5 is the result of the quality of materials used, individual craftsmanship, and the precision of manufacturing processes. Barrels are constructed of cold-hammer forged Boehler Antinit steel, ensuring perfect alignment of the tubes, exceptional strength, and long-lasting corrosion resistance. They are carefully tested and checked for ballistic performance and shot pattern consistency. To minimize locking stress while shooting, the cross-bolt locking system operates on Monobloc lugs positioned at the height of the upper tube axis.
Comes with a Single Selective Trigger, stock with special anti-recoil rubber pad and schnabel fore-end. Barrels are medium weight. Optima-Bore barrels (available on request) will reduce recoil further, and combined with extended Optimachoke tubes, improve shot pattern concentration and distribution.
