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Beretta 455

Name: Beretta 455
Brand: Fabbrica

Break action · .470 Nitro Express · introduced 1990

Also known as Beretta 455 EELL, Beretta Model 455

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About the Beretta 455

The Beretta 455 is a hand-detachable sidelock ejector side-by-side double rifle built for dangerous-game hunting. Its heavily reinforced special-steel action was engineered with a 60mm long reinforcing plate and triple locking lugs to withstand the pressures of heavy big-game cartridges, while cold-hammer-forged barrels, intercepting sears, and an articulated front trigger with a mechanism to prevent an accidental double discharge round out one of the most expensive rifles Beretta has ever cataloged.

As Beretta's flagship dangerous-game double rifle, the 455 competed with British and German best-guns for the African safari market, offered chambered for classic Nitro Express cartridges intended to stop the 'Big Five'.

Beretta 455 specifications

General

Type: Rifle
Action: Break action
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Double trigger
Calibres: .470 Nitro Express
Magazine capacity: 2 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 600 mm (23.6 in)
Overall length: 1070 mm (42.1 in)
Weight (empty): 5.33 kg (11.75 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Right hand

Materials

Barrel: Steel
Receiver / frame: Steel
Stock: Walnut
Finish: blued

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 640 m/s (2100 fps)
Muzzle energy (typical): 6636 J (4894 ft·lb)
Effective range: 100 m

History

Introduced: 1990
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: IT

Features

Hand detachable sidelocks
Automatic ejectors
Triple locking lugs
Cold hammer forged barrels
Articulated front trigger
Bulino engraving
Buttstock cartridge trap

Safety

Manual safety
Intercepting sears
Double discharge prevention

Offered in .375 H&H Magnum, .416 Rigby, .458 Winchester Magnum, .470 Nitro Express and .500 Nitro Express, with 60cm or 65cm barrels. The premium 455 EELL added bulino game-scene engraving and an ornate walnut briar stock. No longer listed in Beretta catalogs.