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Beretta ASEL

Name: Beretta ASEL
Brand: Fabbrica

Break action · 12 Gauge · introduced 1949

Also known as Beretta AS-Series, Beretta ASE-L

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About the Beretta ASEL

The Beretta ASEL is a boxlock over-and-under double-barreled shotgun produced from 1949 into the 1960s as part of Beretta's AS-line of hunting guns. Offered in 12 and 20 gauge, the ASEL was the mid grade of a three-tier family (ASE, ASEL, and ASEELL), each hand engraved and hand fitted. It paired Beretta's boxlock action with light field-gun weights, fixed chokes, and either double or single triggers, and is regarded by collectors as among the finest boxlock over-and-under shotguns the company ever built.

Many serious Beretta collectors consider the AS-grade boxlocks to be the finest over-and-under boxlock shotguns Beretta ever produced, prized for their hand engraving, hand fitting, and graceful field-gun balance.

Beretta ASEL specifications

General

Type: Shotgun
Action: Break action
Firing mechanism: Hammer-fired
Trigger: Double trigger
Calibres: 12 Gauge
Magazine capacity: 2 rounds

Dimensions

Barrel length: 701 mm (27.6 in)
Overall length: 1146 mm (45.1 in)
Weight (empty): 3.09 kg (6.81 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: Smoothbore

Materials

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

Performance

Muzzle velocity (typical): 400 m/s (1312 fps)
Effective range: 40 m

History

Introduced: 1949
Discontinued: 1964
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: IT

Features

Over under barrels
Boxlock action
Hand engraved
Hand fitted
Double triggers
Ejectors
Fixed chokes

Safety

Manual safety

Barrels were offered in 25, 28, and 30 inch lengths with fixed chokes (commonly Improved Cylinder/Modified or Modified/Full). A 1956 12-gauge ASEL with 27-5/8 inch barrels weighed about 6 lb 13 oz; 20-gauge examples weighed around 5 lb 7 oz. The AS-grades were superseded in the early 1960s by Beretta's S5x and BL boxlock over-and-unders.