Picked up my brand new a400 extreme plus today and needed to change the stock cast over since I’m left handed, realized the holes that the recoil pad were screwed into are stripped out., right out of the box! Called beretta, they are out of the parts but are going to send a new one when it becomes available. I’ve never seen this happen even on an older gun, pretty disappointing being a $1900 gun and all. What would y’all suggest as a temp repair? I know I can use a slightly larger screw but not much meat to work with, I t seems like it most likely won’t come loose so may just leave it alone for the rest of the season. By the way they don’t just sell that one piece, you have to replace the whole kick off system which is pretty lame. I’m also a little disappointed with the recoil, I was expecting less, although I will say it seems to handle the heavier loads progressively better so heavy goose loads really aren’t that bad. My 11-87’s and 1100’s are definitely more pleasant to shoot. The a400 is easier to clean, which is a big bonus for a duck gun. So far I’m sort of regretting not just getting another a300 ultima though.
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I would use a plastic toothpick or something similar, coat it with 2 part epoxy and shove it, or a couple of them, in the original hole. Let it setup (harden) and re-drill a pilot hole and use the stock screws
They didn’t say actually, they just said they will sent me the new part when it became available. They did make me send in pictures first. Originally they wanted me to send the gun in but I protested since I had bought the gun hours before and wanted to use it for the rest of waterfowl season. I wish they would have included a kickoff delete kit like on my a300 ultima, I put a limbsaver on that gun and recoil feels softer than with the kickoff plus would have solved this issue since that’s what the screws screw into. I will give beretta props for a quick call back from the service department and while this is an inconvenience, it happens and they are fixing it in a very quick professional manner so far. Also the build quality of the gun seems excellent . Y’all think the toothpick trick will work on composite parts, with a through hole?
Same thing happened to me on a new SX-4 waterfowler. Called and they sent me a new stock...larger diameter screw not an option without drilling hole in pad larger...since the hole in the stock for the screw was deeper, I just went with a longer screw of the same size to solve the problem.. will see how that works...cheap design
are you referring to the metal machine screws that go into the kickoff, or wood screws? If it is the machine screws, try some plumbers tape or blue locktite. . If wood screws just break off a wood toothpick and rescrew. No need to go overboard, just need a little more bite.
Even a short piece of 12 gauge electrical wire, stripped of insulation placed in hole will give screw needed bite and lasts forever. Old cabinet hinge trick but it also works on stock screws.
with it being a through hole you may need something to hold the toothpick in until the screw bites into it. You can put some glue on the toothpick or you might be able to stick a piece of tape over the back of the hole and then put the toothpick in the hole. If it is a machine screw that needs a different repair as 1958jr said.
So I tried a couple of y’all’s suggestions and while it did tighten it, I could still pull it loose by hand. I ended up taking the assembly to the hardware store and found the next screw size up in stainless and it fit perfectly. As good as new now. Thanks for all the suggestions guys!
I've never see gun nuts or inserts. I'll have to look into those at some point.
Glue and tooth picks are an old carpenters trick. I've used this for years. Sometimes with tooth picks or wood matches, dowl rods depending on what was handy and hole size. I've also use the epoxy method with and without wood.
Glue and tooth picks are an old carpenters trick. I've used this for years. Sometimes with tooth picks or wood matches, dowl rods depending on what was handy and hole size. I've also use the epoxy method with and without wood.
With traditional wood stocks I’d drill out the hole, insert a dowel and glue/epoxy it in place but this was my first go with a plastic component. I really don’t like the kick off and suspect it will break before the other parts someday. Hopefully someone will make a kickoff delete for it by then, or better yet hopefully I’m wrong.
Yeah mine has some fancy new Camo pattern. Maybe when the new models come out a400 stocks will go down in price and I can pick up a spare or they will come up with a delete. It’s odd that the a300 models came with one but the a400 don’t. Mine also didn’t come with a plastic case like my last a400 did . Also before I left the store I realized my gun had an extra IM choke and was missing the IC choke so I had them switch out a new choke kit from another gun. Look at these guns close guys!
I've been using these threaded inserts and machine screws for a long time - very easy installation and seem to last forever.
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