As a result of this more compact arrangement, the recoil is directed rearward to the shooter’s shoulder and torso where it is more tolerable and less disruptive to firing a second shot. Beretta shortens the profile by pivoting the barrels around opposing trunnions (projections) mounted on the receiver walls, thus eliminating the need for bulky underhooks to form a hinge. Under recoil, the typical, vertical over/under receiver and barrels tend to snap upward, thereby causing the stock to strike the shooter’s cheek. The action’s chief feature is an extremely low-slung receiver that solves a fundamental problem inherent to the over/under platform. The gun is based on a distinctive boxlock action that forms the basis for a broad selection of hunting and competition model variants that Beretta calls its 680 series. (For firearms analogies, think Winchester Model 70 in bolt-action hunting rifles and Colt M1911 in combat pistols.) A Beretta mainstay since it supplanted the BL line a few decades back, the 686 now serves as a template for how a field over/under should look, handle and function. The Beretta 686 over/under shotgun is one of those baseline products that defines its market category.
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