I had been shooting the same Beretta 303 for about 17 years. I recently switched to a brand new Maxus. I like it, and I got a deal on it.
I went to pattern my Maxus for turkeys and the cnter of the pattern was off to left by 3 inches at 20 yards.
I don't want to make a long story longer, but after doing a little bit of homework, I found that my beretta was built with 1/4" "cast off" or that the butt stock was 1/4" right of the bore axis when looking down the barrel.
The Maxus comes with a neutral cast, and after putting in a shim to give it it 1/8" cast off, it brought the pattern halfway back to where I was aiming. I've emailed Browning to see if I can use two shims, and my problem will hopefully e resolved.
I knew I would have a bit of learning curve after such a lengthy relationship with the beretta, but I figured there might be someone else out there who might deal with the same problem.
Lesson learned? Pattern your shotguns.
I went to pattern my Maxus for turkeys and the cnter of the pattern was off to left by 3 inches at 20 yards.
I don't want to make a long story longer, but after doing a little bit of homework, I found that my beretta was built with 1/4" "cast off" or that the butt stock was 1/4" right of the bore axis when looking down the barrel.
The Maxus comes with a neutral cast, and after putting in a shim to give it it 1/8" cast off, it brought the pattern halfway back to where I was aiming. I've emailed Browning to see if I can use two shims, and my problem will hopefully e resolved.
I knew I would have a bit of learning curve after such a lengthy relationship with the beretta, but I figured there might be someone else out there who might deal with the same problem.
Lesson learned? Pattern your shotguns.