Notes: These are double-barrel shotguns designed for hunting use. They were introduced in 1950, and are still produced. The breech is forged from a single piece of nickel steel. The shotgun has external hammers which have a half-cock safety, and the weapon also has a manual safety. Model 424 has a plain steel breech block; Model 426E has an engraved breech block with floral motifs; Model 427 has hand-engraved side plates for the breech block that made to order. For most of its production time, these shotguns were made with a choice of single or double triggers, but they are now made only with single triggers, and the safety catch doubles as a barrel selector. (This also means that both barrels may not be fired at the same time.) Models 426E and 427 have automatic ejectors; Model 424 has a manual extractor. They are all virtually identical for game purposes.

Notes: This shotgun is designed for strength and durability. The breech is made from highly-tempered nickel steel, and the entire gun is built to close tolerances and hand-finished. The side lock is of the Holland & Holland type, further strengthened by Beretta’s patented twin safety bars. The barrels are of Bohler Antinit-Anticorro steel, and finished and polished by hand. The rib between the barrels is filled with a silver solder. The stock is of select walnut. The choke is up to the buyer, but is fixed. The Model 451 may have twin or single triggers, and if a single trigger is used, it may or may not have a barrel selector. The Model 451 may or may not also have automatic ejectors, according to the wishes of the buyer.

Notes: The Beretta 470 was introduced in 1997. It is based on the Models 424/426/427, but uses new technology to produce a stronger and better gun, including electric discharge machining, which allows for very precise removal of excess material, and special welding techniques to produce a mono-bloc double barrel. In 2002, this gun was renamed the Model 471. The Model 470EL has retained the Model 470 designation, and has engraved side plates and only uses barrels of 26 or 28 inches (but is otherwise identical for game purposes). These guns have a single trigger with a selector switch to choose the barrel; the barrels cannot be fired simultaneously.

Twilight 2000 Notes: These shotguns do not exist.

Notes: This is intended for the first time game hunter, to fire slugs or shot. It is a beautiful gun, with well-made walnut stocks and over-and under construction. It fires Magnum cartridges and comes in two barrel lengths, both long. A selector switch determines which barrel is fired; both cannot be fired at the same time.

Notes: The ASE-90 was originally introduced in 1987, based on the earlier SO4. It is an over-and-under shotgun designed for competition shooting, but is equally capable in the hunting role. The steel on the ASE-90 is especially durable; the breech block is of nickel-chrome-molybdenum steel and the barrels are cold-forged and can be made from special "Titania" steel or Bohler Antnit steel. The locking is of the double Purdey type. The ASE-90 has a single trigger, with a barrel selector as an option. The ASE-90 was originally made only for 2.75-inch shells, but in 1998 the option for 3-inch shells was added. The barrels are uniformly long, ranging from 28 inches to a whopping 34 inches, with a barrel rib. They are normally fitted with Mobilchoke interchangeable chokes, but may be fitted with fixed chokes if desired by the customer. The trigger is removable and the position of it may be moved somewhat to fit the shooter better.

In 1992, the name of this gun was changed to the ASE-90 Gold, but changed only cosmetically. In 1996 the "-90" part of the designation was dropped and the gun simply became the ASE. Variants include the ASE Gold-X, which has a more prominent barrel rib and a Monte Carlo stock, as well as a gold-inlaid goblet in either side of the receiver. Skeet, Sporting, Trap, and Deluxe versions also exist, but all are identical to the standard version for game purposes.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The 3" chamber version does not exist. Furthermore, this gun will still be known as the ASE-90 in the Twilight 2000 world.

Notes: This is a fairly new over-and-under shotgun that was designed for clay pigeon shooting. It is a fairly heavy gun, but quite finely balanced and designed to be resistant to wear and abuse. The barrels are bored using a new Beretta concept known as Optima-Bore; in Optima-Bore, the internal dimensions of the barrel are several hundredths of a millimeter larger than usual. This does not affect the seating of the shell, but does improve the shot pattern somewhat and reduces recoil. New interchangeable chokes have also been designed for the DT10, called Optima Chokes. The DT-10 also has a rubber recoil pad to further take up the shock of a shot. The "DT" in DT10 stands for "Detachable Trigger;" the trigger unit of the DT10 can be moved somewhat along a rail to suit the shooter. The DT10 comes in several versions: the DT10 Trident Skeet has 2.75" chambers, a 28-inch barrel, and a fixed Skeet choke; another version of the DT10 Trident Skeet has an adjustable cheekpiece, a 28-inch or 30-inch barrel, and Optima Choke. The DT10 Sporting is designed for 3" shells, has a silver breech block instead of blued, and has 28, 30, or 32-inch barrels. The DT10 Trident Trap guns consist of the Trap, Double Trap, and X-Trap; these weapons vary in quality and fanciness of the materials used, but are otherwise identical for game purposes. All DT10 Trident stocks and fore-ends are made from walnut, and they have a sighting rib above the barrel.

Twilight 2000 Notes: These weapons do not exist.

Notes: The Gold Pigeon II is a subset of the Model 687 family; it’s an expensive gun, but not as expensive as the rest of the Model 687 range. It is the kind of gun one would get when upgrading out of the "my first gun" status.

The fit and finish of the Gold Pigeon II good but not exceptional, though many describe the Gold Pigeon II as almost too beautiful to shoot; it is, however, intended as a field gun for actual use. The receiver has false sideplates which are heavily engraved and also with bas-reliefs of hunting scenes, with gold inlays. The bottom of the receiver, the fences, the top tang, the trigger guard, and the top lever joint are also engraved in scrollwork. The woodwork is of dark walnut, with checkering on the pistol grip wrist and fore-end, and a recoil pad on the butt. (The checkering, while it is 24 dpi, has so little raised relief that it helps very little when gripping the shotgun.) Some negative points include a very slight imperfection between the wood and metal, and the top lever looks like Beretta tried to ridge the surface to allow a better grip, but didn’t do the ridging deeply enough to really help. These are considered by most to be minor points, however, and all in all the Gold Pigeon II is though to be well-balanced (except in its 32-inch-barrel version, which is front-heavy), good looking, and an excellent shooter. Barrels come in several lengths (except for the Combo versions, which have only 28-inch barrels), all with Modified Cylinder chokes, and with a ventilated sighting rib atop the upper barrel.