Beretta BRX1

It’s beretta and not a shotgun so it’s trash

I'm gonna bet the person writing that ad doesn't speak English as a first language.
Probably not as a second either...

FMR that was hard to read.

Just came accross this rifle today, looks like an interesting rifle but firmly in the hunting rifle category.
If the concepts behind the BRX1 and Sako S20 were combined I think you'd have an excellent rifle that could almost be a one rifle solution to 90% of use cases.

I like that they've thought about barrel change/calibre swap capabilities but it sounds like the barrel and barrel extesion/reciever will be changed as a whole.

They've indicated that different stock options will be available (like the S20) but as they haven't produced any a launch chances are they won't be putting that as much effort into a "tactical" stock as they will the hunting one.

The magazine they are using makes it pretty clear this rifle is aimed solely at hunting, sure they might make a 10 round magazine at some stage but don't see them offering AICS mags as an option.

Saw some details on this , and it looks really well thought out , they spent 7 yrs on it , it would just need a folding chassis type stock , a longer tunion/block with more bolts that secure into the chassis ,and maybe heavier scope mount etc to match heavier barrel etc , and a match trigger upgrade , it would be awesome !!!.

At the moment it use's double feed plastic mags for 308 & 300WM , so just swap barrel , bolt head & mag , and you are done , its bolt is like AR15/10 in 308 , and in 300WM has a second row of locking lugs ,

Its had more input from Beretta's military manufacturing side than civil , as such it seems much more solid & robust design & engineering , only fault so far its not a super lite weight hunting rifle , that is maybe the only real downside I can see .

No to AICS , its design is more AR10/15 , so needs double feed mag design .

Later Chris

Could be a great rifle but if there’s an issue dealing with beretta could be painful

Looks like a Blaser/Benelli Lupo hybrid. Will be hard to establish place in the market with the new Savage Impulse released last year.

I’ll take this over the Savage. If they can come out with a stock like THLR has for his Blaser they can have my money. I’ve been watching a lot of driven hunts on YT and the straight pulls are extremely quick for follow up shots and the next animal screaming through the area at warp speed.

Any more info on this?

gopherslayer said:

I’ll take this over the Savage. If they can come out with a stock like THLR has for his Blaser they can have my money. I’ve been watching a lot of driven hunts on YT and the straight pulls are extremely quick for follow up shots and the next animal screaming through the area at warp speed.

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I would buy one of these in a heartbeat if I could get my hands on one and they had more calibers out. I want one in 6.5x55 so bad. The more I look at the engineering of them it’s pretty impressive. The savage is cheap and cheesy as hell.

The BRX1 is selling like hotcakes in Sweden since Beretta started shipping them. Prior to the release most dealers had watinglists on them.
I have handled one, have not shot one, yet.
They feel solid and there are aftermarket stocks for them, from KKC and I am sure more will follow. The only thing I did feel was a let down was that the bolt runs straight into your nose if you run it fully shoulderd (sorry if this is the wrong term).
If I were in the market for a hunting rifle, I would probably get one.

VargmatII said:

The BRX1 is selling like hotcakes in Sweden since Beretta started shipping them. Prior to the release most dealers had watinglists on them.
I have handled one, have not shot one, yet.
They feel solid and there are aftermarket stocks for them, from KKC and I am sure more will follow. The only thing I did feel was a let down was that the bolt runs straight into your nose if you run it fully shoulderd (sorry if this is the wrong term).
If I were in the market for a hunting rifle, I would probably get one.

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I want one really bad

Can someone enlighten me on this. Why the bolt won’t just slide back open if you bump the buttstock or during firing? Unlike the savage impulse, the bolt lever doesn’t move a tiny bit to engage the locking lugs.

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Can someone enlighten me on this. Why the bolt won’t just slide back open if you bump the buttstock or during firing? Unlike the savage impulse, the bolt lever doesn’t move a tiny bit to engage the locking lugs.

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It is uses a inertia block, you can open by hand, but not large forces. And it uses a ar-15 style rotating bolt head and locking lugs. Watch a. Few videos on it. Quite a lot of engineering to it. Also there is a large spring loaded lever near the sear that pushes the action forward and keeps it there.

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It is uses a inertia block, you can open by hand, but not large forces. And it uses a ar-15 style rotating bolt head and locking lugs. Watch a. Few videos on it. Quite a lot of engineering to it. Also there is a large spring loaded lever near the sear that pushes the action forward and keeps it there.

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Thanks for the video. I'm still not clear on how is that inertia block (shown at 14:34), which is mounted on the frame, is interacting with the trigger and the bolt. Also, if this inertia block needs to be a fine tuned piece to ensure the safety of the rifle, it would make it risky to go with an aftermarket frame

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Thanks for the video. I'm still not clear on how is that inertia block (shown at 14:34), which is mounted on the frame, is interacting with the trigger and the bolt. Also, if this inertia block needs to be a fine tuned piece to ensure the safety of the rifle, it would make it risky to go with an aftermarket frame

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Yeah I’m not sure. It seems to be In the aluminum backbone of thr system. Maybe it could be swapped. Only time will tell what aftermarket support it gets over time.

This mean you can order them here if ur a FFL? Any dealer I ask here in the us says they don’t see them as a standard item to order yet

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It is uses a inertia block, you can open by hand, but not large forces. And it uses a ar-15 style rotating bolt head and locking lugs. Watch a. Few videos on it. Quite a lot of engineering to it. Also there is a large spring loaded lever near the sear that pushes the action forward and keeps it there.

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That dickhead referred to a projectile as a “bullet head”. He lost all the credibility afforded to him by his accent.

Eastern hemisphere refers to bullets like that. Definitely tarded sounding.

The firearm blog has a new range day update article.

I was stoked to see a 1:8 twist on the 223 version. For suppressed predator hunting, a 16” barreled (or shorter if SBR’ed) 223 with a k-can on it would be the ticket. Can’t wait to see these in person.

Frankr said:

The firearm blog has a new range day update article.

I was stoked to see a 1:8 twist on the 223 version. For suppressed predator hunting, a 16” barreled (or shorter if SBR’ed) 223 with a k-can on it would be the ticket. Can’t wait to see these in person.

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I’ve been harassing Beretta on all
Their platforms and no one has responded as to when you can get them in the us

Well first one hit gunbroker at double the rumored street price… good and bad sign haha

Felipe strikes again!

Europtic says they can’t order yet

Well I was able to get my hands on one in 30-06. Will post a review when it arrives. Hopefully it will get here before the weekend!

Well gun showed up to my FFL In 2 days time. Initial impressions are pretty good. Thing is reallly light. Even with a pmii on top it weighs next to nothing. Action is smooth and fast. Curious how it will shoot. I’m having a hard time figuring out how they put the barrel and ar-15 style receiver extension to the barrels. I’m hoping they are threaded but it’s hard to tell. Only reason is I’m curious as to how hard it would be to do a custom barrel for these in case they don’t ever made a match or varmint barrel for these as a little heavier barrel would be nice. Most reviews say these are tack drivers as they so we will see.

Let us know if the bolt hits your nose while keeping your head on the comb. I’ve read this is an issue but also could be because people are stock creepers.

gopherslayer said:

Let us know if the bolt hits your nose while keeping your head on the comb. I’ve read this is an issue but also could be because people are stock creepers.

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Yeah I wouldn’t think so, scope has a lot of eye relief and sets my head back a ways on the stock but I might get a chance to shoot after work tomarrow maybe. Well see

Just cycle the bolt at home.

It reminds me of that new Sako 100.

Got a chance to put a few rounds through it and break in the barrels little. Maybe 30 rounds. Basically shooting in a blizzard tho haha. Northern Michigan is pretty nasty atm. Sub minute with Norma white tail run of the mil soft point. Tipped core lock reming didn’t shoot too bad maybe 1.5 moa. Federal power shock was about the same. I ordered some lapua brass and will make up a match load for it and see if I can refine it’s accuracy. The gun is really light. 30-06 is pretty stout in that rifle on the bench. I’m not in love with the trigger. Has a slight take up and creep then breaks. I’m a little spoiled from my trg 22 trigger tho. The action is buttery smooth and works with barley any effort. And no it doesn’t hit me in the nose. And I have a big snoze lol. Sonde it’s a early European version it has the annoying m14x1 rh muzzle thread . So I had to order a adapter to install my suppressor on it. Which would help with the recoil a bit. The thin barrel doesn’t get too hot even with shooting grips back to back. I would like them to come out with a varmint contour tho. I don’t mind a little weight. I think the gun has some real potential. Just needs the extra barrels in different contours and calibers. And maybe. A little trigger work. All in all I think it’s very worth the price point. If the street prices come in at like 1200-1500 I think they would sell like hot cakes if they marketed here at all. I haven’t shot anything quite like it. It’s really a piece of engineering.

Got another chance to freeze my balls off shooting the brx. The more I play with The gun the more it amazes me. Threw some
168 hornaday match bthp Imr 4895 3.34”. No mater the load the thing just kept packin the rounds into the same holes haha. Final load was sub 10 fps sd and put 4/5 into .37” don’t know what they are doing to these sporter barrels but they just plain shoot!!!!! With my suppressor on it the recoil is really mild and it’s nice and quiet! Didn’t like the trigger at first but I’m getting used to it now!

Sucks about the threads.

Yeah had to find a adapter m14x1rh to 5/8-24 the later USA models will be 5-8/24

gopherslayer said:

Sucks about the threads.

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Well as usual berretta is being slow af about officially bringing the brx1 to the states officially and all the parts and accessories with it. But I have had a good amount of trigger time behind it. It’s basically taken the role of my go to walking and stalking deer hunting rifle. It’s well balanced, light weight, and shoots great. Trigger has taken some time to get used to. Still holding my fingers crossed on them someday comming out with a 6.5x55 varmint barrel or at least a creedmoor. But for now the old 30-06 will have to do. Any load a work up for it usually just makes 1 little bug hole with a hot barrel or cold. And if anything is shoots better hot haha.

Well the brx got at least got to fill a tag. The more I use the rifle the more I’m impressed. I beat the hell of out it and it delivers. It’s fast, nimble and accurate as hell. Cold bore is always right on and the thin little sporter barrel stays sub moa in strings of 5 -10
Shots. They do a real great job with stress relive on this barrels. They are magic for a hunting rig. Able to hit 1/2 moa gongs at 500 yards. Not much more I can ask from
It. Except for berretta to hurry up with the parts and barrels for these in the states. Only thing I can always count on with Beretta is they are slow as hell to bring anything to the states with newer products. Until then I’m stuck with 30-06.the barnes 168 tears critters up.

Tikkaguy said:

Well the brx got at least got to fill a tag. The more I use the rifle the more I’m impressed. I beat the hell of out it and it delivers. It’s fast, nimble and accurate as hell. Cold bore is always right on and the thin little sporter barrel stays sun moa in strings of 5 -10
Shots. They do a real great job with stress relive on this barrels. They are magic for a hunting rig. Able to hit 1/2 moa gongs at 500 yards. Not much more I can ask from
It. Except for berretta to hurry up with the parts and barrels for these in the states. Only thing I can always count on with Beretta is they are slow as hell to bring anything to the states with newer products. Until then I’m stuck with 30-06. The at least the barnes 168 tears critters up.
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Glad to see this. I’m throwing a 300WSM barrel on my tl3 build for a bit more range and replacing my .308 barrel with a BRX1-308 for that 500 and in game. Should be coming in a few weeks. Very excited about it.

chrisollis said:

Glad to see this. I’m throwing a 300WSM barrel on my tl3 build for a bit more range and replacing my .308 barrel with a BRX1-308 for that 500 and in game. Should be coming in a few weeks. Very excited about it.

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It’s a cool platform that doesn’t get enough attention, double check the torque on ur pic rail screws when it shows up, mine was loose. Other than that it’s been great! Still blows me away how much it likes my hand loads for such a thin barrel.

Looks like a great priced straight pull hunting rifle, especially with the Ambi features and trigger pull adjustment that you can manipulate using a cartridge.
Beretta's lackluster service or magazine/parts availability here in the states is the only negative I can think of.
Savage is also in the same boat, as what's the use in having a switch barrel system when no bolt parts or barrel assy's are available to switch barrels ?

SJC

Tikkaguy said:

It’s a cool platform that doesn’t get enough attention, double check the torque on ur pic rail screws when it shows up, mine was loose. Other than that it’s been great! Still blows me away how much it likes my hand loads for such a thin barrel.

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Right on, will do. As a lefty with 4 right handed kids and right handed wife… if I’m satisfied with it I’ll likely grab more than one. At this point all my guns other than some classics are quick switch barrels from my AI, to my LMT’s… this guns got some cool features as far as I’m concerned. Definitely worth giving a try imo but I’ve seen so little on it. I was glad to see your positive feedback. I still get free 99 .308 once fired match brass from old teammates so I hunt with mostly .308 these days. Ordered the 20” green .308.

shoots100 said:

Looks like a great priced straight pull hunting rifle, especially with the Ambi features and trigger pull adjustment that you can manipulate using a cartridge.
Beretta's lackluster service or magazine/parts availability here in the states is the only negative I can think of.
Savage is also in the same boat, as what's the use in having a switch barrel system when no bolt parts or barrel assy's are available to switch barrels ?

SJC

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Maybe someday they will finally get off their asses and get the barrels out. Some extra adjustable stocks would be nice and some medium contour barrels

Tikkaguy said:

Maybe someday they will finally get off their asses and get the barrels out. Some extra adjustable stocks would be nice and some medium contour barrels

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No doubt, I’m hopeful. It would be nice to have a 243 barrel for the kiddos. Them getting this thing stateside is the first step so we shall see. I’m definitely going to report back after I get it to the range.

I do also see that they finally have a sku for a medium profile barrel kit of 19mm diameter which is nice!

Is the bolt handle swappable to lefthand?

tsu45 said:

Is the bolt handle swappable to lefthand?

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Yes

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I’ll hafta snap a pic of mine when I get it out. I topped mine off with a Steiner predator 4 2-10 with the E3 reticle. Great trigger out of the box on mine. Looking forward to getting some ammo loaded up for it and taking it out soon. Bought a few extra mags and the more vertical* grip option.

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I’ll hafta snap a pic of mine when I get it out. I topped mine off with a Steiner predator 4 2-10 with the E3 reticle. Great trigger out of the box on mine. Looking forward to getting some ammo loaded up for it and taking it out soon. Bought an extra mag and the more vesicle grip option.

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Yeah I need to get the closed grip as well. I see they are finally available In the states !

Tikkaguy said:

Yeah I need to get the closed grip as well. I see they are finally available In the states !

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Yep! Grabbed a few magazines while I could … just handling this thing and I’m loving it so far. After I get a load worked out I’ll be taking it out on the coast to chase some hogs.