Originally Posted by
TCinVA
So I guess that means I can talk about it, now...
I was at the factory a couple of weeks ago talking to some of the engineers and we got a look at the new stuff coming out. The updated 1301 is kind of pictured there. There's another build with the Mesa stock on it, as people like pistol grips.
The big news is the forend from the A300UP is coming on them from the factory. The A300UP's forend was built with the 1301 in mind, too...so that's not a shock. It fits on via an adapter.
It's hard to see from the pictures, but that's an updated magazine tube cover and magazine tube clamp that is more secure and should prevent the walking that's generated a lot of complaints.
The forend, magazine tube cover and magazine clamp are all supposed to eventually be available for purchase aftermarket...but at the moment Beretta is selling a lot of A300UP's so I would expect that sending complete guns out the door will be a priority for whatever production of them there is.
The rubber on the bolt release has also been updated so it stays in place better.
You can't see it in the photo, but it's also coming with the pro lifter from the factory. I personally have no use for it because I can keep my thumbs from being pinched with technique, but people seem to like it so it'll be on there from the factory. We saw several racks of them being prepared to head out the door and all of them had the Mesa stocks, the updated forend stuff, and the pro-lifter in them.