A300 Xtrema

BoogieMan · March 18, 2015, 03:02 PM

I handled one yesterday and it seems to fit me well. Fairly new out and not many reviews. From what I have read it won't cycle 7/8oz loads until it breaks in (100+- rnds).
I have been shopping the a400 but haven't been able to put my hands on one. The a300 xtrema is much less money and seems to have everything I want.
Has anyone heard anything bad about this gun? For under $1k I can't find anything that compares.

BoogieMan · April 2, 2015, 11:19 AM

Well no one replied so I ended up picking it up yesterday from LGS $959.00 plus T&N. This is the second shotgun I have bought for myself, gave the first one a BPS to my oldest son. I had a chance to look over the gun last night as I wiped out the dust and crud from shipping and sitting on an open store shelf. The quality of craftsmanship is pretty good but I would rate it a little lower than browning due to the fact that I can feel all the seems from stock to receiver, the stock spacer does not transition smoothly. Chokes and barrel are beautiful, bolt well done and no sharp burrs that need to be removed. I hope to get out and shoot it tomorrow if not Saturday. I have a couple boxes of game (HB) shells to break in and a few cases of target shells to pop off some clays. No excuses for missing now. This gun shoulders like I would expect a custom for me.

BoogieMan · April 15, 2015, 06:50 PM

Not sure why no one seems to have any interest in this gun. I did manage to get out to the public range and run about 50 rnds of high brass through it. so far it's just as I hoped. Handles like a dream with the 3/4 stock spacer and no added drop or cast. It's been so long since I shot a gun that handled and fit me that I missed a few more than I should have, but ended the day by throwing doubles with my left hand and breaking both before they could drop.
I'm sure there are plenty of nicer sa guns out there, but at a grand I haven't seen anything that comes close.

FITASC · April 15, 2015, 08:15 PM

I own A400s and like them a lot. Be sure to use the shims to make it fit you right.

TMD · April 15, 2015, 09:17 PM

Can't comment on the 300 but I did buy a 400 xcel with the kick off stock for my fiance. Worst move ever cause now she out shoots me. I have to say it's probably the softest shooting 12ga semi I've ever handled.

FITASC · April 15, 2015, 09:29 PM

And those A400s Xcels will handle 3/4oz reloads making it even softer.

BoogieMan · April 16, 2015, 06:50 AM

The A300 Xtrema is a bit different from my understanding than the A300. Its uses the A400 barrel and gas system and the a300 stock and magazine. I set out for the A400 Xplo Unico but decided last minute that I would probably enjoy the more durable finish of the lower end model for hunting etc.. I only shoot sporting clays to make me a better hunter and of coarse fun.

March 18, 2015, 03:02 PM	#1
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	A300 Xtrema I handled one yesterday and it seems to fit me well. Fairly new out and not many reviews. From what I have read it won't cycle 7/8oz loads until it breaks in (100+- rnds). I have been shopping the a400 but haven't been able to put my hands on one. The a300 xtrema is much less money and seems to have everything I want. Has anyone heard anything bad about this gun? For under $1k I can't find anything that compares. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

April 2, 2015, 11:19 AM	#2
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	Well no one replied so I ended up picking it up yesterday from LGS $959.00 plus T&N. This is the second shotgun I have bought for myself, gave the first one a BPS to my oldest son. I had a chance to look over the gun last night as I wiped out the dust and crud from shipping and sitting on an open store shelf. The quality of craftsmanship is pretty good but I would rate it a little lower than browning due to the fact that I can feel all the seems from stock to receiver, the stock spacer does not transition smoothly. Chokes and barrel are beautiful, bolt well done and no sharp burrs that need to be removed. I hope to get out and shoot it tomorrow if not Saturday. I have a couple boxes of game (HB) shells to break in and a few cases of target shells to pop off some clays. No excuses for missing now. This gun shoulders like I would expect a custom for me. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

April 15, 2015, 06:50 PM	#3
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	Not sure why no one seems to have any interest in this gun. I did manage to get out to the public range and run about 50 rnds of high brass through it. so far it's just as I hoped. Handles like a dream with the 3/4 stock spacer and no added drop or cast. It's been so long since I shot a gun that handled and fit me that I missed a few more than I should have, but ended the day by throwing doubles with my left hand and breaking both before they could drop. I'm sure there are plenty of nicer sa guns out there, but at a grand I haven't seen anything that comes close. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown

April 15, 2015, 08:15 PM	#4
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	I own A400s and like them a lot. Be sure to use the shims to make it fit you right. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

April 15, 2015, 09:17 PM	#5
TMD Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2011 Posts: 1,293	Can't comment on the 300 but I did buy a 400 xcel with the kick off stock for my fiance. Worst move ever cause now she out shoots me. I have to say it's probably the softest shooting 12ga semi I've ever handled. Last edited by TMD; April 15, 2015 at 10:18 PM.

April 15, 2015, 09:29 PM	#6
FITASC Senior Member Join Date: December 6, 2014 Posts: 6,446	And those A400s Xcels will handle 3/4oz reloads making it even softer. __________________ "I believe that people have a right to decide their own destinies; people own themselves. I also believe that, in a democracy, government exists because (and only so long as) individual citizens give it a 'temporary license to exist'—in exchange for a promise that it will behave itself. In a democracy, you own the government—it doesn't own you."- Frank Zappa

April 16, 2015, 06:50 AM	#7
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	The A300 Xtrema is a bit different from my understanding than the A300. Its uses the A400 barrel and gas system and the a300 stock and magazine. I set out for the A400 Xplo Unico but decided last minute that I would probably enjoy the more durable finish of the lower end model for hunting etc.. I only shoot sporting clays to make me a better hunter and of coarse fun. __________________ Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the good intentions of those who create it. Milton Freidman "If you find yourself in a fair fight,,, Your tactics suck"- Unknown