The 689 GOLD SABLE is an express type shotgun, the use of which is aimed at big game hunting. Like all Beretta shotguns, the 689 GOLD SABLE ensures effectiveness and precision to shoot down large prey at medium and small distances.
The Express model hunting rifles consist of rifles with rifled barrels, created and suitable for large-scale hunting of large animals: lions, leopards, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, buffaloes.
Since in the past the distance between the hunter and the prey was small and the risks high, express rifles do not have a single trigger mechanism, but are generally equipped with a double trigger with the two shooting mechanisms of the Holland & Holland type completely disunited. They are marketed by many foreign companies and in recent years some domestic companies have also started their manufacture.
The express models are made in two ways: with overlapping and juxtaposed barrels. Normally, express shotguns are available in various high-power calibers, on which precision optics can be installed.
The express is considered a very specialized weapon with the aim of ensuring efficacy, in complete safety, on targets at short distances, not beyond 100 meters.
The express models show a certain delicacy in the shooting performance in relation to the ammunition they use, since a calibration of the weapon is necessary in order to obtain high shooting accuracy.
Express are usually not equipped with automatic shell extraction, the latter considered unreliable since it is a system that, if it were to jam, could endanger the hunter in case of hunting dangerous animals. The express models take this need into account, to the point that these guns are produced by hand in order to create removable blocks (e.g. trigger groups) that are extremely easy to use. The cost of these guns is consequently very high, since in addition to labor, high quality materials are used and chosen, the latter being the basis for building barrels, locks and trigger groups, all elements subjected to violent and very strong stresses.
The model we will deal with today is the 689 GOLD SABLE from Beretta. At first glance, this shotgun instills confidence and in using it you feel a sense of robustness, precision handling. Hunters who love big game hunting, especially in Africa, know that safety is one of the factors to consider most when hunting. For this reason the 689 GOLD SABLE has been designed to meet this need. In addition to the .30-06 Sprg. and 9,3x74R, it is also available in 8x57JRS caliber; this express is a weapon that has the ability to arrest the prey with the remarkable stopping power of the first shot, ensuring the possibility of immediate exploitation of a powerful second shot in case of need.
While utilizing the elegant 20-gauge Beretta over-and-under with internal batteries, the 689 GOLD SABLE from Beretta has many of the merits that come from its older SSO brothers. Among the characteristics it has inherited, it is useful to mention the strikers which, thanks to their particular conformation, have a very high breaking strength. Another distinctive element of this weapon are the cartridge chambers, effectively sized to support the most powerful cartridges. The Express 689 Sable has a traditional mechanical double trigger with jointed front trigger or single trigger, and automatic selective extractors.
The barrels (61 cm) are built using the sophisticated Beretta cold integral hammering process and carefully scored to ensure maximum precision. On request, there is the possibility to mount different aiming systems. The walnut stock and fore-end feature a European-style cheek piece, quick-attach sling swivels, a thick rubber recoil pad and an oval in nickel silver to engrave the owner's initials. The 689 GOLD SABLE has a tortoiseshell action frame with ornamental friezes and solid upper rib. This model can be ordered with 20 gauge free interchangeable barrels that transform it into the most classic hunting over-under.
The 689 GOLD SABLE is a luxury weapon, but not delicate for this, quite the contrary. As mentioned several times in the article, this Italian express is a shotgun that instills safety in the hunter during big game hunts, where the accuracy and effectiveness of the shot matter in a particular way. If you decide to go hunting for large and dangerous animals, you must be aware that killing the prey at the first shot could mean saving your life. The 689 GOLD SABLE also fulfills this task.