I posted 2 months ago after purchasing an adjustable 31 inch 694 sporter as my first gun. Thought it may be worthwhile for some to give an update after my initial fitting in the shop to where I am now. I have since patterned the gun, made some adjustments to the stock, removed one of the weights from the stock and have now put 2500 carts through it. The most important of all of these was to pattern the gun. If you haven't patterned your new gun do it now..... I was amazed at where I was shooting as to where I thought I was shooting and how easy this was to fix. Simply the most important thing I did with the gun. So after 2500 carts am I happy. YES!!!! The gun fit is amazing. If you're thinking of buying one. Based on my experience you will not be disappointed. It balances great and moves in a deliberate meaningful way. I'm hitting clays I struggled with before. High driven clays off of towers, fast incoming, crossers and it's not bad on skeet either. The only limitation appears to be me. The gun will probably be all I ever need for clays. Am so, so happy. Once again Lloyd, thanks for the review and channel. I hope you know how important your knowledge is for people like me starting out.
I have just purchased a 31 inch adjustable left handed 694, (not the GMK Anniversary Edition) as my first gun. I can honestly say I am over the moon with the gun. I have never held anything that fits me so well. The palm swell and pistol grip are fantastic for my hands. I of course appreciate we all have different body shapes. But for me this gun is an absolute joy to shoot. I fitted the larger pad supplied in the case and dropped the comb by 1mm from the height it was out of the box. The adjustable stock is already lower than the standard non adjustable versions. I now have a gun I don't have to overtly lean into. Giving me much more confidence. Score seem better too in these early days. Have been shooting friends 525s, 725s, ATA SPs, over the last few years. The 694 for me is on another level. Also looks amazing in the flesh.... Thanks for the reviews Lloyd. Helped me so much before going g to various shops and getting what was right for me.
The search is over 694 le is the ONE. Almost bought a new k80, but wasn't happy with the importer/dealer. Too frustrating and everyone that dealings with them had similar experience. Dt11 too expensive for little gains over 694, same with f3 not convinced worth the money. So 694 for now and I'll consider another upgrade when the mortgage is gone (20226)
I have a 694 GMK edition, I shoot skeet with it perfectly, for a slightly heavier gun it's poised and balanced, with teague titanium chokes I took out about 60g of weight from the back, and it now feels like a superb piece of kit. I don't notice the tramlines either, but it does help to see if you are mounted correctly if you shoot gun up. The 31" 694 vs my 30" SV10 is night an day for swing, one is a swingers dream and one is a pointable yet capable of fluid swinging, so if you shoot maintain or swing through your personal style matters for skeet. I'll see how it does for sporting at the end of the month.
Had 32 inch barrels on my 682 and didn't like how they responded on close fast targets but they were great on long crossers... got a 692 with 30's and really liked it but I think 31's would be the ideal compromise on these models. Now I have a High Tech with 31.5 inch barrels... just right on that gun since it has more mass between the hands.
I’ve been using a 694 for a couple of years now. I really like it but as usual, I’m starting to consider the next step on the ladder. I’ve watched your vids on the CG Invictus range and they look nice, clearly you rate them but are they a genuine step up worth making? Maybe better to jump to a DT11? Would love to understand your thoughts on this?
The Invictus is on par with the DT11, but if I were choosing I prefer the DT11. This is a very personal choice and it's down to aesthetics and shooting characteristics between the 2. Really you need to shoot both and pick what works for you.
Hi Lloyd I started one year ago ball trap, can I ask you which ear protection you use in the video? I have a headset but it’s bit uncomfortable to me. Have a nice day !
Love the look of it. Don't like Beretta engraving - my fields 691 looks cheap (it is!) and my 686 Onyx looks much better (except both woods are not that nice, even when sanded back with an oil finish). Did hear from my gunsmith of problems with wood swelling with the 694 when it got wet. Is this an issue, or was it ever an issue?
@@DFox-ud3gx Hmm not great. I head that quite often the wood swelled and then you couldn't break the gun as the top lever hit the wood. Got to decided whether to stick with my 691 or go back to the mechanically stronger 686. Prob is that I've got on really really well with the 691, but I know the 686 is better made, even if the wood is something you'd fin on a scaffold plank.
Hey Lloyd I’ve watched all your reviews on the 694 and to me it looks an excellent clay gun, something you would expect from Beretta. Just before Christmas they launched the 694 skeet gun with 29” and floating barrels, would you be able to get one through GMK and give it your honest review ? as I’m thinking of getting one.. Thanks….
They say it’s a lively gun but surely it’s only as lively as you make it. I will only be shooting English skeet so what would be your recommendations on buying one of these and just using it on the skeet range ?. Thanks again..🤔
I guess that if the market is starting to slow on an item [and I do not know if it is] you can simply add a new doo-dad and an extra inch of barrel length to it and call it something new. But hey that's marketing...and people like us will grab them up!!
Lloyd, i always enjoy your reviews, but I think you're wrong on this, I had two 694s one trap and one sporter, held them for about 12 months and then got rid, ( bought 2 DT10s x trap and sporter) cant put my finger on it , but, they seem a bit cheap feeling, and the engineering is not as good as the DT10s.
Mine wiggled on the middle setting as it can from the factory. When I moved it back to the rear position it no longer wiggles. Maybe it wasn't tight? Maybe it engages better in the rear position?
So I moved over to a F3 Vantage from a 694 trying to keep up with the Jone’s the worst decision i have made in my adult life. The gun wasn’t anywhere near as useful as the beretta and to add insult to injury the midrib on the F3 started to rust. “Blaser would only do a repair not actually fix the problem” now the proud owner of a dt11 but i fear i will always pine after my old 694. Said times.
No limited edition here,I'd rather see them take better time on the assembly line for better quality then calling this a limited edition. It's taking me more than 5 months for stock replacement because of gun stock breakage and forearm crack problems.
Sorry I have never heard from anyone in the UK with a cracked fore end, not saying it's not happening, I just never heard from anyone who has had a problem.
I like the gun but based on quality control issues that I've seen lately I don't think I'll have one. Example; action not fitted properly, Ejectors not functioning on both barrels, Very finicky about cartridge selection chambers are very tight, Top rib coming detached, improper threading of choke Threads at end of barrel.
@@craigabbott5937 ,hello I feel your pain however I'm having problems with my 694 only 14 months in my possession the gun stock cracked at the head stock. They still have the gun it's been six months because tons of guns are breaking up and the gunsmith 's are backed up. My A400 is falling apart after a month on my possession. WOW they got junk plus I know 5 others having problems with 694's and some friends have the new A 400 Beretta like mine thank god we have a Cole's fine Guns for extra parts here in the USA . Good Day CRAIG ABBOTT
@@DFox-ud3gx Ya I had 2 DT11 and a 692 and they replaced one of the DT11 s they all fell apart wood cracked on 2 of the guns adjustable comb broke on all of them had that happen 8 or 9 times not counting all the other shit I just had enough sold them all Happy now🤮🤮🤮 had alot problems with Beretta they never solved anything!!!
@@craigabbott5937 Good Day CRAIG ABBOTT, I just got my 694 back all new wood and beautiful also but, the gunsmith had put tooling mark's all over the wood and a big gouge in the gun stock. So I took pictures and sent them the pictures. I waited a week no call from Beretta and I called them the lady seen the pictures and she would not send this gun back to me but they still have to review the pictures under a complaint. Their just dragging out and pissing me off. I can steam out these dents and tooling mark's myself and sell this junk but a better gun with excellent customer service. have a wonderful day CRAIG.
I can't get behind much of new beretta range, they have become such a big brand and know how to market- but the guns they produce are very much packet guns, haven't held and shot a better beretta than a 682 gold e, those guns had passion as well as dedicated to making them feel like and extension of you
@@timbacus9698 agree to disagree, there are some of what could be considered engineering improvements- but most of which aren't adding to a better shooting gun more overengineering- inside action the locking screws etc, draw tension 2 piece iron, to me the 682 just feels like a glove , i'm not even a beretta man but have never picked up a beretta that feels so shootable, each to their own
Hi, very disappointed with the 694, all my friend who had one change forend wood 1 or 2 times because is crack (opened in 2 pieces) No warranty from beretta Every time 200 euro
Don't fall into Beretta cheap gun bullshit they break and then Berettas won't help you I had 4 Berettas sold them all and bought real guns haven't any problems since wonder WHY just warning you
As usual Lloyd, good honest review of a gun. But did beretta really have to bother as the 694 is relatively new and I for one wouldn’t give a monkeys if it had a tram line rib as I never look at it ! But hey they can shove a few more ££££’s on it because it’s special 😂😂😂😂😂 not
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I posted 2 months ago after purchasing an adjustable 31 inch 694 sporter as my first gun. Thought it may be worthwhile for some to give an update after my initial fitting in the shop to where I am now. I have since patterned the gun, made some adjustments to the stock, removed one of the weights from the stock and have now put 2500 carts through it. The most important of all of these was to pattern the gun. If you haven't patterned your new gun do it now..... I was amazed at where I was shooting as to where I thought I was shooting and how easy this was to fix. Simply the most important thing I did with the gun.
So after 2500 carts am I happy. YES!!!! The gun fit is amazing. If you're thinking of buying one. Based on my experience you will not be disappointed. It balances great and moves in a deliberate meaningful way. I'm hitting clays I struggled with before. High driven clays off of towers, fast incoming, crossers and it's not bad on skeet either. The only limitation appears to be me. The gun will probably be all I ever need for clays. Am so, so happy.
Once again Lloyd, thanks for the review and channel. I hope you know how important your knowledge is for people like me starting out.
I have just purchased a 31 inch adjustable left handed 694, (not the GMK Anniversary Edition) as my first gun. I can honestly say I am over the moon with the gun. I have never held anything that fits me so well. The palm swell and pistol grip are fantastic for my hands. I of course appreciate we all have different body shapes. But for me this gun is an absolute joy to shoot.
I fitted the larger pad supplied in the case and dropped the comb by 1mm from the height it was out of the box. The adjustable stock is already lower than the standard non adjustable versions. I now have a gun I don't have to overtly lean into. Giving me much more confidence. Score seem better too in these early days.
Have been shooting friends 525s, 725s, ATA SPs, over the last few years. The 694 for me is on another level. Also looks amazing in the flesh....
Thanks for the reviews Lloyd. Helped me so much before going g to various shops and getting what was right for me.
Very pleased to hear you like your new gun and the channel 😉
Where can I find the 694 I’m a 31” barrell w adjustable comb?
Great video I've had thus 694 limited now for 9 months now and I love it my scores just get better
Great vid Lloyd I ended up buying one because of your review . Got an mx12 but shoot the 694 most of the time now .. love it
I love my 692 and 694 , Great to see that you enjoy shooting them also, Top video as always 👍🏼
Love it, thanks for sharing this limited edition with us!
Thanks for watching.
The search is over 694 le is the ONE. Almost bought a new k80, but wasn't happy with the importer/dealer. Too frustrating and everyone that dealings with them had similar experience. Dt11 too expensive for little gains over 694, same with f3 not convinced worth the money. So 694 for now and I'll consider another upgrade when the mortgage is gone (20226)
Good to see you back !
694 a great gun, mate got one he love it 👍
Cheers man :)
I have a 694 GMK edition, I shoot skeet with it perfectly, for a slightly heavier gun it's poised and balanced, with teague titanium chokes I took out about 60g of weight from the back, and it now feels like a superb piece of kit. I don't notice the tramlines either, but it does help to see if you are mounted correctly if you shoot gun up. The 31" 694 vs my 30" SV10 is night an day for swing, one is a swingers dream and one is a pointable yet capable of fluid swinging, so if you shoot maintain or swing through your personal style matters for skeet. I'll see how it does for sporting at the end of the month.
Would you sell it?
Thank you Lloyd
I’ve got a 694 australia limited edition. It’s 694 sporting with 31” barrels
Ponderous might be my new favorite word.
Had 32 inch barrels on my 682 and didn't like how they responded on close fast targets but they were great on long crossers... got a 692 with 30's and really liked it but I think 31's would be the ideal compromise on these models. Now I have a High Tech with 31.5 inch barrels... just right on that gun since it has more mass between the hands.
I have really enjoyed my 694 ... that is, when it wasn't back at Beretta or Cole's due to cracked forends!!
the way you was holding it, makes the gun look sized right
Would you still prefer it to a Browning XS Pro 🤔
I’ve been using a 694 for a couple of years now. I really like it but as usual, I’m starting to consider the next step on the ladder. I’ve watched your vids on the CG Invictus range and they look nice, clearly you rate them but are they a genuine step up worth making? Maybe better to jump to a DT11? Would love to understand your thoughts on this?
The Invictus is on par with the DT11, but if I were choosing I prefer the DT11. This is a very personal choice and it's down to aesthetics and shooting characteristics between the 2. Really you need to shoot both and pick what works for you.
The only thing is its not available in the USA that sucks. Have you ever have a beretta not regulated or shoot to POA ? Thanks.
I love beretta 694 i like it very much
Hi Lloyd I started one year ago ball trap, can I ask you which ear protection you use in the video? I have a headset but it’s bit uncomfortable to me. Have a nice day !
Will you be doing a review of the recently launched Beretta 694 black edition limited edition 31” barrel?
No, it’s just a cerakoted 31 inch sporter. I’ve already reviewed the 31.
Will have a look for that.
@ that’s this gun, it was originally released as a limited edition but it sold so well it became the 31 sport.
Love the look of it. Don't like Beretta engraving - my fields 691 looks cheap (it is!) and my 686 Onyx looks much better (except both woods are not that nice, even when sanded back with an oil finish).
Did hear from my gunsmith of problems with wood swelling with the 694 when it got wet. Is this an issue, or was it ever an issue?
My 694 gun stock cracked at the selector safety switch big ole crack
@@DFox-ud3gx Hmm not great.
I head that quite often the wood swelled and then you couldn't break the gun as the top lever hit the wood.
Got to decided whether to stick with my 691 or go back to the mechanically stronger 686. Prob is that I've got on really really well with the 691, but I know the 686 is better made, even if the wood is something you'd fin on a scaffold plank.
Hey Lloyd I’ve watched all your reviews on the 694 and to me it looks an excellent clay gun, something you would expect from Beretta. Just before Christmas they launched the 694 skeet gun with 29” and floating barrels, would you be able to get one through GMK and give it your honest review ? as I’m thinking of getting one.. Thanks….
I can only ask. Will depend if they have a press gun.
They say it’s a lively gun but surely it’s only as lively as you make it. I will only be shooting English skeet so what would be your recommendations on buying one of these and just using it on the skeet range ?. Thanks again..🤔
Am i right in saying the 31" models DON'T have the option to fit barrel weights?
I dont know offhand without checking, but you can check the GMK or Beretta website.
I guess that if the market is starting to slow on an item [and I do not know if it is] you can simply add a new doo-dad and an extra inch of barrel length to it and call it something new. But hey that's marketing...and people like us will grab them up!!
im not a Beretta shooter so cant compare to a ultra xs but great looking gun would love to try one
weight ? best choke combination ? with this gun etc
Was it not kemen that recommended 31" barrels for the intermediate shooter?
Lloyd, i always enjoy your reviews, but I think you're wrong on this, I had two 694s one trap and one sporter, held them for about 12 months and then got rid, ( bought 2 DT10s x trap and sporter)
cant put my finger on it , but, they seem a bit cheap feeling, and the engineering is not as good as the DT10s.
Not everyone can afford a DT10,let alone two.I’m not a great shot,just shoot for fun,but I personally prefer the 694 to the DT10.
What is the model number? I just ordered a J694B12
On my beretta 694, the trigger wiggles some, is this normal?
Mine wiggled on the middle setting as it can from the factory. When I moved it back to the rear position it no longer wiggles. Maybe it wasn't tight? Maybe it engages better in the rear position?
Any idea where in the US I could get a 31” 694 with adjustable comb?
Just about anywhere
@@steveblack5952 I’ve search high and low with dealers in the USA and they are nowhere. Any suggestions?
So I moved over to a F3 Vantage from a 694 trying to keep up with the Jone’s the worst decision i have made in my adult life. The gun wasn’t anywhere near as useful as the beretta and to add insult to injury the midrib on the F3 started to rust. “Blaser would only do a repair not actually fix the problem” now the proud owner of a dt11 but i fear i will always pine after my old 694. Said times.
well, how do you like the dt11 compared to the 694.
@@dankruger2890 Much of a likeness but the DT is definitely harder to move if you get a clay off track
I like it.
Limited Edition? I can not see the different?
IT'S LIMITED IN BERETTA'S MIND!!😂
No limited edition here,I'd rather see them take better time on the assembly line for better quality then calling this a limited edition. It's taking me more than 5 months for stock replacement because of gun stock breakage and forearm crack problems.
@@DFox-ud3gx who paid for that job ?
@@nigelmoore4711 Hello
It's still under warranty the guns alittle over a year old .
hello, I have a question why the forend breaks on the Beretta 694, this is a common problem and how to prevent this from happening?
Sorry I have never heard from anyone in the UK with a cracked fore end, not saying it's not happening, I just never heard from anyone who has had a problem.
I like the gun but based on quality control issues that I've seen lately I don't think I'll have one. Example; action not fitted properly, Ejectors not functioning on both barrels, Very finicky about cartridge selection chambers are very tight, Top rib coming detached, improper threading of choke Threads at end of barrel.
Have also seen comments around this, specifically around a wobbly trigger, which cannot be corrected. Shame as else it looks to be a good gun indeed
What is your take on the TSK stock?
Review out this weekend.
Good video, thank you. In terms of value, how do you compare this to the Blaset F16?
Different gun really, The F16 is better suited to being a field / game gun. The 694 is a clay gun.
Don't buy a Beretta there cheap and bad customer service I had 4 of them 2 were DT11 all of them broke sold them all 🤮🤮🤮
@@craigabbott5937 ,hello I feel your pain however I'm having problems with my 694 only 14 months in my possession the gun stock cracked at the head stock. They still have the gun it's been six months because tons of guns are breaking up and the gunsmith 's are backed up. My A400 is falling apart after a month on my possession.
WOW they got junk plus I know 5 others having problems with 694's and some friends have the new A 400 Beretta like mine thank god we have a Cole's fine Guns for extra parts here in the USA . Good Day CRAIG ABBOTT
@@DFox-ud3gx Ya I had 2 DT11 and a 692 and they replaced one of the DT11 s they all fell apart wood cracked on 2 of the guns adjustable comb broke on all of them had that happen 8 or 9 times not counting all the other shit I just had enough sold them all Happy now🤮🤮🤮 had alot problems with Beretta they never solved anything!!!
@@craigabbott5937 Good Day CRAIG ABBOTT, I just got my 694 back all new wood and beautiful also but, the gunsmith had put tooling mark's all over the wood and a big gouge in the gun stock. So I took pictures and sent them the pictures. I waited a week no call from Beretta and I called them the lady seen the pictures and she would not send this gun back to me but they still have to review the pictures under a complaint.
Their just dragging out and pissing me off. I can steam out these dents and tooling mark's
myself and sell this junk but a better gun with excellent customer service. have a wonderful day CRAIG.
I can't get behind much of new beretta range, they have become such a big brand and know how to market- but the guns they produce are very much packet guns, haven't held and shot a better beretta than a 682 gold e, those guns had passion as well as dedicated to making them feel like and extension of you
I have both the 682 GE and a 694. I love the 682 but the 694 is the better gun. But only by a little bit!
@@timbacus9698 agree to disagree, there are some of what could be considered engineering improvements- but most of which aren't adding to a better shooting gun more overengineering- inside action the locking screws etc, draw tension 2 piece iron, to me the 682 just feels like a glove , i'm not even a beretta man but have never picked up a beretta that feels so shootable, each to their own
where's the number on a 694 ltd edition ? 👀
I’m searching around to find one in the US but having no luck.
There isn't one. Mostly because they are no longer limited.
I found this stock code for the 31” online: 51891
Issues with the forends ....!!! They break very easy ...!!!!
Nice
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Hi, very disappointed with the 694, all my friend who had one change forend wood 1 or 2 times because is crack (opened in 2 pieces)
No warranty from beretta
Every time 200 euro
I just had to replace my forend for the second time.
Under warranty?
very nice
Thanks
Don't fall into Beretta cheap gun bullshit they break and then Berettas won't help you I had 4 Berettas sold them all and bought real guns haven't any problems since wonder WHY just warning you
Lloyd are you still doing reviews?
Yes, however I haven’t done anything in the last month as my wife is ill.
@@lloydyp sorry to hear that Lloyd, I hope she is better soon. God bless you all.
As usual Lloyd, good honest review of a gun. But did beretta really have to bother as the 694 is relatively new and I for one wouldn’t give a monkeys if it had a tram line rib as I never look at it ! But hey they can shove a few more ££££’s on it because it’s special 😂😂😂😂😂 not
I would love one just might splash out
Treat yourself. 😉
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