06-059-991

NAME – Beretta Model 1201FP

TYPE – Semiautomatic shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Italy

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1991

CALIBER – 18.5x70mmR and 18.5x76mmR (12 gauge 2 ¾ and 3 in)

OVERALL LENGTH WITH SHORT BARREL – 101.1 cm (39.8 in)

OVERALL LENGTH WITH LONG BARREL –

BARREL LENGTH (SHORT) – 46 cm (18.1 in)

BARREL LENGTH (LONG) – 50.8 cm (20 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Smoothbore

CHOKE – Cylinder bore

LOAD – 00 76 mm (3 in) Magnum Buckshot

LOAD WEIGHT – 56.38 g (870 grains)

PELLET DIAMETER – 8.6 mm (0.34 in)

NUMBER OF PELLETS – 15

WEIGHT OF PELLET – 3.8 g (58 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY WITH SHORT BARREL – 305 m/s (1002 fps)

MUZZLE VELOCITY WITH LONG BARREL – 324 m/s (1062 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY WITH SHORT BARREL – 2630 j (1940 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY WITH LONG BARREL – 2955 j (2179 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET WITH SHORT BARREL – 175 j (129 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET WITH LONG BARREL – 197 j (145 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) WITH SHORT BARREL – 2.90 kg (6 lb 6.3 oz)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) WITH LONG BARREL – 2.93 kg (6 lb 7.4 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) WITH SHORT BARREL – 3.33 kg (7 lb 5.5 oz) with 5 rounds in magazine + 1 round in chamber

WEIGHT (LOADED) WITH LONG BARREL – 3.36 kg (7 lb 6.6 oz) with 5 rounds in magazine + 1 round in chamber

SIGHTS – Open, iron, fixed, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Notch

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 46 m (50 yards)

OPERATION – Short recoil

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 24 rpm

FEED DEVICE – Tubular underbarrel magazine, 5-rounds in 76mm (3 inch), 6 rounds in 70mm (2 ¾ inch)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.43 kg (15.2 oz) 5 rounds + 1 in chamber

BASIC LOAD – 25 rounds (1 box)

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.78 kg (3 lb 14.8 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Fabbrica D’Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A. (Beretta S.p.A.), Gardone Val Trompia, Italy

STATUS – Out of production

SERVICE – Law Enforcement and commercial sales