The Craft of Stocks and Fore-ends.
From the most highly select European and American walnut, singled out for grain quality, color and strength, only the most perfect example are chosen for the Beretta Premium Grades. Specific measurements requested by the client determine the manufacturing process. The calibrated tools of numerically controlled milling machines form the essential parts of the stock and fore-end. After this, comes into play the crucial skills of the stock-maker and his ability to use the age-old tools as the razor-sharp chisels and gouges, rasps and files and special tools for mounting and fixing the stock.
When the dimensions match exactly the customer’s specifications, and when the stock is fitted precisely to the receiver, the surfaces are carefully smoothed and prepared for the final finishing. A special hand-cut deep diamond checkering on the grip, the butt plate and the fore-end, imparts an aesthetically pleasing pattern that serves also to provide a functional, anti-slip grip. Finally, the polisher chooses the wax and oil coatings that will most enhance the grain, color and brightness of the wood.

The Engraver's Signature.
The master engravers of Beretta can finally express their full skill and creativity on the Premium Grade shotguns. Whether the technique is that of the hammer and chisel; or of the bulino guided by the engraver’s artful touch; or of the gold wire inlay, the technique of the ancient Egyptian goldsmiths, the result is unquestionably a masterpiece in miniature. Floral motifs, traditional game scenes, exotic subjects, English fine scroll, mythological scenes, gold inlaid animals... the most sophisticated and varied engraving styles can be executed on the Beretta Premium Grades. When this work of art is completed, the engraver rightfully inscribes on it his signature, authenticating his personal and unmistakable style, and guaranteeing the status of these guns as unique expressions of the gun-maker’s art.