Earlier this year at SHOT Show 2024, Beretta unveiled its BRX-1 straight pull bolt action rifle. The BRX-1 is a first for Beretta in terms of fielding a fully modern modular hunting rifle. Its basic design is both ambidextrous and modular with the added ability to swap out to different barrels in order to change calibers. The action still uses a rotating bolt, but this is more akin to one on a semi-auto rifle that automatically turns and pivots into place as opposed to the turn-bolts in rifles dating back to at least the 1870s.
The Beretta BRX-1 From Our Friends At Athlon Outdoors
In its entirety, the BRX1 is a solid rifle. It’s designed and built in Italy, which is a first for a Beretta. It’s not built by the Sako/Tikka arm of the company. Extensive research and effort was dispensed upon the BRX1, and it has some pretty unique features.
While offered in several calibers from 6.5 Creedmoor to .300 Win Mag, the rifle makeup is the same: eight-lug rotation bold that equates to 16 lugs when fully engaged, single-stage trigger, quick-change cold hammer forged barrel, and fully ambidextrous. It also is guaranteed to shoot under MOA. The samples we tested were chambered in .308.
The barrel and bolt are interchangeable, meaning caliber swaps are possible, allowing the user mission-specific capability. The BRX1 features a front-receiver extension, and on that extension is the Picatinny rail for scope mounting. Think of the pic rail as a permanent fixture and the optic need not be removed to do barrel swap or maintenance.
Beretta BRX-1 Specifications
- Type: Bolt-action straight pull
- Caliber: .308 Winchester
- Weight: 7.3 pounds
- Length: 43 inches
- Barrel: 22-inch Cold Hammer Forged, 1:8 threaded
- Trigger: Proprietary drop-in, adjustable
- Grip: Modular
- Stock: Polymer
- Capacity: 5
- MSRP: $1,599
To learn more about the Beretta BRX-1 rifle, please visit beretta.com.
