1301 lifter assemble disassemble

hastily made

[@zapdotshimmy]

People should be aware that the d clip can and will shoot off if you do it wrong. Ask me how I know. Now I’m out 20 bucks ordering another. I wish I could shoot it this weekend

[@outtodoubt]

You just changed my life with the bag trick. Lost so many pins and springs in my workshop….been dreaming of building a “white room” so I could find previously yeeted items easier. This is my new standard. Thank you!!!

[@dang879]

thank you for this! Just installed the pro lifter on my tactical tonight! Seriously you made a very intimidating part easy to install.

[@AgentDubble00]

Thank you for making this! Beretta doesn't provide instructions to install the pro style lifer, so I am grateful you made this!

[@f34dave]

Getting ready to upgrade my A 300 with the pro lifter hopefully tomorrow. I appreciate the post, hastily made maybe but the best one I've seen..the difference is you removing the spring and strut first, releasing tension on the trigger pack which completely makes sense but in 2 other videos it was done last. Anyways, thanks.

[@Evintos]

You're gonna love the pro lifter. It's so simple of a design change yet making such a large difference in the ease of loading.

[@f34dave]

@@Evintos Hey, got it done. The funny thing is installing the lifter to the trigger pack took about 5 minutes..getting my trigger pack back in the shotgun had me pulling my hair out! And yes you're right, I love it. Thanks again!

[@Feanor821]

thx so much for the vid saved me a trip to the gunsmith and whatever it would cost to install. Getting that C-clip back on was a PITA, then I put the carrier dog leg strut pin (whatever it’s called) in backwards during reassembly. Couldn’t figure out why the bolt wouldn’t rack all the way, so I had to go back rewatch that portion of the disassembly. Gotta pay close attention to those little details, what goes where and in what direction. But I prevailed in the end and next time will be much easier. Thanks again

[@gasp23]

Thank you for this video! Followed this and was able to change to the Beretta Pro Lifter in no time using this as a guide. The bag trick? Chef's kiss.

[@islandfocus2]

Great tutorial video! I just installed a Pro-Lifter on my 1301 using your video as a guide. Thank you for posting Bruddah!!

[@ryannorman8900]

Great video. Thanks for showing the reassembly instead of saying just do it in reverse.

[@RugersDad]

Thanks, great video.

[@peterfricht5528]

Lifesaver. Was about to exchange the spoon and was unable to reassemble xD

[@FogCityDude]

Thanks. Simple procedure with your video.

[@jaypgriffith7882]

Thanks, man. Simple Professional video.

[@inthedogghouse86]

Thanks for the video. Just ordered the lifter and this video will make an easy install. Just subbed

[@travisraville927]

Great video

[@et9650]

Man I have to say a full length review on the 1301 gen2 from you would be great content. How the lifter works vs the standard, how you like the fore end vs the stock beretta one, your red dot setup and full ghost ring vs half cut.

[@Evintos]

It's one of those videos that I wouldn't like doing mainly because for the most part, I would have to show range experiences (which unfortunately I don't have footage of, but one pertains to sling attachment placement or how a side saddle in general interferes with quad loading, or how mounting the forward sling mount closer to the receiver by the side saddle led to the sling interfering with my ability to load from a side saddle) or explain hypothetical scenarios, some of which only makes sense with actual video footage of my home layout but I wouldn't want to put out in public for security reasons. I can also guarantee it'd be around a 1+ hour video. A lot of people for example like the RMR on shotguns. I prefer T1/T2 tube styles because I can essentially use the housing as a back up giant ghost ring and shot patterns tend to be round-ish rather than rectangular. imgur.com/QTnzzUX Same reason for full ghost ring vs the half cut "Rob Haught" style. The lifter for example creates a giant funnel in the loading port and you don't fight against the spring pressure on the lifter when loading, however if you're the type that sees that as a potential entry way for more mud/dust/etc to get in, then it may not be a good choice. Lights for example, I use a Streamlight HL-X (higher candela than Surefire M600DF) with Arisaka Defense Streamlight to Surefire Tailcap adapter with a DS00 tailcap combined with a Unity Tactical Hot button (can be used as a side barricade stop on a door frame) and a Magpul Extended Cantilever mount. This allows me to position buttons on both sides at basically the same distance so I can shoot left sided or right sided. The light is recessed behind the muzzle so it can also be used as a barricade stop provided I don't need the light. This pushes the muzzles further past the barricade and minimizes potential shot into barricade impact/frag hazards. imgur.com/WV5W0se imgur.com/3YQ9dq8 The Aridus/Magpul foreend for example can interfere with a smooth twins or quad load when your pinky hits the rear ledge imgur.com/x16Yahd however it offers more versatility in mounting accessories and the forward lip of the handguard works as a small barricade stop imgur.com/reToAmd on say a coffee table or dresser that allows me to lean more of my body weight to help mitigate recoil. The best advice I can offer would be to watch as many of the home invasion videos as you can and see how the invaders move around. Use a tape measure to measure out minimum distance you should be proficient and analyze angles and to determine which type of ammo is acceptable. You'll find that stuff like how you move around, light placement, photonic barriers, door frames, furniture, one handed shooting (injured or if you have to carry a child to safety, opening or closing doors/gates), sling positioning, will force you to set up things in a certain way.

[@et9650]

@@Evintos thanks, all good points

[@eltiguere7143]

@@Evintos Thank you for the detail short video plus the clarifications in the comments section.

[@jasonparker3173]

Thank you for this.

[@FrenchMastiff]

Awesome tutorial...Thank you !!

[@rnmike1569]

Excellent video friend!

[@gotpartsonline]

Thank You! You should make a channel on Rumbell with all of your work just incase..

[@r-shot8431]

Great Video... thanks, I will be doing mines as well.

[@minos64]

Thank you!

[@tes-uu9sf]

Would you be kind enough to inform me about your optic choice? Thank you!

[@Evintos]

Vortex Optics Crossfire CF-RD2 red dot. 50,000 hour battery life, CR2032 battery, Aimpoint T1/T2 footprint on an Aridus Industries CROM mount. For a shotgun, I like the tube style micro red dots instead of square-ish MRDS (like the Trijicon RMR) because entire red dot housing can act as a pseudo ghost ring rear sight and the pellet pattern for my particular load is circular in shape (Federal Powershok 9 pellet 00 buck). If the dot fails, for home defense distances, all of the pellets will land within the perimeter outlined by the lens of the red dot.

[@Masta_E]

Do you know where I can get a d ring? Mine yeeted to the next zip code and I cannot find it?

[@Evintos]

Ouch. Part number C5A326, Midwest Gunworks and Brownells is out of stock. Cole Fine Guns and Freedom Fighter Tactical might have it in stock. It's pretty expensive for that D ring, so you might wanna try calling or emailing Beretta just to see if they're willing to send you one for free.

[@Masta_E]

@@Evintos thank you for the wild fast response. I already emailed Beretta, but then you for the part number. That's clutch. Sometimes I blow my own mind, I legit yeeted that thing lol.

[@blackirish4416]

I notice your lifter is flat at the end are you using the 3”lifter pro from Beretta ??? I’ve been training with dummy rounds and occasionally I would pinch my finger. Looking for something flat at the end.

[@Evintos]

The lifter in this vid is a 3.5" comp (non-pro style) lifter that I modified to fit into the 1301 tactical. It was an experiment that worked to eliminate thumb pinch but 2 days after I did this, Beretta released the 3" pro-style lifter. I recommend the 3" pro-style lifter for sure. The Beretta 3" pro-lifter has a small notch cut but because of how it is designed to stay up and out of the way of the magazine tube, you don't get any thumb/finger pinch (at least I haven't, with or without gloves). Depends on how big your finger is. Video short of the 3" pro style lifter. kzbin.infoMBQRHuDLTNs imgur.com/yHYBFlM imgur.com/BYNt7HO imgur.com/v4bzTxU

[@blackirish4416]

@@Evintos hey thank you so much for your advice and your quick response. I just ordered the lifter pro 3” got lucky they had it in stock. I really like how’s its flat on the pro comp. Again brother thanks for your help 🙏🏽.

[@vinzalarms5079]

Great job

[@ChrisWilliams-vm1do]

Has anyone ever had their lifter lock into the down position? It seems like it shifts to one side by less than a mm or so. I had to pull it back to center to get it to function normally. Weirdest thing.

[@CaptGus]

What did I miss? You hit the bolt forward but your lifter does not go up for easy loading , its still down!? Or you didn’t do that you just showed how to change one and did not install the pro lifter

[@Evintos]

Last sentence is correct. It's a tutorial for how to switch the lifter out with a important note regarding the D-clip gap width and not making it too wide or your trigger pin will walk out under recoil. I took the lifter off and just put it back on rather than putting the pro-lifter on for the vid but the instruction to install the pro lifter is the same.

[@brianrussi4328]

What multi tool is that?

[@Evintos]

It is a Gerber Center-Drive, Product part# G30001426-BRK