Beretta Showcases Titan Concept Rifle as NARP Takes Center Stage at L’Aquila

The storied gunmaker released its one-off Titan rifle this week as the Beretta NARP platform was featured at the head of Army celebrations in Italy. The Titan is a semiautomatic sporting rifle using a short-stroke gas piston system and chambered in 6.5 Grendel. As such, it takes cues from the company’s select-fire NARP series carbine, which has been under development since 2018. Using an enhanced two-stage trigger for a crisp, predictable break, the Titan is a bespoke release for sure, using a titanium upper receiver, a magnesium lower receiver, a carbon‑fiber stock and forend, and a forged‑carbon pistol grip. The Titan is unlike anything Beretta has ever released as a rifle. (Photos: Beretta) It incorporates magnesium, titanium, and carbon fiber in its construction. The exclusive grey camo pattern applied to the receiver subtly incorporates the date 1526, the year of the earliest verified Beretta firearms contact. The Titan is shown with Steiner optics, including an MPS enclosed…