Self-Proclaimed Firearm Enthusiast Tim Walz Struggles To Load $2100 Shotgun During Hunting Trip

“Governor, what kind of gun is it?” a reporter asked.

“It’s a Beretta A400,” Walz responded. “I bought it when I was shooting a lot of trap.”

Walz explained that he selected the gun due to a patented “KickOff” feature that reduced recoil.

“It doesn’t hurt your shoulder as much,” Walz said.

Users on social media noted that Walz’s shotgun appeared to be a semi-automatic Beretta A400 Xcel, which costs $2,159, while the stock with the “KickOff” technology is another $1,141.96, according to Beretta’s website.

Questions surrounding Walz’s retirement from the Minnesota National Guard in 2005 arose after a 2018 Facebook post by retired Army Command Sergeant Major Thomas Behrends resurfaced, which shed light on the governor’s reasoning for leaving the unit just before its lengthy deployment to Iraq. Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio later accused Walz of “stolen valor” at an Aug. 7 campaign event, citing comments about gun control Walz made in a video posted on X by the Harris-Walz campaign, in which the Minnesota governor also claimed to have carried weapons “in war.”

Walz did not bag any pheasants during the annual hunt, according to the AP.