Bryson
Member
My friend, who I thought I had sold on an 870 or a 1300, came to me on Saturday night and said that on the words of his brother, he very likely would get a Benelli Nova. While aesthetically I can't say I am a big fan of the Nova, I haven't heard much about it either good or bad. My friend (Wade, by name) said that his brother (Marshall) had said that when he picked it up, it was very easy to handle, felt very good in his hands, and seemed to just fit. Wade also mentioned that Marshall told him how cheap they were, and that they were a very good bargain.
For the price, from what I've seen, they do seem to be a good bargain, but after a search of these forums, all I really came up with as far as issues go is a loose forend that rattles a bit. There was a thread about replacing the safety with a larger and easier to reach version, and lightening the trigger pull, but those are more user-specific issues, in my opinion. Correct me if I'm wrong, however.
What I'm asking is simply as follows. For any owners of the Benelli Nova, have you had any problems? If you could go back, would you pick up, say, a good used 870 or 1300, or another "classic" scattergun for the same price? Are any problems you encountered major fixes, non-fixables, or 5-minute-screw-tightening jobs?
For the price, from what I've seen, they do seem to be a good bargain, but after a search of these forums, all I really came up with as far as issues go is a loose forend that rattles a bit. There was a thread about replacing the safety with a larger and easier to reach version, and lightening the trigger pull, but those are more user-specific issues, in my opinion. Correct me if I'm wrong, however.
What I'm asking is simply as follows. For any owners of the Benelli Nova, have you had any problems? If you could go back, would you pick up, say, a good used 870 or 1300, or another "classic" scattergun for the same price? Are any problems you encountered major fixes, non-fixables, or 5-minute-screw-tightening jobs?