Benelli Vinci

My apologies for ignoring the original question.
The purpose is to make Benelli more money. There is nothing wrong with that. I suspect the design construction lends itself to less expensive manufacturing costs. If you look at the selling cost versus the manufacturing costs, I suspect the difference has gotten (even) bigger. There is nothing wrong with that either. Legally.

Even though I am a Benelli fan, I will have to admit that this isnt the nicest looking shotgun Ive seen (too gimmicky). Regardless, Benelli makes solid, quality shotguns (given todays competition) which I would put up against almost any shotgun made these days.

The purpose is to make Benelli more money. There is nothing wrong with that. I suspect the design construction lends itself to less expensive manufacturing costs. If you look at the selling cost versus the manufacturing costs, I suspect the difference has gotten (even) bigger. There is nothing wrong with that either. Legally.

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I have always thought Benellis have been one of the worst values in a shotgun today. Black plastic and matte finishes are not expensive and supposedly the same action is in the Franchis and Stoegers too and those look way better. I dont know how the Benelli can be so expensive compared to its own sisters.

Let me start off by saying I love my M1 and it's worth every penny and I would purchase it again.

The new Vinci is UGLY and that needs to be capitalized. I don't like the plastic parts and one piece trigger/receiver assemble, but that's just me getting old. It does have some innovative ideas.

First the recoil rod inside the receiver can lead to a lot new options that are traditionally limited to pumps such as a folding stock. And it's easier to clean. The question is... is it reliable?

Second, with all the plastic it should lead to a less expensive price. But they seemed to have missed the boat on that one. If that shotgun sold in the $800-900 range I think they would do better.

Lastly, the gun is light and well balanced. After much prodding from my local funshop owner I actually picked it up. I was suprised at how well it felt in my hands and on my shoulder. Sights lined up perfectly for me.

Final thoughts from me are...Overhyped and overpriced. UGLY. Has potential and does seem to feel much better than expected.

Final thoughts from me are...Overhyped and overpriced. UGLY.

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Just like the entire Benelli line.

"I dont know how the Benelli can be so expensive compared to its own sisters."

Maybe they are better.

Some people will pay more for the status of name recognition, too.
I'm old enough to remember the old General Motors line-up of very similar cars with different names and prices: Chevy, Pontiac, Olds, Buick, Caddy. For your money with each step up you'd get a little more chrome, better upholstery and bigger fins. And prestige; or lack of it.

John

would like to debate that with you.

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He didnt have to pay for it.

Guess I'm in the minority, but I kinda like the looks (although black walnut and bluing would be a big improvement). If it proves reliable, the combination of light weight and soft shooting in a 12 gauge sounds like it would make an ideal hunting gun for both upland and waterfowl.

If I had the bucks to spare I'd buy one just to try it out. Function is more important than looks to me, anyway.

just another goofy looking gun that people will buy regardless cause of the name lol

Whatever. Italian styling will never go out of style. IT'S BEAUTIFUL!

Are you a member of the Fiat 500 club? Classic styling, no?

This gun is UGLY



nothing like my beautiful Saiga-12.

I guess you guys never owned a Benelli motobike. I owned two, It took me a while and much money to learn that they were a POS. Based on the motorbike being a POS I can only guess that their other products are a POS also. I'll pass on their guns.

I'm all for function over form....but I don't know if I could get past it in this case. It's almost so bad in a way that it's interesting. I'd like to shoot one just to see what the hype is about. I'll have to take a look at it the next time I go to the store. Something about it makes me think of the Beretta CX4.

I think it looks better than the UBG-25.

If it's really 6.9 pounds and really that light of recoil and adjustable of stock I could see it inheriting the market that Remington abdicated with the CTi mis-step among the clay busting crowd.

Many clay busters of my acquaintance would cheerfully shoot something covered with chicken droppings and buzzard feathers if it would get them one additional target. If the Vinci does the job, I doubt either its looks or its price will even be a blip on the radar.

But, so far as I know, the clay dusting jury remains out at present.

Many clay busters of my acquaintance would cheerfully shoot something covered with chicken droppings and buzzard feathers if it would get them one additional target. If the Vinci does the job, I doubt either its looks or its price will even be a blip on the radar.

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As far as I can tell Benelli doesnt design shotguns for clay shooting. They design them for waterfowl hunting. Guns covered in crud (that is plastic stocks and matte finish) are better suited to duck blinds. The hard recoiling "Inertia" (oh my) system does not lend itself well to high volume clay shooting.

They're owned by separate companies, buddy boy.

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Don't you mean a seperate division of Benelli, son.

Not a real Marine. Just one on Halo and CoD4

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You are talking about pretending to be a Marine on the games Halo and CoD4
How old are you???

In the games CoD4 and Halo the main characters are or can be marines. The game makes you be a marine. Hence kcmarine saying he is not a real marine.

At least I dont think he is playing himself off as a marine in multiplayer communications.

I think the SuperSport was designed more for the clay shooter than the hunter.

I prefer pretty guns, preferably sxs in shotguns. That one does not fit either criteria. It's just too ugly.

I've had a chance to shoot one. My first impression is that it's a nice shooter. Two big negatives in my book -- price and looks. On the plus side, you've got ergos, function, feel and shootability. If I already didn't have 4 shotguns, I might consider one -- down the road when they go on sale

I've had a chance to shoot one. My first impression is that it's a nice shooter. Two big negatives in my book -- price and looks. On the plus side, you've got ergos, function, feel and shootability. If I already didn't have 4 shotguns, I might consider one -- down the road when they go on sale

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What did you think of the recoil? All the tests I've read so far, the guys were shooting super high volume with it. Since they say they're trying to overcome heavy recoil with ergonomics (and pushing their inertia system), I'm interested to see how it compares. If someone can shoot that many thousands of rounds in a short period of time, it couldn't be that bad (or they can handle it real well).

I was able to handle a vinci in a store last weekend and I have to say....it seems pretty decent to me. I completely agree with you that the negatives are the price and the looks. I haven't been able to shoot one yet so that's about all I can gather.