Benelli Users

[lizziedog1]

I was a gun shop yesterday and they had a used, 20 gauge, Benelli autoloader on their rack. It looked to be in pretty good shape.

Don't ask the what model it is, I don't remember. But, it was blued with wood stock and had a rib with several colored beads on it, if this helps. It seemed to be a field grade type.

The price seemed reasonable. I deal with this shop often, I probably can get a few more bucks knocked off of it.

What is the quality and durability of these guns?

Who uses one?

 

[claiborne]

Montefeltro maybe

I wanted one of those for along time. I have been shooting a benelli super 90 m1 field 20 guage since 2003. Nice and durable shotgun, I quit shooting 12 guage because of this shotgun. Are you near Boise? You should go check outhe Boise Gun Company, that is where I bought mine.

 

[lizziedog1]

I am on the other side of Nevada from you.

 

[45crittergitter]

If it's a Montefeltro, buy it. You can thank me later.

+1:

I quit shooting 12 gauge because of this shotgun.

 

[c01]

I beat mine every year and it keeps ticking. SBE2

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[wgp]

Benellis have a great reputation. I have an M1, my son a Montefeltro, excellent guns. Since they are recoil operated, not gas guns, they don't have the operating problems some gas guns have. Supposedly Benellis are favored in South America when they shoot 1,000+ doves per day. I don't think ours have ever failed to work.

 

[sedona]

If it was wood I would say that it is the montefeltro.Excellent gun

 

[lizziedog1]

After checking guns online, it is a Montefeltro.

I have heard that recoil-operated guns can be picky about the ammo they are fed, any truth to that?

 

[Oxide]

My friend likes his. My Benelli, an M4, is gas driven, and is awesome.

 

[DAP90]

I don’t know about 20’s but with 12’s the advice is start with a 1 1/8 oz and after a break in period drop down to lighter loads.

Being used there’s a pretty good chance the one you’re looking at is already broken in. I wouldn’t worry too much about it being picky. It may or may not cycle the very lightest loads available but it’ll likely cycle the common loads just fine.

 

[45crittergitter]

My 20 Monte works with 7/8 oz. standard loads, with 3" 1.25 oz. loads, and everything in between. One thing to know about the Benelli inertia recoil system is that the gun has to be able to move in recoil for it to work (the opposite of the typical semiauto pistol). So, if you hold it really tight against your shoulder and fire very light loads, that can create a problem. The same load will work fine if it's not held tightly. Just FYI.