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I got an amusing and disappointing story for you guys...

I was hanging out with a couple of buddies and we were checking out my guns (Benelli Nova 12ga. and Mosin-Nagent M44) and I decided I didn't like a piece of drywall. I reverted back to my days in the Marines and decided to buttstroke the wall with my shotgun. To my dismay, the stock snapped off right behind the receiver with a clean break.

I know from experience that Mossberg 500s and M16s can do it with no problem, why did my Benelli break? It barely even dented the drywall!

Thoughts? Please be nice with the comments, I know it was stupid, but it seemed like a good idea at the time...I didn't think it would break and didn't consider it abuse as I would never abuse a weapon.

By the way, the gun was not loaded, so I would prefer not to hear about anything safety related.
 
dont make em like they used to?? :evil:

dont know a whole lot about the nova, but i believe it was designed as a purely sporting arm. so my guess is that they didnt intend for drywall buttstroking forces to be exerted upon the buttstock.
 
I didn't hit the wall that hard, like I said in the original thread, it barely even left a dent in the drywall. I guess my whole point is that when I bought it, I figured I was buying a good quality shotgun from a fine Italian maker, but I'm thinking now for longevity sake, I might have been better off with Mossberg...
 
Sometimes when the grain in the wood is at the wrong angle it can make for a fragile stock at the wrist. Not much else to say realy - I prefer composite stocks these days .

I spent years working on guns, and repairing wood stocks at the wrist was a common part of the work load.

yeah but the nova is a composite or plastic stock.
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Opps ! A fragile composite ! Yikes ! So I haven't done anything with these new fangle import jobs and it shows. Must be more plastic than composite ?
 
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yeah but the nova is a composite or plastic stock. I just never found the nova to be as tough as the 500's. It just doesn't have a solid feel. I jus't don' think the design was inteded to do what you did with it.
 
Send it back to Benelli.

Sounds like you hit a stud in the wall.......punching walls is like russian roulette.

Next time try and hit 8 Inches to the left or right of a recepticle or light switch it will increase you odds of a clean kill on the drywall.
Practice on 1/2" and work your way up to 5/8"
 
Not the first time I have heard of someone busting the stock off a Nova.

Or the second.

Or the third.

Or the fourth, or fifth, or sixth...

Sorry you broke your gun, hope they fix it for you. But you are right, you might NEED to swat something with the butt of the gun if things go really bad and your ammo's gone. Better to know what it will stand up to and what it won't in advance, I'd say. Thanks for sharing the story.

lpl/nc
 
I'm with Scoupe, you have and M44 right there and you grabbed something else to batter a wall?!? You just grabbed the wrong tool. Jab the wall with the bayonet to make sure there's not a stud (or not, you won't hurt it) and then reverse grip and use the STEEL buttplate of the Mosin to bash to your hearts content. :evil:

Sorry about your shotgun though. Maybe you should try a Baikal, they seem to be the current shotgun version of the Mosin. :D

Better to know what it will stand up to and what it won't in advance, I'd say.
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I think Lee's got a great perspective, too.

RT
 
You should have bayonetted the wall with the M44 first to locate the studs... :banghead:

I'm sure you felt pretty bad standing there with a broken Benelli in your hands, especially if you were arguing with your friends beforehand that indeed a plastic stock could bust through drywall without cracking. :uhoh:

I don't know that I'd judge quality on the ability to use it like a club, but like others said at least you learned something under safe circumstances. I'd hate to see you standing across from a bear or group of BGs with a broken shotgun having to improvise further... Good luck with the repairs, and thanks for posting this so we can all learn from it.


gp911
 
okay, i did not hit a stud guys, I'm not that stupid. It was directly in the middle between the studs, 8 inches of drywall on either side. I was pretty sure beforehand, but I confirmed it when I angrily followed up by completing the hole with the M44...which didn't even get a scratch on it...
 
Didn't hit a stud? Wow, that is a fragile stock... Better add a bayonet. :D

Oh well, all the more reason to join the 870 club, no pun intended. :uhoh:


gp911
 
dont make em like they used to?
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True enough. A Nova's stock and receiver are a single molded piece of plastic. They DIDN'T do that in the past.
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Remington, Mossberg, and Ithaca still don't.
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something's not right

my five year old put a hole in the drywall in his room with a blue plastic baseball bat. the bat is fine, BTW:neener:
if the drywall is indeed undamaged, your stock must be seriously flawed. unless, maybe you hit something harder with it before the drywall? previous damage perhaps?
 
well, regardless, I bought the extended warranty from Gander Mountain when I bought the gun 6 months ago..I don't think I'm gonna tell them the complete truth though....hopefully they stand behind it, I'll keep you guys posted. Worst case, I have to pay for a new stock out of pocket:mad:. BTW, I have shot 3.5" Magnums through it:evil:, it was fun. I do have to add though, if I wouldn't have buttstroked the wall:banghead:, I never would have been disspointed with the gun. It shoots great, operates smoothly, and is relatively easy to clean. It doesn't recoil that bad and it's light enough for me that I can shoot clays pretty well with one hand even thought it's got a 26" barrel (I'm a big guy though...)
 
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Scratch "using my nova as a club" off the list.

But seriously though, it must of had a weak spot in the composite there or something:confused:

I wonder what the force of hitting it against the wall is compared to shooting a 3.5" with the stock lightly rested against something solid like a wall?
 
This is one of the reasons I like OLD firearms with FULL HARDWOOD stocks. With the Mosin you can build a whole log cabin just by buttstroking trees.
 
The new 870 Express (cheapest model) comes with a laminate hardwood stock.

Not as pretty as a Wingmaster, but it's a better choice as a Studmaster.
 
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