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Benelli shotguns have sparked my interest as of late.
They are Italian and therefore romantic.
They are pricier than most American-brand guns save for the Nova, which is horribly cheap for a European-made gun.
Then there is Beretta which is much too pricey but I love their Pigeon series, like Silver Pigeon, over/under but you still have to break them open over your knee coz the action is so stiff. Beretta makes no pumps to boot.
Nova is a steal and I now think its malfunctions on YouTube are due to stupid operators and/or bad ammo like Winchester (low brass) or Remington instead of those pristine Federal shells. A repeating shotgun like a semi or pump demands shells that are uniform and crimped well for dependable feeding.
If I were to think about a Benelli battery, it might include;
1. Benelli Nova 12 ga. with 28" field barrel in BLACK, camo looks tacky: for ducks, foul-weather upland, and small-fur-game hunting as foxes and rabbits: should work for turkeys to boot since it can chamber 3 1/2" magnum turkey loads
2. Benelli Nova 12 ga. tactical for home/camp defense
3. Benelli Montefeltro Silver, 20 ga., 26" barrel for skeet and birds in the uplands in good weather
The Montefeltro shotgun is a self-loader with exclusive Inertia Driven action. No nasty gas-operated parts to clean. This pretty engraved gun has a strong rotary bolt like the robust, ugly black Nova pumps.
They are pricier than most American-brand guns save for the Nova, which is horribly cheap for a European-made gun.
Then there is Beretta which is much too pricey but I love their Pigeon series, like Silver Pigeon, over/under but you still have to break them open over your knee coz the action is so stiff. Beretta makes no pumps to boot.
Nova is a steal and I now think its malfunctions on YouTube are due to stupid operators and/or bad ammo like Winchester (low brass) or Remington instead of those pristine Federal shells. A repeating shotgun like a semi or pump demands shells that are uniform and crimped well for dependable feeding.
If I were to think about a Benelli battery, it might include;
1. Benelli Nova 12 ga. with 28" field barrel in BLACK, camo looks tacky: for ducks, foul-weather upland, and small-fur-game hunting as foxes and rabbits: should work for turkeys to boot since it can chamber 3 1/2" magnum turkey loads
2. Benelli Nova 12 ga. tactical for home/camp defense
3. Benelli Montefeltro Silver, 20 ga., 26" barrel for skeet and birds in the uplands in good weather
The Montefeltro shotgun is a self-loader with exclusive Inertia Driven action. No nasty gas-operated parts to clean. This pretty engraved gun has a strong rotary bolt like the robust, ugly black Nova pumps.
If either needed a knee, it would go back to Beretta pdq.
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