Anyone own or try the Benelli Vinci?

[Moonshine]

I'm starting to save up for a nice duck gun for the 2013 season later this year. Been thinking of the Vinci, any opinions on this shotty?

[Newshooter]

Nice gun but when I compared the two...The Beretta A400 Xtreme felt better and swung smoother in my hands.

[IEatZ28]

I own the super Vinci and I love it. Best shotgun I've sever shot. Smooth, light. Even cycled light target trap loads out of the box.

[bam11]

this post is gonna turn into a Beretta vs Benelli thread so be prepared I checked out the vinci and the super sport for clays and the super sport fit me better its gonna come down to fit and comfort otherwise you cant go wrong with Benelli

[IEatZ28]

Exaclty^

[beammeupscotty]

I'm starting to save up for a nice duck gun for the 2013 season later this year. Been thinking of the Vinci, any opinions on this shotty?

The Benelli Vinci is a very fine shotgun. Please don't call it a "shotty".

[Moonshine]

I had a beretta Xtrema but lugging around over 8 pounds of gun became less appealing after two knee surgeries... I'm liking the fact that the 3" Vinci weighs in under 7 lbs. My plan is to have a lighter gun, lose the plastic decoys, and just stuff 8 or 10 inflatable decoys in my jacket so I can move around effortlessly all day.

[TZL]

I agree, hence why I have a A400 Xtreme, but one of my shooting crew rocks a Vinci for sporting clays, good gun, but I'm not a fan of the looks/chassis

Nice gun but when I compared the two...The Beretta A400 Xtreme felt better and swung smoother in my hands.

[Newshooter]

The Super Sport is a completely different gun than the Vinci. Not to mention, the $1,850 price tag is a LOT for a gun that is going to be used in a duck blind.

Do you want to shoot 3 1/2" shells? If yes, try to shoot both so you get an idea of recoil from a gas gun versus an inertia gun. Big difference with magnum type shells.

[Mike363]

I've been using a Vinci since the 2009/10 season and it's been nearly flawless. I say nearly because in 2010 I had some problems with feeding 2 3/4" sporting loads (Estate #8's), I'm not sure if it was ammo or just because I had shot about 1000 rounds over 3 days and didn't give it a "through" cleaning each night. I'm tending to think it was ammo though because it would eat Remmington, Fiocchi, Rio, Winchester, etc. w/o any issues.

One other thing to think about is the location of the safety being at the front of the trigger guard vs. the rear. A few of my buddies hate the feeling of the Vinci because they just can't get used to that and the feeling/shape of the forearm. Guess its a good thing its not their shotgun...

I can't speak to the Super Vinci as I've never fondled one, but if I had to replace my duck gun I don't think I'd go with anything other than the original Vinci. If I'm gonna beat my shoulder w/ a 3 1/2" shell I'll grab a 10g. Good luck with what ever you end up with.

[TZL]

Don't get confused b/c there is a Vinci Supersport and a normal Supersport

The Super Sport is a completely different gun than the Vinci. Not to mention, the $1,850 price tag is a LOT for a gun that is going to be used in a duck blind.

Do you want to shoot 3 1/2" shells? If yes, try to shoot both so you get an idea of recoil from a gas gun versus an inertia gun. Big difference with magnum type shells.

[Newshooter]

I was not aware Benelli had a Vinci supersport. Goes to show you how much of a Benelli fan I am. I can't believe the Vinci supersport has an MSRP close to a nice over/under.

No matter what, I would never use a supersport in the duckblind. Way too nice of a gun to beat up in the blind.