Benelli

[Collo Rosso]

Have been shooting lots of 5 stand and sporting clays lately and really enjoying it. Well, didn't take long to convince myself I needed something more up to date than my old Rem 1100. Not that the 1100 wasn't working!
A piece of advise I was given was when a shotgun fits you, buy it. Come to find out that seems to be Benelli's. Yesterday I stopped at a favorite LGS that knows me and was shouldering various shotguns when they handed me a new Benelli montifeltro sporting. Thunderstruck! Fell to my shoulder and the raised rib had my eye on the red fiber optic sight with the mid bead right there in the middle. No finding the shoulder pocket or moving my head to find the sighting plain.
The counter guy knew he had a hook in me and ran off to find the owner. He gave me a great price and the next thing I know I'm loading a red and white box in my work van.
I feel guilty as this was the money I had aside for a 2 3/4" 69 when ever they hit the shelves. It's got me thinking what haven't I been shooting lately that could go on the chopping block.
The wife is thrilled...

Oops, meant for this to be in other brands. Can it be swapped?

 

[M29since14]

Congrats on the new shotgun! If you are like me you will get a lot of enjoyment out of your target shotguns and it will be money well spent. The Benelli will probably be the start of a long line of 'em.

 

[Rule3]

Actually the Bennelli sounds like more fun and probably more use. (at least to me) I think you have a winner!

At our small range we have no trap or skeet and that is something I would like to do. Punching holes in paper gets boring.

 

[Collo Rosso]

Actually the Bennelli sounds like more fun and probably more use. (at least to me) I think you have a winner!

At our small range we have no trap or skeet and that is something I would like to do. Punching holes in paper gets boring.

I have to admit I'm a little spoiled. I belong to a private club with skeet, trap, 5 stand and 12 stations of sporting clays, 3 rifle ranges, 4 pistol ranges (1 with steel targets) and a 5 bay mutiplex (as they call it) for SASS, IDPA, 3 gun and such. Should I mention it costs me $100 a year? It does take me 40 minutes to get there however...

 

[Fishslayer]

When it comes to food, suits, firearms, cars & motorcycles the Italians know their stuff.

 

[SteveA]

I have a standard Montefeltro 12 gauge I picked up around '97 or so. I have a bunch of shotguns but rarely use anything else. Love it!

 

[Nevada Ed]

I use a Browning O/U, win .410 pump and a Beretta 391 auto for clay bird games.

The 391 needed lots of oil the first 100 rounds and finally smoothed out
the action enough to eject with out any problems.

Benelli is just a twin brother.
Have fun.

 

[vt_shooter]

When it comes to food, suits, firearms, cars & motorcycles the Italians know their stuff.

women too - they make nice ones

 

[H Richard]

I have found that since I retired I shoot more clay than anything. I bought a Browning Citori Lightning Sporting Clay's model and use it for skeet and sporting clay's, a BT 99+ single barrel trap gun, and recently a SLB three barrel skeet set (20, 28, 410). Other that 22RF I burn more shot shells than anything. These were spread out over the past 12 years.