Benellis do shoot cleaner (which is why the outfitters like them), but they do break the occasional part just like anything else. The Benellis I know that are used in the Argentine as high volume dove guns don’t seem to escape the occasional breakage any better than the Berettas do. You have to keep a log book for that and most guys don’t. Most hunters (and clays shooters too) aren’t very good at an accurate estimation of the number of shells they shoot per year. Because the Benellis are not as suitable for clays and get used mostly as hunters, they generally aren’t subjected to the huge number of shots that a clays gun gets. With those they work very reliably.Īs to reliability, it also pays to do a reality test. These guns were built for the hotter hunting loads. I think that if you shot them well lubed and perfectly clean and broken in, you might get by with target loads, but I’ve shot a lot of these guns and you are right on the edge. The 3-1/2″ Super Black Eagles I’ve tested were not entirely reliable with all 1-1/8 oz loads. The 3″ Benelli Sport I tested for “Clay Pigeon” magazine in the February 2000 issue (and quite similar to the Montefeltro) handled 1-1/8 oz target loads well, but would malfunction with the one ounce Fiocchi loads. Not only do they kick more, but they also need heavier shells to work reliably. Recoil doesn’t matter in most hunting (other than Latin dove), but it sure does in clay target shooting where hundreds of rounds can be fired in one day.Īlso, depending on the model, the Benellis are less likely to function reliably with standard and light target ammunition. The Benellis all seem to kick harder than the 391s because of this. It’s reliable short recoil action does nothing to absorb recoil the way a gas action does. The Benelli’s weaknesses are also it’s strengths. The Benelli also shoots very clean because it is not a gas operated mechanism.
The Benelli works very well in harsh weather and after a total immersion baptism. I disagree with your shop people I do not feel that the Benelli is any more reliable that than the 391. I’ve done reviews of both guns and shot many examples of each. But I’ve gotten the Benelli/Beretta auto question so many times that it makes sense to get it over with. I will use this gun about 80% clays and 20% upland hunting.
Could you comment on both guns and their differences. The shop people suggest that the Benelli is more reliable. I have narrowed it down to the Beretta 391 or the Benelli montefeltro. I am interested in purchasing a semi-auto shotgun.
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