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Benelli Super Vinci magnum shotgun review

Benelli Super Vinci shotgun: Traditionalists may baulk at its futuristic appearance, but the visually striking Benelli Super Vinci 3.1/2in magnum shotgun is a particularly practical firearm.

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ShootingUK 13 December 2011

Benelli Super Vinci magnum.
It is little more than a century since the first successful semi-automatic shotgun came on to the market.

For years they were slow to catch on in the UK. In both recoil and gas-operated designs, it seemed they were just not for us.

Often dismissed as unsporting, what really concerned a lot of shooters, even for a knockabout gun, was their apparent complexity.

It was more like an automatic machine, feeding and cycling cartridges with a strange mechanism clattering away in the dark recesses of the receiver.

If comparatively simple and well-tried semi-autos caused confusion, what on earth would those old gunsmiths now think of the Benelli Super Vinci?

></img> <br /> <br /> Here is a case where modern mass production methods and materials come together with modular assembly and lines and styling that, at first sight, give it an almost brooding, Vaderesque appearance. <br /> <br /> The surprises start with a long rectangular section gun case with scalloped sides ? modern styling meets Art Deco ? and finding a shotgun inside in three quite large pieces. Fortunately, there is a quick-assembly guide also inside with excellent pictures. <br /> <br /> Some of the language is as futuristic as the gun, such as quadrafit buttstock module. <br /> <br /> Still, it is actually all fairly idiot-proof and assembly can, with just a little practice, be achieved in barely half a minute. <br /> <br /> The component parts lock into each other with a remarkable ease and precision that reflects well on the overall design and good quality of manufacture. <br /> <br /> Once assembled, the lines of the Super Vinci can be fully appreciated. <br /> <br /> If you do not like semi-autos this gun will probably confi rm all your worst prejudices. <br /> <br /> However, approached with an open mind one has to conclude that it is at least rather different. I find it visually quite striking. <br /> <br /> <em><strong>HANDLING </strong></em> <br /> The first handling impressions are of an unusually long but seemingly light gun. The barrel on this test gun is only 28in, yet with its slim, delicate ventilated top rib it looks longer. <br /> <br /> <img width=

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