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going to be my main shotgun for upland birds, rabbits, doves, clays, turkeys, and some duck hunting.
i know the benelli shoots cleaner and is lighter.
and the sx3 shoots softer.
if they both fit well which is better?
or is it the old ford, chevy, dodge argument?
thanks
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Benelli Montefeltro!
You can thank me later:)
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Benelli Montefeltro!
You can thank me later:) X2. When I bought my Monte...it was between that or a SX3. The SX3 didn't even feel in the same league as the Benelli. My $.02
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It is a tough call but if I had to pick I would take the Benelli and run.
But this is mostly due to my owning the M2 longer.
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Every normal man must be tempted, at times, to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats.
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any u guys running the thin pad on the 20?
the lop seems a touch long for me
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I own both and as you stated in your original post the benelli is lighter and feels better and is a cleaner gun all around.
The sx3 definitely has less recoil and is an awesome gun.
Hard choice but if I only had one I would go benelli. But I couldn't choose so I bought both
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On the benelli I use the regular pad but I know they make a thin pad. The sx3 comes a little shorter and has spacers to lengthen
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Don't want to throw cold water on all you Benelli, lovers but a good over and under that fits you will out shoot any semi auto,OH! I know all about 3 shots are better than 2, but on Quail, dove, and other birds they are gone before you will get a third aimed shot off in most cases, I take a lot of bird hunters,every year and the side by side and over and under shooters bring back birds the semi auto shooters shoot holes in the sky as a rule. now you all can tell me how dumb I am. rio7
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Don't want to throw cold water on all you Benelli, lovers but a good over and under that fits you will out shoot any semi auto,OH! I know all about 3 shots are better than 2, but on Quail, dove, and other birds they are gone before you will get a third aimed shot off in most cases, I take a lot of bird hunters,every year and the side by side and over and under shooters bring back birds the semi auto shooters shoot holes in the sky as a rule. now you all can tell me how dumb I am. rio7 Great input. Travis
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any u guys running the thin pad on the 20?
the lop seems a touch long for me Both mine are straight out of the box. I do believe the Winchester is a touch shorter if that helps. I don't know what this is worth to you, but the Benelli has a mag disconnect that I have grown quite fond of. I never thought anything of that feature until I bought my M2. Travis
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I never really use that feature on my M1's but I can see how it could be handy. I did watch my dad use the magazine cut off on his Browning Auto Five to take out a field load of #6's and slip a Foster slug in to kill a deer once when I was a kid.
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Not unlike intermittent wipers. Sounded stupid until I used them.
I may hunt 4-5 different fields in a morning that are never more than 1/4-1/2 mile apart. Handy as hell when I throw the gun and dog in the back a bunch of times.
Travis
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Of the 2, I'd pick the M2 but I don't know if it would be my first choice overall unless it was only for waterfowl. I've been keeping my eye out for good deal on an older 1100 LT-20 magnum, but they aren't easy to come by.
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ordered the m2 today. they tried to sell me the left hand m2 in stock, i told them i wanted to have an option to sell it instead of being buried with it. lol
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Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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ordered the m2 today. they tried to sell me the left hand m2 in stock, i told them i wanted to have an option to sell it instead of being buried with it. lol Great line. Benelli Lover here too; BUL 12 and 20. Both have been trouble and worry free; and death on both prairie birds and in the grouse woods here at home. NB
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