the affinity is not a baby benelli, two different recoil systems. My buddy and I have had nothing but issues with our affinity 20s. All franchi can tell us is that they need more break in time, cases of win aa heavy target, should have just spent that money towards something else. I will admit the affinity is a great fitting/pointing gun which drew me to it. I thought I was doing good by getting my son one instead of a cheaper 20ga auto. He gets aggravated with it also...its basically a single shot unless you are shooting heavy duck loads or turkey loads.
I know the Affinity had a different recoil system. It’s quite similar to an M2 though in many ways and Benelli currently owns Franchi hence my nickname. I shoot any load from light 9’s to heavy lead loads and all the nontoxic and steel shot through mine with never a hitch. Sorry yours isn’t the same.
