Mato means "bear" in one of the Native American tongues; forget which; maybe Lakota.
Interesting, but as a practical matter I'd rather have a nice FN, older Sako, CZ 550, etc. All of them are heavier than a lot of us are willing to tote these days.
The new Benelli is pretty dang oogly, and priced in the same ballpark as the Mauser M12, which ain't.
What makes the Mauser M12 any better? Honest question.
For one thing, it's not as oogly as a warthog's azz.
Here, see for yourself:
https://www.mauser.com/en/The M18 is a good solid rifle. The M12 is nicer. The M03 is very nice, and very expensive.
Prices in GB are all over the place, but EuroOptic has a couple for $900. The .300 WM is really nice.
