I have that gun exactly. I thought I wanted a 28” barrel, but in handling the gun found the dynamics better for me with the 26”, especially given the relatively long receiver of these and most other Benellis.
The only thing I had done was some trigger work to lighten the pull weight, and polished the mechanism a little. I find I shoot it quite well and it has never malfunctioned, even with my 7/8 oz handloads. I happen to like the flat rib.
I also have a 12 ga. Ultralight, also 26” barrel. I like it very much as well, shoot it as well as the Monte despite its lighter weight. Thought I would give them both a run and sell the one I like less. I kept both, if that tells you anything. And I’m pretty picky about my shotguns.
Last edited by GF1; 01/09/22.
