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Benelli released its first bolt-action rifle, called the Lupo (Italian for wolf). I was fortunate enough to hunt Africa last Summer with this rifle to give it a test drive and, the more that I used it, the more I was impressed by it. It's a little modern-looking for my taste but it is great rifle. https://www.benelliusa.com/rifles/lupo-bolt-action-rifles
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Gonna pass on one. Have the gut feeling that they'll end up like the Franchi Momentum . . . . dead on arrival.
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Crypes, couldn't they make it any uglier ? Looks like a Remington 783 and a Ruger American had a head on collision and there were no survivors. No thanks. Lifes too short to hunt with a gun that ugly.
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Looks like it has a lot of nice features and is nicely designed. The price point is the stickler here. It's doomed at that price.
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I love my SBE II and My Montefeltros, but it’s a big I’ll pass on the Lupo !!
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Will be as popular as the R1....so not at all.
1600 msrp? I'd rather take a fieldcraft, but I'm sure some benelli fans will buy it.
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Gonna pass on one. Have the gut feeling that they'll end up like the Franchi Momentum . . . . dead on arrival. Yep
Ping pong balls for the win. Once you've wrestled everything else in life is easy. Dan Gable I keep my circle small, I’d rather have 4 quarters than 100 pennies.
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Benelli’s going to find out selling bolt rifles is far different from selling shotguns. If I want to hunt with an ugly bolt action rifle (and sometimes I do) I can just grab the T/C Compass or Ruger American, that will do everything the ZLupo can do at a fraction of the price.
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Will be as popular as the R1....so not at all.
1600 msrp? I'd rather take a fieldcraft, but I'm sure some benelli fans will buy it. I have often wondered if anyone other than the most die hard Benelli fans ever looked at an R1 and said”That’s the rifle for me!”
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Benelli released its first bolt-action rifle, called the Lupo (Italian for wolf). I was fortunate enough to hunt Africa last Summer with this rifle to give it a test drive and, the more that I used it, the more I was impressed by it. It's a little modern-looking for my taste but it is great rifle. https://www.benelliusa.com/rifles/lupo-bolt-action-riflesNo comment on the rifle, just that I picked the wrong profession...
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I just got through ordering one in every chambering that’s available ....
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My God that's the ugliest rifle in history. Even a tc dimension wouldn't [bleep] it.
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Must be an Italian thing?
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As much as I think composite stocks are "soul less" I kinda like it. When it's available locally I'm going to check it out.
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Big Benelli auto shotgun fan but not so much of a fan with their rifles so far.
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I thought it was Beretta that made the MAKO... given they are all under one umbrella and why in the name of God would one try to compete with Sako & Tikka... Stupidity ?
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If I remember correctly it was "Mato", made by Dakota and marketed by Beretta. RJ
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