Home Forums Birds & Dogs Shotguns Benelli Montefeltro?

My sense of it is that it occurs when the butt of the gun is banged on the ground, rock or something. I generally make a point of not doing that, especially with a shell up the spout.

You're saying the gun gets bumped hard enough so the rotating bolt head comes out of battery?

Yes

you don't have to hit the butt stock on anything to have the click happen.
I was pheasant hunting, just walked about 3 big pushes, had a bird fly up in my face, threw the gun up and nothing. Happened 2 on that 3 day hunt, I was ready to wrap it around a tree. I never turkey hunted with mine but several turkey hunters report this.
Supposed to be an easy fix, just swapping the recoi spring is supposed to fix it.

99.9% operator error.

Yes. The idea that it just magically happens without operator error is ridiculous.

Or somebody sitting around messing with the bolt.

No harder to make sure it is shut than it is making sure your gun is on safety.

This “issue” just always seems to pop up. In five models across thirty years, I’ve never heard mine not go bang when they were supposed to.

I didn't have the issue with the first 2 I had, only the third one.
I must not know how to walk with a gun if it was operator error.

The rotating bolt head “slips” into place if slowly eased forward. I have a practice when hunting and loading the chamber of making sure the bolt is engaged, almost like a “pusher” on an AR-15. I never have conceived of this as a problem.

Probably snagged it on a vine or something, pulled it back a fuzz and never noticed.

Have you owned the 3rd one since new?

Another thing is to never store with the action open, that just keeps the spring compressed and weakens it. Goes for all autos.

bought the first 2 used the 3rd one new and my current one very lightly used

Got a chance to handle a monte today. Fit well and pulled up nice. The reach from grip to trigger feels longer than what I'm used to, but it puts the pad of my finger right on the trigger.

I wasn't blown away by fit and finish, mostly the recoil pad. The comb of the stock sat very proud compared to the top of the pad. Not a good look.

I did a little research and found conflicting answers on how the pad attatches to the wood stock, is it screws or does it pop or slide in somehow?? Could the pad just be slid up farther to fit better?

I'll probably pick one up either way, just a little bothered by the pad...I know its a $999 gun and not a 4K gun but still....my old 870 express had a nicer fitting pad...

Never shot any steel in mine. Works great for dove and quail. 20 gauge with 26inch barrel. Hasbeen

Absolutely love my monte 12 gauge. Shoulders and handles like a dream amd runs anything you run through it. Wonderful shotgun

Yep, I’m looking for a reason to get rid of either the Monte or the Ultralite, both 12s, both 26” barrels. I like them both. And I have never experienced the dreaded “click” either, and that goes back to an early ‘90s H&K Monte 20 gauge.

Same here. Go to 20 for upland and small game. It gets use now and then over decoys for waterfowl. Gotta get the guys I hunt with going who think 3.5" is necessary for 25 yard shots.

Same here.

I bought a LH Benelli Monte for Pheasant set it up for me, fits me well, LW and no issues.

Like others have said, I had one and loved it. No issues. A buddy of mine wanted it more than me and traded his Beretta Pintail for it. Another fine shotgun