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Are you saying the monster feels light? And from the photo, the safety appears to be ahead of the trigger, do you have to take your hand off of the grip to operate the safety?

Youse guys remind me of a a fellow in the 60's buying Mercedes in a neighborhood full of Fords and Chevys. Are you going to show it or shoot it? I wouldn't want to post a pic of my go to shotgun. It's a 26" Win X2 12ga 3 1/2"mag with matt finish and a butt ugly black syn stock, but it shoots any 12ga shell that I put in it.

Congrats oldman on that nice wood. Life is good.

Must have been lousy weather in alot of places yesterday...
This thread reminds me of the story about the blind guys describing an elephant.
I like the model with the Comfort-Tech stock that reduces recoil by design and material application. Pretty new thinking there. I think I'll buy one and see for myself how they work, now that they seem to have the bugs worked out of them.

What idiot would own a 22-250AI in a wood stock??? Morons each and everyone!

I hate to keep saying it, but one wonders how many of the experts sounding off have ever REALLY owned a R-1 and shot it A LOT, like my early bringback 300 Win Mag that must have all the "defects" cited but has digested 300+ rounds from 125-200 gr, factory, NECK sized handloads, single load and from the magazine, has never been cleaned other than a Hoppes Bore Snake and yet has never malfunctioned and shoots better groups now than when new.

Just like a Timex...takes a licking and keeps on ticking.
(You "utes" can ask Grandpa about John Cameron Swayze)

oldman ... my comments were directed at Safariman, as I know of another wood stocked 22-250AI .... Thought that was clear ... sorry for any misunderstanding.

Yeah..... GEORGE has one too!!!! A fantastic looking Mk V Weatherby no less!

My point, and his as well I think, was each of us has his own idea's about what kinds of rifles get us going. As for me I would not care if I never saw another rifle that looked like someone melted a bowling ball and made a rifle stock out of it. BUT, some like such fugly things so off they go to play with their toys and off go I with my pretty wood to have fun with mine. Enjoy your Benelli and go kill some stuff with it.

Conservatively I shot over 200 rounds of various factory ammunition through the 20" 30-06 that I owned for about 5 months.

If Bennelli would send me a new one in 30-06 to evaluate I would certainly consider it again and probably buy it if they fixed the problems.

Hmm, think that works out to about one shot a day...you really flogged it.

Jimmy I hate to break it to you but Benelli probably doesn't have you on their short list of published firearms testers.

You might want to check out what a writer who is actually PAID to render opinions has to say:

http://www.rifleshootermag.com/featured_rifles/benellirq_062907/index2.html

Unless "jimmy" is Craig Boddington in disguise.

"the safety appears to be ahead of the trigger"

Stray Dog you better stay away from the pound!

As I recall the world's finest battle rifle in WW II, the M-1 Garand in case you missed it, had the safety guess where?
How about the M-1 Carbine? Gee those guys were all dummies!

It is far more natural to depress a safe and move back to the trigger than the opposite.

I gotta love all these experts who have never shot a R-1, (or an M-1 or Carbine for that matter) to "know" what is right and wrong! (I hold USA Expert with both the M-1 and Carbine)

Only a tang safety is superior as it is natural to release when mounting the gun.

Nightforce 2.5-10 will be here Friday... you could buy a dozen 870s (with the safe behind the trigger) for what this rig will cost but a guy focused on safety location would never get it anyway.

oldman1942,
Is that why you want a semi auto to remind you of combat rifles?
I'm obviously younger because the M14 is what we used in my day, but I wouldn't want to take one hunting.

The first NRA article on the R1 is what promted me to buy the rifle, and its pretty easy to call BS on much gun rag crap these days.

I shot the gun conservativly 200 rounds, but its been a while. Shooting 30-40 rounds at a session from a single rifle seems a fair shake to me. It went back to the factory and they did nothing, that seems like a fair shake to me as well. Benelli makes fine shotguns, I have a few, good luck with your rifle.

I am so bored with all gun writers being called paid off liars. Most have shot, hunted and killed more game than any of us will even see in a lifetime.

I'll prefer to listen to them who have "been there, done that" than some internet expert with no professional creditials.

BTW the M 14 had the same safety arrangment as the M-1. What works for killing people, generally works in the much softer conditions of the hunting field. Note the number of ARs now afield. My DPMS Sweet 16 shoots with a bolt gun and having 20 shots on tap is comforting when confronted by a hoard of charging P-dogs!



You might like this Merkel better as the safe is behind the trigger. It works fine too and in 9.3x62 will handle about anything I'll ever encounter here in WY.

I do like the Merkel with the safety like a Rem. Shotgun. And the Merkel overall shape is not quite as nightmare inspiring as the Benelli.
Regarding these shotgun companies producing rifles, I'm not sold on their styling.
At least Weatherby rifle company can make a decent looking shotgun.

BTW Happy thanksgivng

Looks like you aren't getting a lot of love for it here either are you framis....

good luck with your rifle

FWIW, about the safety. I started hunting upland game with a Sears JC Higgins pump shotgun. I changed to a Rem 1100 when they came out in the 60's. I still prefer the safety ahead of the trigger guard that was on that old Higgins pump, to rear mounted Rem.

On Weatherby: they don't "make" shotguns. In fact you need a notebook to try and keep up with all the subcontractors who built shotguns for them. As for quality....suggest you subscribe to Gun Tests and see how well they stack up against a Benelli. Haven't seen any government contracts going to WB for combat shotguns or, for that manner any rifles either. But anyone who actually believes that 9 or is it 6 (?) locking lugs make for a better bolt action better not put any WB on a bench against a Savage if there is $ on the table. But I gotta say all those inlays and white line spacers are eye catching...right up there with spinnerbar hubcaps on a weed wacker Civic.

You are right on about Benelli shotguns. They totally rock.

Little testy about your rifle there aren't you oldman/framis?