next week on my vacation i am gettin me a new shotty. i am looking at one of 2 benellis, the Nova (3-1/2") or the M2 (3" its not offered in a 3-1/2"). What do yall think would be the better shotty? I would love the super black eagle II but im not springing 1200+ for a shotty. PPL who own them please gimmie some insight.
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It is essentially an SBE but with out some of the extras like 3.5 inch capeablilty. They both use the same inertia operated action with all the same parts. They both have the comfortech system. They both can be adjusted for cast and drop with the use of the provided shims. The only major difference between the two is the way in which the receivers are made.
I am not particularly fond of plastic shotguns and that is exactly what the nova is.
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Just through my experiences, NEVER buy a nova! I owned one for about 3 months, then I went back to a remington 870. My nova jammed consistently and benelli wouldn't do anything about it. The remington is slightly cheaper, more durable, and easier to find parts and accessories for (if needed).
Since I like semi auto's I would choice the M2. There is a big price difference between the Nova and M2. Some other very good semi auto's that are priced close to the Nova would be the Beretta's 390,3901,Pintail/ES100, Franchi's 612,712,I-12 Stoeger 2000, Weatherby SAS, and Winchester SX2. The Beretta ES100/Pintail, Franchi I-12 and Stoeger 2000 are all inertia operated and all of them including the M2 are owned by Beretta. The I-12 and 2000 may be the easiest of all semi auto's to clean.
The M2 and SBE II share many parts like the stocks, forearms, magazine tube assembly, and bolt face. Other parts like the receivers, barrels and trigger groups are all different.
thanks worc, i really hate the idea of droppin 1200+ on a freakin SHOTTY, i hate hunting with shotties unless its rabbits. and even then 9/10 ima grab my browning 22lr
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I have an M2, it was a wedding gift. It is awesome! Low recoil, fast advance of shell, never jams. My other is a 12 guage winchester model 1500 eoropean XTR. Beautiful, feels nice, but will jam occasionally.
EJ
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