I am thinking of purchasing a benelli nova shotgun for hunting deer does anyone have one and can tell me if they like it or not? thanks.

great gun fuctions flawlessly, But rusts like it nobodies business in the slightest moisture. You shooting slugs or buckshot? I would go with something either in a camo finish or parkerized both finishes protect against rust the best.

I have one in the camo. I bought it last year as a back up gun for my Benelli M1 Field for South Dakota pheasant. Needless to say I never had to use it. Benelli makes damn good products and the Nova is a steal for around $300. You can even put in a Benelli recoil reducer in the stock if you go symthetic. That would be nice for heavily loaded slugs and turkey loads. I would say the Nova is a toss up with the Browning BPS.

-mathewsconquest2

I have a blued 24" "NWTF" 12 guage Nova. Love it!! Have had zero rust problems and had never heard of that problem until now. I use Eezox on all my guns and have no problems with rust on any of them. After the last wet spring season it would have "surfaced" .

Mine has been 100% reliable and I have used it for dove, skeet, waterfowl & turkey. Great gun!

Amen to the EEZOX and Benelli Nova. Best patterning, most reliable and great quality pump shotgun out there! I saw a study on gun protectants and EEZOX and Breakfree were the two best by far. If anyone wants I can post the link!

i also am looking into a nova sound like good guns

I love mine, I use it more than my M1 now. In the Dakotas with that top soil pelting your face its a must have!

I got one. It's an alright gun. But if I had the choice, I'd pick my 870 over it any day. It feels like a toy to me. Probably because it's got a bunch of plastic to it, but it also doesn't feel as good in my hand as my 870.

A bunch of people love them. They just aren't really my type of shotgun.

Breakfree is what I use now seems to have takin care of the rust problem but i still watch it closely for condensation on humid days.

I have a nova, and i love it. Last Spring Season it iwas pouring down rain, but i have never had a rust problem at all. Very reliable.