the first Benelli I ever shot was the Benelli Practical model back when they just came out in 98,,they where built for ipsc shooting,,even though the barrel is to long its really a great gun,,,,, its the forefather of out the box race Benellis,,they came with a loading bracket and tubes,,which I never got the hang of so I just practiced speed loading by hand,,the later speed loading equipment is far superior to the early stuff,,,,,I remember when those competition masters came out,,almost bought one,,just don't care for remington that much,,maybe one day. PS:someday,,,someway gonna get a Salient ,,thats for sure.