bergie257

My safety works just right. If your safety is hard to work, take it to a Benelli certified gunsmith for a little TLC. Don't try to fix it yourself, or have your hunting buddy do the work.

I have a M2, left hand model. Out of the box the "comfort tech" hurt using only target loads. I hate to think what my shoulder would fee like after a half box of magnums! I put a mercury reducer from Brownells' on it, it helps. I also took off the original pad and placed a slip on "HI VIZ" pad, that brought the recoil down to a manageable level. I still don't know if this is the one to take on a "hot barrell" dove shoot of 800-1000 rounds per day, only time will tell. Mechanically it is a great gun; recoil wise, it still has a real problem. I think it would benefit Benelli to do a little more field testing of their new products under true hot barrell conditions, and put a little less money in their propaganda.

I shot a round of skeet using the M2 with the mercury recoil reducer. The thing works! The shotgun is much more comfortable to shoot with the reducer than without. I still think I will get a better recoil pad, Kick Eze type, and THICK!

The first time we went to Argentina on a dove shoot we took six Remington 1100 20g. to shoot. Five ended up broken. Springs and various parts snaped. The fork that works one of the weapons in the stock melted do to the heat of the hot barrell shoot. The only guns that worked well were the Brownings, Barettas and Benellis. You are right, 20g. is the caliber of choice. However, there are no left handed 20g. semi's out there. So, I'm stuck with a 12g.

I just shot by M2 using my mercury recoil reduction device from Brownells. It WORKS! I feel it reduces the recoil about 60% (felt). I will now work on the "kickease" recoil pad. The Benellei is a great gun, but it needs work to truly earn the "comfort tech" crown, in my opinion. Frankly, the "comfort tech" system is not as good as I had hoped it would. I hope it works better with a "kickease" type pad. Otherwise, I'll stick with my Browing Gold. This is a problem Benelli should address, they do make a great product.

PS: North Florida, do you still have a state to shoot, hunt in????? I hope so!

I received my recoil reducer in the mail from Brownell's two days after I ordered it. Great service!! The device fits perfectally on my M2. I'll try it this weekend and let you know the results. Here's hoping it works!

This is a left handed M2. I was hoping that the "comfort tech" recoil system would make the 12g. shoot a little easier, but I was wrong. If I cannot solve this problem, I will have to use the 20. 1100 that I used on my last trip to Argentina. Remington guns just don't seem to hold up under the "hot barrel" shooting conditions. We took six Remingtons down on the last trip, five broke after three days of shooting 9-10 cases per day. The Brownings and Benellis held up well.

Thanks for all your well though out advice. I have taken all of it under consideration. I spoke with the folks at Brownells, and have ordered a mercury recoil reducer for the forend. I hope it fits, if not I am told I can send it back. The only "IF" in this deal is if the forend cap on the M1 is the same size as the M2. Any thoughts?

I just bought and shot a new 12g M2. IT KICKS!! Even with light target loads. I had planed to take it to Bolivia on a hot barrel dove shoot, but am having second thoughts as my shoulder hurts just thinking about shooting 2-3 cases of shells a day with the M2.

I bought my first Benelli last week, shot it over the weekend. Inspite of the "comfort tech" recoil system, it "kicked" more than I felt it should, even using light loads. Several of my friends shot the gun and agreed with me. I planed on taking it to South America on on a dove hunt where I would shoot 3-4 cases a day. My shoulder hurts just thinking about using my M2 for that long a shooting session. Can anyone help?