Chronos

+1 for 6.8 SPC and 7mm WSM

ouch

I'm planning on getting myself a Sako 75 later this year. Perhaps in 7mm WSM

Nice link tucker!

Or perhaps they read theses posts and would rather not loose future customers like myself. I'm happy you got the support you needed, good luck!

Thanks DreamHuntz, that's encouraging!

I vote for a 325 WSM

Tucker is a good reference here from the posts I've seen. Him parting from the R1 says a lot about the rifle. It's kinda discouraging, but perhaps when I get mine I will find no problems with it.

Tucker, how does the BAR shoot compared to the R1? What caliber did you get?

So everyone is selling their R1s?

So, let me get this straight. Benelli doesn't care if you shoot High Energy ammunition (even when Federal's site says not to shoot them in semi-autos) and you don't need to break in your rifle? Not that I don't believe you DreamHuntz, it just seems to go against what we've all been taught. I wonder what's the opinion of Benelli's other CS agents and also their engineers. I kinda would like to get this right as I'm getting my R1 as soon as it is released in Canada (June/July) and I intend to give it the best care I can, like I do to all my rifles. [ 01-11-2006, 03:52 PM: Message edited by: Chronos ]

I don't see the picture

Funny thing you ask, since I also wanted to know so my friends and I made a 300 caliber competition... read on. I had the pleasure of shooting a Tikka T3 in both 300 WSM (friend 1) and 300 Win Mag (friend 2). To me, I saw no difference shooting both. Both guys when shooting each other's rifle agree that the difference (in recoil) is probably more psychological than real. The power is the same. On the target, similar results are obtained, and both guys are great shooters. In fact, the T3 is very accurate with Norma brand cartridges and you could not see the difference both calibers. (~1 MOA = 2 inch grouping at 200 yards) We even tried a small competition: Hit a 1 inch thick metal gong @ 300 meters (used for black powder shooting; we use it to try to penetrate it from a far : If you look closer: Penetration is nearly the same, and they are very close together (yet it is 2 different shooters with 2 different calibers). We don't try groupings on it, since the range master would be p!ssed. For laughs, look at the very bottom of the gong, you will see that my .270 did nothing at all to the gong. So in the end, we all agree that it comes down to price per cartridge, and psychological recoil (after all, both were hurting after a box of ammo). See this link : Caliber Economics Anthony (friend 1, 300 WSM) pays ~ 1.75 $cdn per quality cartridge while Jeff (friend 2, 300 WIN MAG) pays ~ 1.25 $cdn per quality cartridge. You can be sure that when I get my Comfortech R1 (June/July), it will be 300 WIN MAG and we'll also redo the competition... this time with a semi-auto in it... We'll see how the Benelli R1 fares... Hope this helps, Chronos. EDIT: The real question is, what bullet on the 300 WSM / 300 WIN MAG will pierce the gong at the same distance... armor piercing ? [ 01-07-2006, 10:53 AM: Message edited by: Chronos ]

Jim, though it looks like 300 WSM will not be available in Comfortech anytime soon, there is nothing stopping you from getting a .300 Win Mag. See this site if you're battling 300 WSM and .300 Win Mag : Short Mags: Magic Or Myth?. [ 01-06-2006, 08:59 PM: Message edited by: Chronos ]

Reply to self: Got news from Stoeger Canada again: The R1 with comfortech stock will be available in 300 win mag and 30-06 only. We expect delivery into Canada will be approx June/July 2006. Thank you for your interest in Benelli. Best regards, Someone. Stoeger Canada