Dudeman

Have you called Benelli Customer Service? They were helpful to me when I needed parts for my Nova Tactical. Good luck!

Aftermarket support is pretty lacking for the Nova. Mesa Tactical makes sidesaddles for the Nova but you'll have to drill and tap the top of the receiver to use one of theirs. Tac-Star is the only other option that I'm familiar with. That one replaces the cross pins that go through the receiver with bolts. The Tac-Star screws onto those bolts. It's solid, but be sure to use Loc-Tite on the threads if you go that route. Also, the Tac-Star only holds four rounds. As for the fore-end, I'm afraid you'll have to drill and tap it to add a vertical grip. I'm pretty sure MGW and Brownells sell replacement, OEM fore-ends for pretty cheap so you can replace yours if it gets messed up during the modification process. Good luck!

Well, the Benelli Oversized Safety does not fit into the trigger guard of the Nova. It's a little too short. Hope this information is helpful to someone in the future.

I have the Benelli Oversize Safety on the way. If I'm successful installing it, I'll be sure to post my experience.

$7.00 per round? Man, I thought quality 308 ammo was expensive. I would also have concerns trying to justify my ammo selection to a jury in the very unfortunate case I had to use these rounds for HD/SD. That said, they look like they're well engineered and manufactured. Interesting design. YMMV, of course.

Thanks for the help guys. It turn out that you were right. The trigger groups assemblies are not interchangeable between the Nova and Supernova. I spoke with someone at Benelli today and he confirmed that the SN trigger group is wider and the pins are in different spots. Guess I'll keep looking for a reasonably priced trigger group assembly for the Nova.

Not yet. I've been having some feeding issues with my Nova Tactical. It was sent back to Benelli in November, they had it for five weeks and sent it back to me un-repaired. After talking to the customer service rep, I was told I could send it back again and they would have someone else look at it, or they offered to send me some of the parts that they thought might be causing the problems and I could fix it myself. I'm still waiting for some of the parts to show up. On top of the feeding issues, I also told them about plastic shavings that have been falling out of the trigger group assembly. They didn't do anything to address that complaint when they had it and they told me that that part is too expensive for them to send to me. So, I'm hoping to get an ejector spring tomorrow and I'm searching for a good deal on a trigger group assembly. FWIW, everyone I spoke with at Benelli has been very pleasant to deal with and they helped me deal with issues I had with the local UPS hub when I tried shipping the gun back to them. I'm glad your barrel/sight fix worked out for you and it really looks nice. If I ever get mine working properly, I'll probably steal your idea!

Looking at the diagrams, it appears that the part of the trigger group assembly that fits inside the receiver is the same. The only difference I can see is the shape of the trigger guard, which will be sticking out the bottom of the receiver. The loading port, shell lifter and the housing look the same to me. I don't have access to measurements, though. I know that the sides of the Supernova's receiver are thicker than the Nova's. I just need to determine if the trigger group for the SN is wider to accommodate the wider receiver. I'll call Benelli on Monday.

Does anyone know of the trigger group assembly for the Nova and Supernova are interchangeable? I'm looking to replace that part on my Nova Tactical and have found a good deal on a complete trigger group assembly. The one I found is for a Supernova, though. They look the same to me except for the shape of the trigger guard. Can anyone confirm if they are interchangeable?

The bolded part is exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks. That's an awesome pair of shotguns, too!

Anyone with experience with the Benelli oversized safety?

Has anyone here used the Benelli oversized safety on a Nova? I've seen a few mentions of the Taran Tactical and Dave's Metal Works units on the M4, but no Benelli factory oversized safety reviews. Is is a worthwhile upgrade for the $30.00? It would be used on my HD shotgun. Thanks!

Couldn't a cantilever be brazed on to a Carlson barrel? Your factory barrel would still be unaltered and you could keep your scope mounted to the cantilever that's attached to the Carlson. I've seen those barrels for $150.00-$200.00. Maybe ADCO could fit and align the rail for you. As for an "out of the box" cantilevered Nova barrel, I fear you'll never find one. If you want one bad enough, I think you're going to have to go custom. Good luck!

The Superformance slugs look like sabots so I'll probable stay away from them. I might check out the American Whitetail Rifled Slugs, though. Thanks for the link!

Thanks. I'll have to give them a whirl.

I've always had good luck with Hornady ammo in my rifles and pistols. Their TAP FPD 00-Buck is awesome in my NT, too. I haven't really looked into them for slugs except for the SST sabots, but I know that they won't do well in my smooth bore barrel. Is there a rifled slug that they make that you can recommend? Thanks.

Do you remember which Brenneke slugs? Also, which 12 gauge are you shooting them in?

You guys do actually shoot your Benelli's, right?

I've been pondering this. Would a competent gunsmith be able to add a cantilever rail to a barrel? Maybe braze one on?

I can't believe there isn't a dedicated thread for shotgun ammo here. (I didn't come up with much with the search function except for a bunch of individual threads on particular gun/load combinations.) A thread with a list of which guns like which loads could be a useful resource for some of us. It could potentially shorten the list of what is available, known to work well (or not so well) and could help forum members save a little cash. So, what loads are you using in your Benelli? Make, type, size? Have you found anything that didn't cycle properly or pattern well? What is your go-to load for the type of shooting/hunting/competing that you do? Mine: Benelli Nova Tactical - 18.5" smooth bore barrel w/ ghost ring sights. Used primarily for home defense. Hornady TAP FPD 00-Buck - 2 3/4" - Patterns very well out to 25 yards. My go-to choice for HD. Devastating terminal effects on pumpkins and watermelons. Shot to point of aim without having to adjust the sights. Speer Lawman rifled slug - 2 3/4" - Not consistent at all in my gun. I'm lucky to get less than a five-inch group at 50 yards with these. Federal "Tru-Ball" 1 oz. rifled slug - 2 3/4" - More consistent than the Speer's at 2.5"-3" at 50 yards but I'm not completely impressed with them. I'm still looking for an accurate rifled slug for the NT.

13/16" is the outside diameter and the wall thickness at the muzzle is 1/16".

I'll have to dig out my calipers and I can post the outside diameter and the barrel wall thickness. Are you thinking it might be possible? Is there a commonly accepted minimum wall thickness required to thread a barrel for chokes?

Well, it looks like the consensus it that the wall thickness on the NT's 18.5" barrel is insufficient for threading. The thin-wall Briley chokes might work but they're proprietary and expensive. I also came across reports of them failing. Oh well. I guess I'll keep an eye out for a used Benelli or Carlson barrel that takes chokes and worry about fitting a front sight to it that replicates the front sight on my NT instead.

Awesome. Thanks for the help. Googling commencing in 3..........2.............1............

Hey all. I have a Nova Tactical 12-gauge with ghost ring sights. Lately, I've been thinking about getting the 18.5" barrel threaded for chokes. I'd like the option to switch between a ported breacher and a rifled choke for sabot slugs. Has anyone here done this? Looking at the wall thickness of the barrel, it seems like it should be possible but I'm far from an expert in such things. Also, do you have any recommendations for which chokes to use?