rhodesengr

I think I answered my own question. I found a table on the benelliusa site showing the specs for all the Supernova versions. There is a column called "drilled and tapped" and under my version it says "no". So that sort of sucks. I don't really need the rail on the top. I am just looking for a shell holder on the side. So if anyone has any ideas.... I have seen some saddle mounts that use the pins through the body like this https://www.trinitysupply.com/Benelli-Nova-Shotgun-mount-and-shell-holder-p/1330.htm but that puts the shell holder on top rather than the side. Other than some Velcro mounted products, I have not found a side mounted shell holder that uses the pin holes. The only alternative for the Mesa Tactical product would be to either drill and tap mounting holes myself or get a gunsmith to do it.

I recently bought a brand new Benelli Super Nova. I am trying to mount an accessory rail. The manual shows tapped holes but they aren't apparent when looking at the top of the receiver as shown in the photo. Are the holes beneath that camo colored strip? Or did I just end up with a model that doesn't have the holes. If they are under a cover strip, how do you remove the strip?