I had voiced same concerns as well.... Covid era production parts/models. As much as we like to rely on historical quality, we shouldn't practice blind allegiance in unprecedented times. Benelli is still a for profit company and amidst managerial pressure to pump out product, really easy for corners to be cut, established QA processes to be ignored, or master craftsmen unavailability as they're working remote/quarantined. Even if Benelli stayed true to their standards... What about the full supply chain starting with quality of raw materials. All this might lead to a batch of production dates/serials later deemed to be undesirable, or at least potential risk of being Benelli*.