Redarrow Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Hi folks .newbie here. Bought my first Benelli a couple days ago. It wont be my last.Haven't even shot it yet ,but I love it. Its the Nova 20 ga, camo for turkey hunting. Im trying to find a saddle mount ,but keep striking out.:(Which brings me to my questions.Is the spacing (front to rear)of the 2 pins that hold the trigger group in, the same on the 12 ga.as the 20 ga.? My thought are that if they are the same maybe I can use a 12 ga, mount with shims between the receiver and mount. The other possibility is drill and tap the receiver for a Weaver mount. Can this be done? Has any one D& Td theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgunNoob Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 The other possibility is drill and tap the receiver for a Weaver mount.Im not an expert in this area, but since nobody has bothered tackling your issue, Ill give it a go. First off, I wouldnt bother trying to mount a sidesaddle to the side of the receiver as Ive heard that, if you dont get it right, you could run into all sorts of reliability issues. Plus, I just dont trust this kind of setup. Personally, Id spend the extra cash and have a competent gunsmith drill/tap the top of the receiver. Sure, you could still run into some problems. But, I feel that top-mounted carriers afford greater overall reliability/security vs those mounted to the side of the weapon, IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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