Cranfield Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 I have recently purchased a used (but in perfect condition) 20 gauge Benelli Model 201 SL80 and would like to obtain a handbook/manual for this model, does anyone know where I could get this from ? Also, I have a problem emptying the magazine. An unshot cartridge can be removed from the chamber by "racking" the gun, but the unshot cartridges in the magazine do not "rack" out. To remove them, I have to depress the hinged magazine feed and push in a slide to the side of the magazine entrance. This is a very fiddly operation and I can't believe there is not a proper way to remove the cartridges. Any assistance would be appreciated and please excuse my terminology, as you can see I am "not from round here". Quote
tucker301 Posted May 29, 2009 Posted May 29, 2009 As far as I can make out from your description, the gun is functioning properly. Benelli semi-autos do not release an unfired round from the magazine unless the either the gun is fired or the magazine catch release is manually depressed. In order to manually unload the gun without firing it, the catch release must be pressed each time the action is cycled. Otherwise, just the chambered out is extracted and the unfired rounds are left in the magazine. I believe your gun is very similar to the "Pasion" model, found on the Italian website. Our resident historian and curator, M1014, may be able to provide more information for you. He may even have one of these guns, if memory serves. He'll be along as soon as he's done yelling at the neighborhood kids to get off his lawn. Quote
Cranfield Posted May 30, 2009 Author Posted May 30, 2009 Thanks for the reply, having owned Beretta and Reminton semi autos in the past, I was looking for something that obviously wasn't there.(insert thumbs up smilie here) All I have to locate now is a manual. Quote
tigerdvr Posted May 31, 2009 Posted May 31, 2009 I needed a manual for my SS. Called Benelli and they emailed me the manual in minutes. Enjoy Quote
Cranfield Posted June 3, 2009 Author Posted June 3, 2009 Having visited Benelli websites (USA and Italy) , I can only download current model manuals. Does anyone have contact details to get older model manuals ? I have emailed Benelli (USA and Italy), without receiving a reply. Quote
timb99 Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Cranfield, E-mails don't work very well with Benelli CS. Better to call them. Quote
HOGWILD Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 http://www.gmk.co.uk/index.php?p=contact try these guys out? Quote
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