who has any experience of knowledge, facts only, on the Benelli M2 SAFETY? Has there been any dropped gun discharges?

[Bluu Knight]

The shotgun  of yesteryear had bad reputations for dropped gun discharges. Does anyone know if this is true with the Benelli? If so, how do you know? Where are the facts or studies?

[Dkay67]

You won't find reliable reports on that.

Statistics says there will have to be some, and then that data will be skewed because of the ones that were not reported, or didn't result in an injury.

[bambihunter]

I think anymore, at least in the USA, any accidental discharge of a firearm would make national news since they love to take every opportunity for negative press.

With our litigious society, I think firearms are torture tested before the model ever goes into production. Many also get drop tested.

Personally, I carry my guns loaded in the field, or at home (if my defense gun). I trust the safeties that much on these. Only shotgun I can think of that I don't trust the safeties is the original Franchi SPAS-12 lever safety which can be fired simply by flipping the safety on and off repeatedly. Pretty much anything else of current vintage I don't worry about.