Jimmyp Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 Hi all, I am back! I bought one of the original R1's when they first came out for use as a deer rifle. Man that rifle made sense, chromed chamber, removable bolt, clean from the breach, wow it is technologically advanced. Then when I got it in 30-06, carrying it on a sling would result in the nut holding the forearm on to work loose. I could get a 3 shot 1 inch group with 150 grain WW powerpoints, but when I took it apart and put it back together it shot to a different zero, in some cases as much as 10 inches away from the original zero. Amaizingly after firing over 400 rounds of various ammunition thru the gun I found that you could literally tune the POI by tightening the nut that held the forearm on. The inside nut was always tightened the same to the red dot. I love the concept of this gun and want to buy another one.....someone tell me if they have worked out the bugs!! Thanks Jimmy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 The basic design and principles remain unchanged. Breaking the firearm down and re-assembling is at great risk to a loss of zero. Can't be helped in this design model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 You'll also want to read this very informative post by our resident Alaskan game guru. http://www.benelliusa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14472 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyp Posted February 19, 2008 Author Share Posted February 19, 2008 I really hate that. They went so far beyond the Browning in so many ways. Their engineering thinking was good in many ways, a take down clean from the breach autoloader with chromed chamber. Seems like they need to hard chrome that gas piston and assembly as well based on the Alaskan post. I love the way the gun handles, love the features, wish it would retain zero after dissassembly and reassembly. I will stay here hoping that someone from Benelli posts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 I will stay here hoping that someone from Benelli posts. Hope you brought a lunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stid2677 Posted February 21, 2008 Share Posted February 21, 2008 Mine still shots good, just got to know how to try her right. All three groups were fired one after the other with no more than 10 seconds between shots. Cleaned after each group. Also adjusted the scope after each group. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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