The Benelli M2 is a
semi-automatic shotgun manufactured by
Benelli Armi SpA, and the second model of the Benelli Super 90 line of semi-automatic shotguns. It is an updated version of the
Benelli M1. Like its predecessor, it is available in several versions for civilian, law enforcement and military use. It features the
proprietary Benelli
inertia system of operation.
Operation
The inertia recoil system was developed for the Benelli M1, M2, and M3 shotguns in the early 1980s. This short-stroke recoil system is dependent upon the force of the shotgun's rearward movement under recoil. As a result of inertia, heavier loads cycle in a shorter amount of time.
The recoil spring is housed within the butt stock in the same manner as a
Browning Auto-5 or
Remington 1100; as a result, the shotgun can only cycle with a butt stock in place.
Users
The M2 Super 90 is marketed as a
tactical
Tactic(s) or Tactical may refer to:
* Tactic (method), a conceptual action implemented as one or more specific tasks
** Military tactics, the disposition and maneuver of units on a particular sea or battlefield
** Chess tactics
** Political tacti ...
or defensive shotgun to military and police forces as well as to civilian hunters and target shooters for
skeet,
sporting clays
Sporting clays is a form of clay pigeon shooting, often described as "golf with a shotgun" because a typical course includes from 10 to 15 different shooting stations laid out over natural terrain. For safety, the course size is often no smaller ...
and trap shooting.
Exhibition sharpshooter
Tom Knapp used a Benelli M2 in many of his shooting demonstrations, breaking 10 clays in 2.2 seconds with the M2 and an extended magazine.
A popular sporting variant of the Benelli M2 is the XRAIL design offered by Roth Concept Innovations. This modified magazine tube gives the shooter a 25-round magazine capacity by using 4 tubes in tandem like a revolver's cylinder.
See also
*
Benelli M3
*
Benelli M4
References
External links
Benelli M2 Owners Manual
Benelli Armi SpA
Semi-automatic shotguns of Italy
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