The Benelli MP 90S is a precision target shooting

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designed for the

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and

25 metre rapid fire pistol 25 meter rapid fire pistol is one of the ISSF shooting events and is shot with .22 LR pistols. The event has been a part of the Olympic program ever since the beginning in 1896, although its rules changed greatly before World War II, after wh ...

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. It is manufactured by

Benelli Armi SpA Benelli Armi S.p.A. is an Italian firearm manufacturer located in Urbino, Marche, Italy. Founded in 1967 as an offshoot of the Benelli (motorcycles), Benelli motorcycle factory that sold motorcycles through Montgomery Ward, Benelli and Benelli US ...

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. Available calibers are .22 LR and .32 S&W Long Wadcutter. The Finnish military shooting team uses the MP90S.

Features

Like all pistols designed for the

and

events, it has fully adjustable

sights A sight or sighting device is any device used to assist in precise visual alignment (i.e. ''aiming'') of weapons, surveying instruments, aircraft equipment, optical illumination equipment or larger optical instruments with the intended target. ...

, trigger and anatomically shaped grip. It employs a semi-automatic fixed barrel operation using the inertial, blow-back system. The feed is through sequential loading with a 5 or 6-round magazine depending upon the caliber. The trigger action is single action and completely adjustable. The sights are of a square-section type, with fixed front sight and a rear sight with lateral and vertical adjustment. The sight radius is 218 mm (from rear to front sight). The MP90S is constructed from tough materials, resistant to wear. The barrel is made of chrome-nickel alloy

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. The

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and bolt are constructed from chrome-

molybdenum Molybdenum is a chemical element; it has Symbol (chemistry), symbol Mo (from Neo-Latin ''molybdaenum'') and atomic number 42. The name derived from Ancient Greek ', meaning lead, since its ores were confused with lead ores. Molybdenum minerals hav ...

steel. The

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is made of a special

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of anodised ergal 55

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, while the trigger mechanism is made from molybdenum chrome-

nickel Nickel is a chemical element; it has symbol Ni and atomic number 28. It is a silvery-white lustrous metal with a slight golden tinge. Nickel is a hard and ductile transition metal. Pure nickel is chemically reactive, but large pieces are slo ...

, heat treated and chromed.

Performance

The following table shows the major results achieved by shooters using the Benelli MP90S cal. 22:

References

External links

Official homepage - Italy

Official homepage - USA

Jasna Sekarič's website
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Features

Performance

See also

References

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