Guest kyhunter79 Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Im about to purchase a benelli nova camo 12 gauge...Im just curious if you all have any personal thoughts or opinions from hunting magazines or professional hunters on that particular gun.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZooBear Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Re: Yall\'s opinion on the Benelli Nova 12 gauge... They are a good gun for the money. They kick like a mule with 3 1/2" shells though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJ Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 Re: Yall\'s opinion on the Benelli Nova 12 gauge... No thanks. I would not own one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hangunnr Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 Re: Yall\'s opinion on the Benelli Nova 12 gauge... I had the chance to shoot a 3" Nova once...... That's all I wanted. The recoil was brutal with hot loads. hangunnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnf Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 Re: Yall\'s opinion on the Benelli Nova 12 gauge... Waahh you big babies. I'm 5'6" 180lbs and love my Nova. Get a Sims recoil pad and shoot what you want out of it. The only drawback to this gun is that the camo does scratch off a lot easier than you would think and you have to be a little carefull with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgbennett6 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 Re: Yall\'s opinion on the Benelli Nova 12 gauge... Best shotgun i have ever owned..... very tough, i was given one for product testing a few years ago, and it is still my go to gun for turkey and waterfowl. 3.5" loads are fine with teh mercury recoil absorber, but honestly, i never feel it, especially when i'm shooting at game, it is a great gun made by a great company, Actually i believe it is the go to shotgun for the special forces now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MattA311 Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Re: Yall\'s opinion on the Benelli Nova 12 gauge... Best pump shotgun you can buy. If you want a pump gun the Nova is BY FAR AND AWAY the best gun there is. The feature on the bottom of the slide where you can eject a shell without cycling a new one is kick A*SS and the only gun that has that feature. You will not be sorry with a Nova, i've had one for 3 years, probably put 200 shells through it and you can't even tell it was ever taken out of the box. The 3 1/2 inch kick isn't bad either, I have no mercury recoil reducer and it doesn't bother me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgbennett6 Posted January 6, 2006 Report Share Posted January 6, 2006 Re: Yall\'s opinion on the Benelli Nova 12 gauge... The fore arm rattle can be solved, there is an allan bolt that you can tighten, also with the action closed, if you hit the slide release button the action automatically opens itself with teh rotating bolt, this is teh first shotgun to do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeviShot Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Re: Yall\'s opinion on the Benelli Nova 12 gauge... This a awsome shotgun.I use my for everything.Yes it kicks with 3 1/2 shell's,It's not like your going to take them to a dove field.They offer a recoil reducer that you can install in minutes.I started to get the camo but I got a all black one.I have had turkey's with in a few feet and it did not bother them.Very Very good gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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