You will achieve 100% reliability with 24g loads and very acceptable results with 21g loads. One of the misconceptions is that this inertia system requires a heavy cartridge to cycle the mechanism. This process is exceptionally fast and reliable, with even the poorest of ammo being extracted with ease. This inertia cycles the bolt back into the receiver, re-cocking the trigger mechanism and taking the next cartridge from the magazine. Behind this is a recoil spring on firing, the inertia of the shot throws the bolt on to the recoil spring. The mechanism is designed around a rotating bolt that locks into the barrel breech on close. This does not mean that they are crude or agricultural - quite the opposite the design and engineering is superb. The reason these guns are so respected is they are simple, durable and, above all, reliable. The next day, I sold my Beretta and invested in a Benelli. Six months later, I found out why when a team of keepers from Leadhills joined us for a clear-up day at West Wycombe Park, all toting M1 Super 90 Benellis.

I could not really understand why a keeper would want a Benelli over the Beretta semi-auto. When the guns arrived they looked awkward, unrefined and plain. Working in the gun room, I would receive orders to equip these keepers in their task, and top of the list was always a Benelli M1. The grouse keeper was equipped, supported and rewarded accordingly. Mark and Sir Edward’s partnership gave grouse moor management a long overdue burst of youth, enthusiasm and investment. My first introduction to the M series Benelli semi-auto was 20 years ago when I was working for Mark Osborne and Sir Edward Dashwood in what was the early days of the E J Churchill Group. These guns are to grouse moor management what the Winchester lever-action rifle was to winning the West. Whenever I handle a Benelli M series semi-automatic, it makes me think of the king of gamebirds, the grouse. Want to buy a single issue of Shooting Times, Sporting Gun or Airgun Shooter?.Choosing the right bullets for deer stalking.British deer: A guide to identifying the six species found here and where to stalk them.

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