Benelli Montefeltro 20 Gauge
Model: 10865
Benelli Montefeltro 20 Gauge
Model: 10865
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Benelli Montefeltro is a walnut-stocked semi-automatic 20 gauge built for walked-up upland hunting. It has an MSRP of $1,129. It weighs 89.6 oz, with an aluminum receiver and an inertia action that needs no gas piston, tube or barrel ports.
Three flush Crio chokes in improved cylinder, modified and full come with a wrench, and a shim kit sets drop and cast. The barrel is 26 inches and the magazine holds four rounds. The front sight is a red bar on the rib with nothing behind it. Benelli names a light two-and-a-half dram shell as the minimum recommended load for the 20-gauge Montefeltro, so the cheapest promotional clay ammunition sits under what the bolt needs.
If you're cross-shopping, the Beretta A300 Ultima has an MSRP of $899 and a gas action with no minimum load at all, at 108.16 oz, 18.56 oz more to carry. A Remington 870 Express has an MSRP of $600 and holds the same four rounds at 104.0 oz, and being a pump it has no minimum load either.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The stock is satin walnut over a blue anodized receiver, and the gun is built in Italy.
- The chamber takes standard and three-inch shells with nothing to change between them.
- Stock fit is a factory adjustment through the shim kit, so the comb can be brought to the cheek without buying wood.
- The magazine holds four and the tube cannot be extended, so capacity is fixed whatever local law allows.
- The receiver is not drilled and tapped, so a slug or turkey optic needs a clamp-on mount.
- An MSRP of $1,129 is $529 over a Remington 870 Express in the same gauge, and the Montefeltro is 14.4 oz lighter and cycles itself.
Where to Buy
No prices available at this time.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does it differ from the Montefeltro Ultra Light?
The Ultra Light is a separate series on the same action, built lighter, alongside a Sporting version aimed at clays.
Will it cycle light dove loads?
Down to Benelli's minimum recommended load for the 20-gauge Montefeltro. Below that the bolt may not travel far enough back to eject and rechamber.
How is the inertia action cleaned?
The bolt comes out of the receiver and the inertia spring sits in the bolt assembly. There is no gas system to take off the barrel.
