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Benelli Nova

reviewed by familyman007

familyman007
10/11/2009

Benelli Nova 1

I have a camo Nova with a rifled barrel for sabot slugs. Mounted a scope this year (not cantelver) and am using Hornady SST ammo. I chose the Hornady ammo due to its flat shooting characteristics.

At 100 yards, the shots were all over the paper. I'm guessing 6 - 8 inch groups. So today, I'm going back to the range with some more ammo to find if something else that will hopefully give respectable accuracy. I hope the accuracy problem is not from the shotgun or this could be expensive.

My smooth bore mossberg with rifled slugs was more accurate. Seriously.
Follow up to my review:
Spent over $100 on ammo to try to determine which was the most accurate. Nothing would get under 4 inches at 50 yards. I was able to take down a deer at 25 yards, but had no confidence over that distance.
My other major complaint with that gun. When trying to be quite, the guns forearm rattles loudly against the barrel if moved. Listen to it at the store and you'll agree. Traded it in on a Browning BPS and I'm now completely satisfied with my deer hunting slug gun. 2" at 100 yards with a variety of ammo. I am using the Hornady stuff and like it.

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chadcharb commented 51 days ago.
dont you think before you slam something on a review you should make sure its not the ammo or you flinching?

bradw commented 50 days ago.
I bought a new Super Black Eagle last fall and went out to sight it in with Hornady SST's. I also have a Bushnell Holo Sight on mine which I would not use anything else. Anyway...... the SST's would not group worth a s--t for me. ALL OVER THE PLACE. I was thinkin it was the gun as you are thinking. Went back the second day sticking with what brought me to the dance. I like the Brenneke Golds....now at 100 yards my first 3 rounds were all touching each other. All I had to do then was move my group to the center. TRY THAT. Those SST's are serious junk....They look sweet, but as they always say...looks aren't evrything!!
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