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I was considering purchasing a 20 ga. Benelli Turkey edition for $2,500+- Should produce great results right?
Before I could lay out that kind of $$ I needed to know how much better they are than my (2) cheap 20 ga(s).
I called Benelli and they told me the turkey edition is their M2 field gun sent to a third party and enhanced for better patterns by the installation of a Burris Fast Fire 3 red dot and they will send 40 Yd. test groups for 10", 20" and 30" circles with the gun I purchase for $2,500+-.
The Benelli tech group was unable to tell me what an average destiny group would be and they did not know what ammo and shot size was used for testing. I found this very strange. Whereas if I were running a company and outsourcing to a third party I not only would be total knowledgeable of my end product and it performance I would also set and verify the standards. However they were kind enough to put me in touch with the third party company which was very helpful.
I was informed by the third party they test with Federal 7's and their average group is 134 pellets in a 10" group at 40 Yds.
I was very appreciated of that information where as it saved me the $2,500 big ones and the information makes me feel very happy with my 2 ga(s). costing less than $300 and providing pellet counts of 150-160 in a 10" circle at 40 yards.
I am not saying the Benelli is not a good gun. Heck probably does not rattle like my two pumps. However there does not appear to be improvement in the area I was hoping for to convince me to change.
Who knows maybe I would have gotten one that far out performs my current 20 gs(s), but I am not a gambler.....
Perhaps others are very happy with a semi, solid, light weight and very dependable 20 ga. turkey gun whereas 134 is good for a 20, but $2,500 would provide a lot of sights and testing with chokes and ammo for a $300 gun.
My point is that it pays to research information from those who know rather than just asking what everyone else uses or getting excited over an ad like I was.
Before I could lay out that kind of $$ I needed to know how much better they are than my (2) cheap 20 ga(s).
I called Benelli and they told me the turkey edition is their M2 field gun sent to a third party and enhanced for better patterns by the installation of a Burris Fast Fire 3 red dot and they will send 40 Yd. test groups for 10", 20" and 30" circles with the gun I purchase for $2,500+-.
The Benelli tech group was unable to tell me what an average destiny group would be and they did not know what ammo and shot size was used for testing. I found this very strange. Whereas if I were running a company and outsourcing to a third party I not only would be total knowledgeable of my end product and it performance I would also set and verify the standards. However they were kind enough to put me in touch with the third party company which was very helpful.
I was informed by the third party they test with Federal 7's and their average group is 134 pellets in a 10" group at 40 Yds.
I was very appreciated of that information where as it saved me the $2,500 big ones and the information makes me feel very happy with my 2 ga(s). costing less than $300 and providing pellet counts of 150-160 in a 10" circle at 40 yards.
I am not saying the Benelli is not a good gun. Heck probably does not rattle like my two pumps. However there does not appear to be improvement in the area I was hoping for to convince me to change.
Who knows maybe I would have gotten one that far out performs my current 20 gs(s), but I am not a gambler.....
Perhaps others are very happy with a semi, solid, light weight and very dependable 20 ga. turkey gun whereas 134 is good for a 20, but $2,500 would provide a lot of sights and testing with chokes and ammo for a $300 gun.
My point is that it pays to research information from those who know rather than just asking what everyone else uses or getting excited over an ad like I was.