Benelli With 1 Ounce Loads

[lucas]

I thougt i read back when i purchased my m1-practical that it wasnt a good idea to use 1 ounce loads?I have been using 4 bird w/1 1/4 ounce loads for a long time at my monthly match ,regardless of target or distance, and today i discovered that remington 6 bird 1 ounce loads work just fine with a lot and i mean alot less recoil.

[BillL223]

I and many other members of this forum have been shooting the Benelli platform for many years. The gun is recoil operated so recoil is good. I have found that a minimum load is 1 1/8 oz shot @ 3 drams Equivalent. If you were shooting 1 1/4 oz factory loads, they were probably game loads @ 3 3/4 drams equivalent which have significant recoil. I have seen 1 oz loads run but don't know if they always run. Always running is the key. A factory load which I have found to run all the time is Finocchi (sp) White Rino. My hand loaded steel load is 1 1/4 oz @ 1200 with #5.

[gm iprod]

I have a Benelli M1S90, that I use for everything. I use 1oz 1200fps in it for targets and it shoots and feeds all the time.

I have had some people have problems when the guns are new with light loads and 1/2 the problems are that they do not firmly mount the gun and the other half are that the gun is so new and a little tight. I shot 500 1 1/8oz Winchester Black Ranger 3 3/4dram loads from new and that knocked it into shape. Never missed a beat since.

Keep it clean and lubed correctly. Never too much oil and never run it dry.

I am currently running a high speed (1375fps) 1oz #4 load for rabbits and a heavy 1 3/8oz #2 for feral cats.

The Benelli is very gentle with 1oz loads, it is due to the generally light weight of the gun and it's recoil system.

[PacMan]

Mine runs fine with cheap Estate target load 1oz 7-1/2 shots - in warm weather. When it turned cold (below 30), then the inconsistency of this cheap load started to show up with misfeds and failed to eject.