Benelli Vinci

[muddycreek]

Over lunch yesterday walked down to Gander Mountain to browse, drool, and dream. While there I handled the new Vinci. What an ugly gun, but boy it sure handled nice and came up great in the store!

Anyone on here shot one? The salesman absolutely loved it, I know him personally and he does know his guns. Just lookin for opinions.

[mcbosco]

i haven't but it looks like a cool gun

http://www.chuckhawks.com/benelli_vinci.htm

[TEX-X]

i don't care what the website says...i have a super nova and a super black eagle....they are by far my favorite... benelli is a great company and i simply love there shotguns....I WANT A VINCI

[live4point]

I have too much respect for the birds to kill them with a gun that ugly

[brdhntr]

I have too much respect for the birds to kill them with a gun that ugly

The pinnacle of ugly is the A5. This gun is not that bad.

[mcbosco]

it is a little odd looking but the engineering is pretty interesting and should have great resale

[TEX-X]

i handled on last weekend... and it just feels right in your hands...it's very comfortable to hold...

[mcbosco]

did you break the gun down at the store? Its really just 3 integrated components, right?

[TEX-X]

i've seen pics of it broke down...but i haven't broken it down myself...i'll have to see if i can do that this weekend....i do know that my super nova and SBE 2 are very easy to break down...

[cupofjoe04]

Several years ago my father and I bought supernovas, and we fell in love with benelli. I went down to the ranch with him last weekend to fill up feeders, and of course we brought our shotguns to bust some skeet in preparation for dove season. My dad pulls this odd looking greyish case out of his toolbox, with a smirk on his face, and I know something is up. Of course, he got a Vinci.

The Vinci breaks into three main components, and the case has fitted slots for all of them and keeps the gun very safe. Easy and quickly assembled, and somehow benelli has improved upon its awesome grips. The gun is light weight, easy to hold, shoulders well, and easy to get on target. The trigger has a firm feel, with a definitive breaking point. I was worried about the recoil at first, due to the weight. While there was a noticeable increase in barrel movement as compared to my heavy supernova, there was SIGNIFICANTLY less recoil. I don't know how they did it, but that gun simply does kill your shoulder. While the barrel does move alot, due to the dissipation of energy and lightweight of the gun it is very easy to reacquire the second target. The smoothest shooting gun I have ever fired, by far. The in-line action was smooth and seemed to cycle dove shells effortlessly.

On the design, it does look very different from the normal benelli. Most benellis have rounded flowing corners, with everything tapering smoothly from the muzzle to stock. I think because of the modular design, this one seemed fragmented in appearance. It has sharp angles and hard lines all around the gun, except the trigger guard, which is a giant oval. The trigger housing was larger than a normal shotgun, but I think that is due to the advanced trigger system they put in there. Even with all the changes, it was almost beautiful it its own way. This would be an excellent gun for anyone who wing shoots. Easy to carry in the field all day, shoulders smoothly and lines up very nicely, quick target acquisition, low recoil, and smooth action. Probably wouldn't use this specifically for a turkey gun; though if your looking for a single shotgun that can do it all, this would be an excellent choice.

To sum up my experience with the Vinci, my dad didn't have to oil it after we shot, cause I saturated the gun with my drool and envy. Nuf said

[mcbosco]

Its pretty amazing that one Italian family has managed to assemble all those brands under the "Berretta" umbrella, let alone the other northen italian families that run the big consortium. Not only sporting guns but pistols as well.

great business case study

[TEX-X]

how do you think it would be compared to a super black eagle 2

[mcbosco]

i dont have a black eagle but i have shot one a few times...its a quality piece but very much a tool of a gun i think, reliable, solid, great resale but not that refined, its a genuine hunting gun, have you ever met anyone that didn't love his SBE?

[muddycreek]

i handled on last weekend... and it just feels right in your hands...it's very comfortable to hold...

Exactly what I thought, but still tryin to get used to the looks. I will say it's growing on me, but so are the Fausti sisters

[TEX-X]

fausti sisters.

i honestly cannot ever remember anyone who said they didn't like their SBE

[luke0927]

I have a SBE II and want to shoot one just to compare I'm not looking to get one now but i would like to see if i could tell much difference

[mcbosco]

what is the talk like on the Browning Maxxus?

[TEX-X]

I've heard lots of chatter on that Winchester SX3.....but not of the browning. What have you heard?

[mcbosco]

as you can imagine the Maxus is the Vinci killer, lol

[TEX-X]

of course...and that is said without them ever shooting a vinci

[mcbosco]

i need a back-up gun, cheap synthetic for when it rains