Executive summary of the core content
In 2012, the famous Italian manufacturer Benelli launched a semi-automatic shotgun to the US police shotgun market, which is the Benelli M2 tactical shotgun. For several years, the sales performance of the gun has been good -
Most of the engagements encountered by SWAT officers are close-range gun battles, and if officers only use semi-automatic pistols or barrel shotguns, they cannot have a fire superiority at close range, which may cause heavy casualties among police officers. Therefore, when confronting the suspect at close range, the police officer needs to shoot quickly and continuously. The rate of fire and power possessed by the semi-automatic shotgun show its superiority. To this end, Benelli launched the Benelli M2 police tactical shotgun for the police department in 2012, and the gun has achieved good sales performance in the market for several years.
M2 tactical shotgun with a comfortech stock
An m2 tactical shotgun with a normal stock and no small grip
With a normal stock, m2 tactical shotgun with a small grip
part.1 Structural performance demonstration
The Benelli M2 tactical shotgun has a barrel length of 470 mm and a full gun length of 1 010 mm. The gun can fire 70mm and 76mm long No. 12 shotgun shells, with a capacity of 5+1 rounds and 4+1 rounds, an empty gun mass of 3kg, and the whole gun is lightweight and easy to carry.
At first glance, the Benelli M2 tactical shotgun gives a sense of decency, but in fact, the company has put a lot of effort into this semi-automatic shotgun. Most notably, the gun is paired with the company's redesigned comfortech stock, which makes the recoil much lighter than the ordinary semi-automatic shotgun, which improves the operability and increases the accuracy of continuous shooting. This tactical upgrade was very popular with police officers.
The barrel of the Benelli M2 tactical shotgun is threaded to the aluminum receiver and is a steel smoothbore barrel. The barrel is fitted with a throat retraction inside to improve shooting accuracy. Above the front of the barrel is a crosshair with wings. An inscription is engraved on the back of the barrel.
The top of the receiver is fitted with an LPA "ghost ring" type illumination door
The handguard is made of polymer. The handguard grip has a knurled non-slip pattern. The front of the handguard hand grip is engraved with the company inscription. The cartridge magazine is located inside the handguard, the front of the magazine is equipped with an extension tube, which can accommodate 1 more shotgun shell, and a sling ring is installed behind the magazine extension tube, which is installed with the sling ring under the stock. When the magazine extension tube is not in use, it can be removed.
A close-up of the shell window allows you to see the bolt assembly inside
The front and rear sections under the ejection window on the right side of the receiver are engraved with the words benelli-italy and m2. The top of the receiver is fitted with an LPA "ghost ring" illumination door, which is aimed in conjunction with the crosshairs in front of the barrel. This sight is now standard for tactical shotguns and is very useful. The empty hang-up release device is located under the ejection window and is push-button type. There is a safety under the receiver and in front of the trigger guard.
A close-up of the muzzle, where a throat contraction mounted inside the barrel can be seen
As mentioned earlier, the comfortech stock is a new design of Benelli AG to effectively reduce recoil. The comfortech stock is fixed, hollow and made of polymer. The innovative design of the stock is that there is a row of "v" shaped holes diagonally on each side of the stock, which has been tested to reduce the perceptible recoil by 30% compared to the ordinary stock, and for easy grip, the "v" shaped holes are filled with gaskets. A new rubber cushion is mounted at the rear of the stock to further reduce recoil. This stock features an interchangeable cheek plate, with a total of 3 cheek plates for shooters to choose from. The front grip part of the stock is equipped with the same knurled non-slip pattern as the handguard grip part, which coordinates the overall design of the firearm.
The stock is hollow in design with multiple "v" shaped holes diagonally on the sides and filled with gaskets. The design of the stock greatly reduces the recoil
part.2 Other versions
At the same time as the Benelli M2 tactical shotgun with a comfortech stock, Benelli also introduced two Benelli m2 tactical shotguns with traditional stocks, one with a small butt and the other without a small grip. Both versions are priced a little cheaper than the one with the comfortech stock, making it easier for some law enforcement agencies with limited budgets.
There are 3 options for the cheek pads of the comfor tech stock
part.3 Range test performance
The range test used a comfortech stock version of the Benelli M2 tactical shotgun, and a new type of shotgun was used, the Winchester pdx1 shotgun. The Winchester pdx1 12 shotgun shell contains a large projectile with diagonal grooves and three 00-gauge deer projectiles. When the projectile is fired, the projectile is distributed in a fan-shaped manner, with the large projectile in the middle and the 3 No. 00 deer projectiles on the periphery, so the lethality and stopping effect are extremely large. The shooter fired at a distance of 50 yards (45.7 m) at a half-body target, and the first large projectile hit the red heart area in the middle, and the other 3 projectiles also hit the target. The shooter then shoots at a target at a distance of 100 yards (91.4 m) and is also able to hit the target. After that, the shooter fired 400 shotguns in a row, and the Benelli M2 tactical shotgun performed steadily.
The shooter hit the red heart with the first shot at the half-body target at 45.7m
The Benelli M2 tactical shotgun, which sold for $1,489 per unit, was cost-effective and had a good sales performance on the market.