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Benelli Nova
Model: Benelli NovaThe Nova at first seems like a generic pump-action shotgun, meant to compete with the Remington 870 and Mossberg 500. Outwardly, it definitely looks like nothing more than another competitor on a saturated market. What makes this shotgun unique (apart from the famed fit and finish that Benelli provides) is the one-piece receiver and stock, which makes for a single, very strong piece of steel-reinforced polymer. Any builder will tell you that one piece is often simpler and stronger than multiple pieces, and that works just as well for the Nova. The synthetic stock and receiver unit is water resistant as well, which makes it excellent for marine or swampy environments.
Along with the standard Nova, the Supernova comes with a removable stock rather than the one-piece (allowing for it to be swapped for a pistol grip) and comes standard with the recoil reducer, which can be purchased and fitted to the Nova; the reducer is a 14 oz. tube of mercury placed in the stock, which helps absorb the recoil before it hits the shooter's shoulder. The Nova is available in a variety of barrel and magazine lengths, and it's equally useful out on a duck hunt as it is in the hands of a SWAT officer.
| Specifications: | |
| Weight: | 8 lbs. (3.63kg) |
| Length: | 45.5-49.5 in. (1,155.7-1,257.3mm) |
| Barrel Length: | 18½-28 in. (609.6-711.2mm) |
| Cartridge: | 12 gauge (3.5 inch) |
| Action: | Pump-action |
| Muzzle Velocity: | XX ft/s (XX m/s). |
| Effective Range: | 50 yd (45 m). |
| Feed System: | Tubular magazine. 4 to 7 rounds. |
| Sights: | Front red bar, rear bead (standard). |
Where to find
The Nova has achieved popularity with hunters and other sportsman, and the price of $400 to $500 is perfectly reasonable for shooters who desire that level of quality.
Complexity
The Nova's popularity comes from the strong, very simple design with a relatively small amount of parts. The one-piece stock/receiver adds to this strength, and the controls are relatively standard for shotguns.
Controls
List all controls in a bullet point format, with their location and how to manipulate them; what does what, basically. Example below.
- Safety: Cross-bolt behind the trigger. Push left to right for SAFE, right to left for FIRE.
- Cartridge stop lever: Located on the forend.
- Action release locking lever: Located on the right side of the trigger guard. If the weapon is cocked, push it in to allow for the forend to be pulled back.
Loading
Condition One, or "Locked and Cocked." Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer cocked and safety applied.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety from left to right to activate it.
- Pull the forend back to expose the chamber. Take a single shell and push it through the ejection port and into the chamber. Push the forend forward to load the chamber.
- Take a shell and push it through the loading gate on the bottom of the receiver, pushing it all the way into the magazine. Continue until the magazine is loaded.
- Cannot be done.
Condition Three. Chamber empty, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Take a shell and push it through the loading gate on the bottom of the receiver, pushing it all the way into the magazine. Continue until the magazine is loaded.
Unloading
How to unload the firearm and make safe. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Push the safety from left to right to activate it.
- Push the action release locking lever and pull the forend back slowly until a cartridge is pulled from the chamber and resting inside the action on the carrier. Pull the cartridge out through the ejection port. Slowly push the forend forward.
- Turn the shotgun upside-down and push down on the carrier. Press the cartridge stop lever so that a cartridge comes out of the magazine. Pull the cartridge out and repeat for each round.
- Pull the forend back and look through the ejection port to see that the chamber is empty.
- Deactivate the safety.
- Pull the trigger.
Field Stripping
How to disassemble the firearm for cleaning. Presented in a numbered list.
- Point the weapon in a safe direction. Critical step in case it accidentally discharges!
- Unload the weapon as described above.
- Unscrew the magazine cap and slide the barrel forward and out of the receiver.
- Use the magazine cap to push out the trigger guard pins, and use the cap again to hook them and pull them out. Remove the trigger guard.
- Turn the shotgun over. Simultaneously lift the action bars and pull back the slide to separate them.
- Push the top of the breech assembly and take it off the receiver.
- Slowly slide the forend forward to unlock the action bars from the receiver.
- Remove the stop pivot from the bolt while holding the firing pin and spring. Remove the firing pin and return spring.
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