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It uses Benelli’s patented “ Inertia Driven” mechanical action so there’s no gas injection voodoo there. The action is incredibly quick and, after hundreds of rounds, has never once jammed. My arm did not hurt after hunting all day with it the first time out. It saves over a pound for me from my previous gun, which might not sound like much but it makes a big difference. This gun gets light primarily by shortening the magazine to accommodate a maximum of three 3″ shells (actually 2 in the magazine, one in the chamber). The next day I traded it in toward the purchase of a Benelli Ultra Light 12-gauge, and have not looked back. Then I went out for chukar with my trusty over-under and afterward my arm felt like a lead pipe. The price tag ($1,599 MSRP) nearly ended it then and there, but I kept it in mind. But I’d always wondered about the repeaters and one day did a little Internet research on “best chukar gun” and came across the Benelli Ultra Light in some of the forums. They’re fun to shoot and in the right hands can be deadly.
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I like the aesthetics of a nice over-under with some lovely engraving and beautiful wood. I lift weights and try to keep a little strength going on in this aging body, but my gun was bumming me out. Still, I find lugging a heavy over-under up 2,000 feet of 60% slopes all day a pain in the butt. I’m not a spring chicken but I’m not dead yet, either.