14 February 2025

Benelli Wins the Assoarmieri Award 2025 in Four Categories

As every year, Benelli participated in the EOS Show, the exhibition dedicated to hunting, sport shooting, and outdoor disciplines.

This event welcomed over 40,000 visitors, offering the opportunity to meet passionate hunters and shooters and present innovations related to smoothbore and rifled firearms.

During the exhibition, the fifth edition of the Assoarmieri Award took place, an annual prize organized by Assoarmieri in collaboration with Armi & Tiro. Through a survey conducted in recent weeks, thousands of enthusiasts, shooters, hunters, and collectors voted for the best products in various competing categories.

The award results saw Benelli winning the Assoarmieri Award 2025 in four different categories.

For the Best Hunting Shotgun category, the award went to Benelli's most technologically advanced shotgun: the Raffaello Be Diamond A.I. BE.S.T.. This 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun features the highest number of innovations, reaching its peak with the introduction of the exclusive Benelli Advanced Impact technology.

Raffaello Be Diamond A.I. BE.S.T.: best Hunting Shotgun

Moving to the rifled category, the Benelli Lupo BE.S.T. Wood Wood won the award for Best Hunting Rifle, that guarantee sub-M.O.A. precision over three shots at 100 yards, offering absolute modularity and an elegant, refined design.

Lupo BE.S.T. Wood: best Hunting Rifle

The Lupo HPR BE.S.T. was awarded Best Precision Shooting Rifle for its 0.75 M.O.A. accuracy over five shots at 100 yards in all weather conditions. Thanks to an integrated precision system composed of a rigid steel bolt housing, an aluminum chassis receiver, and a barrel-action combination, it ensures exceptional structural rigidity and outstanding accuracy.

Lupo HPR BE.S.T.: best Precision Shooting Rifle

Finally the award, for Best Pump-Action Shotgun, went to the Supernova , a solid, reliable, and functional firearm designed to provide maximum comfort, a quick grip, and high customization options.

Supernova Black: best Pump-Action Shotgun

Benelli has always developed an extensive range of exclusive models, designed to deliver top-level performance and exceptional features for every specific application.