13 June 2024

The best smooth barrel shotguns of 2024 are Benelli

Benelli wins the Shooting Sports Retailer "GOLD Award" in the shotgun - smooth barrel shotguns category.

As in previous years, the American magazine Shooting Sports Retailer, a cornerstone for over 40 years for dealers in the firearms industry, has awarded the 2024 prizes to the best products divided by category, from firearms to ammunition and accessories. Benelli has been honoured for its design excellence, manufacturing quality, and the cutting-edge nature of its smooth barrel shotguns, evaluated based on performance, innovation, value, and popularity among consumers.

The company’s unparalleled know how in shotguns is deeply rooted and inextricably linked to the invention of the inertial system, which marked a new era for semi-automatic hunting and shooting shotguns.

However, the company's drive for innovation has never ceased, and precisely in 2023, Benelli introduced to the market a new forefront, destined to revolutionize the hunting and sporting world once more: Benelli Advanced Impact. This new barrel and choke system, also patented, ensures a faster shot, reaching farther, and with a deeper impact on the target.

This technological innovation has so far been introduced in the models of the Raffaello semi-automatic shotgun family and the 828 series of over-and-under shotguns, at the forefront of the wide Benelli range.

A leader in the smooth barrel shotgun sector, Benelli offers numerous product families currently on the market, each with a distinct identity and exceptional quality.

• Black Eagle and Super Black Eagle, with the latter being the first-ever super magnum shotgun made, a true icon for waterfowl hunting;
• Montefeltro, known for extreme reliability and a trend-setting design;
• Vinci and Super Vinci, making design innovation a must-have;
• M2, synonymous with unmatched robustness and outstanding functionality;
• M2 Speed, a semi-automatic competition shotgun designed for dynamic shooting sports;
• M3, a shotgun primarily designed for the defence market.
• M4, the shotgun of the U.S. Marines, and the world's only true combat proven shotgun.
• Nova and Supernova, pump shotguns celebrated for unmatched durability and reliability.

Excellence, innovation, credibility, style. In two words: Benelli shotguns.