ACCOKEEK, MD –-(Ammoland.com)- Benelli’s venerable “workhorse,” the rugged and reliable M2 Field is now offered in a Compact model available in both 12 and 20-gauges, specifically designed for small-statured and young shooters.
The M2 Compact features a short stock complete with ComforTech and a gel butt pad ergonomically designed to fit the shoulder.
The M2 Compact also comes with a set of shims for adjusting the buttstock’s drop and cast. Benelli’s M2 Compact 12-gauge comes in a 26-inch barrel and the 20-gauge model comes with a 24-inch barrel.
Compact guns, when properly designed integrate form and function in order to provide the perfect gun for small-statured and young shooters.
These scaled-down guns are important because they play a key role in establishing how a smaller-framed shooter or beginner safely and effectively handles guns. In many cases, compact guns provide the first hands-on shooting experience for a learning shooter, and as such, that experience will influence their future participation in the shooting sports. The main feature of a compact gun, and which, determines its proper fit for a shooter is a shorter buttstock.
This is what provides the shorter length-of-pull (LOP), enabling small shooters to enjoy and participate in all types of shooting sports, from hunting to clay target games. When the time is appropriate, a full-size buttstock can be fitted to the M2 Compact.
“Typically a youth’s gun is considered to have just a short stock in a sub-gauge, but the M2 Compact available in both 20 and 12-gauge will serve small statured shooters in every type of shooting or hunting endeavor,” said Stephen McKelvain, Benelli USA’s VP of Marketing. “Our customers asked and we responded with a gun that will serve beginner shooters as well as those that just need a gun to fit better.”
M2 Compact 12-Gauge: COMMON SPECIFICATIONS:
- Magazine Capacity: 3+1 Crio
- Chokes: C,IC,M,IM,F
- Sights: Red bar front sight
- Length of Pull: 13⅛”
- Drop at Heel: 2⅛”
- Drop at Comb: 1½” (Includes shim kit to adjust drop and cast).
- Overall length: 46.25” Weight: 7 lbs.
- Minimum Recommended Load: Use 3-dram, 1-⅛-oz. loads in all Benelli 12-ga. semi-auto shotguns.
- MSRP: $1359
M2 Compact 20-Gauge: COMMON SPECIFICATIONS:
- Magazine Capacity: 3+1 Crio
- Chokes: C,IC,M,IM,F
- Sights: Red bar front sight
- Length of Pull: 13⅛”
- Drop at Heel: 2⅛”
- Drop at Comb: 1½” (Includes shim kit to adjust drop and cast).
- Overall length: 44”
- Weight: 5.8 lbs
- Minimum Recommended Load: Use 2-½-dram, ⅞-oz. loads in all Benelli 20-ga. semi-auto shotguns.
- MSRP: $1409
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I really want a nice Benelli.
Maybe, if they could hold off WWlll until after tax return time.