Benelli Nova, any good?

[bogwalker]

My son is planning to buy a new Benelli Nova 12 gauge 3 1/2" 26 inch barrel. Is this a good shotgun?

[GatorBait]

Definately nothing wrong with a Benelli, nor with the Nova. Overall it's your typical shotgun, good shooter. I acutally used my buddies today to drop some ducks with it, felt nice, easy to swing on the birds and prolly the nicest thing is it's capability of 3 1/2 in which is nice on that 3rd shot in case that long shot were to ever happen. Just sayin. Either way, it's a good gun for the price tag.

[creepworm]

It is a good gun. My dad has one and has never had a problem with it. It feels like it is going to fall apart in your hands but gunsmiths that I have talked to say that they get very few in for fixing.

[Joe]

I have a nova and love it. Bit heavy for a Benelli other than that never had a problem with it.

[96trigger]

I had a supernova, mine was not good. Jammed constantly. Thought I was the only one with this problem, said that on another post in I think the waterfowl forum, and another guy said two of his buddies had the same problem. I only had mine for two years and then enough was enough. Take it for what its worth, and I own plenty of guns, pumps and semiauto's alike. I will not buy another nova, but I would not hesitate to buy a benelli semiauto.

[KG243]

My Nova has been in the pond a couple of times and it takes the licking I give it and does not give me any problems. I love the resien coating on the action, great gun for waterfowl. Only thing I do not like is it is heavy.

[Bigtom]

I have a nova and a supernova and love them. Like said before their kind of heavy to be lugging pheasent hunting all day compaired to most, because they have the mercury recoil reducer on them thats about 8 pounds.

Other wise good guns, easy to cleen and disasemble just make shure your 2 receiver pins stay in and tight. They also have a good camo finish that you can't scratch off with you finger nail.

[Gusser88]

I would agree. I am a big Benelli fan and the Nova is very reliable but a bit heavy for carrying around all day. Mine has been through a lot in the last 6/7 years and has held up really good

[pureinsanity]

I had a supernova, mine was not good. Jammed constantly. Thought I was the only one with this problem, said that on another post in I think the waterfowl forum, and another guy said two of his buddies had the same problem. I only had mine for two years and then enough was enough. Take it for what its worth, and I own plenty of guns, pumps and semiauto's alike. I will not buy another nova, but I would not hesitate to buy a benelli semiauto.

What kind of shells do/did you use in them?

I own a Super Nova, Well I won it. Its not my favorite gun but it works very well and is durable. Yes its heavy. And to whoever said it felt like it was going to fall apart? Are you sure we are talking about the same gun???? Mine never felt like it was ever going to fall apart. Its a tough, durable gun, with minimal maintenance in my opinion.

The only difference between a nove and super nova is the recoil pad in the butt. I do not think its worth the extra money. If I was to buy a Nova vs a Super Nova, I would pick the nova just for the price difference.

[96trigger]

Actually, the main difference between the Nova and the Supernova was that the Novas stock and reciever were all one piece. The Supernova's stock and reciever were two pieces. On the Novas some people were breaking the Stock/reciever and had to junk the whole gun, with the Supernova, you could replace the stock or the reciever.

As for shells, it didn't matter, I shot 2 and 3/4 at the trap range, 3 inch at crows, 3 1/2 inch at geese, the thing jammed pretty consistently. I kept thinking it just needed to get broke in, after year two, I sent it down the road. Again, it wasn't operator error, I have plenty of pumps, that don't malfunction.

[pureinsanity]

By shells I meant brand. Ive shot junk loads in my gun and its made a difference.

[96trigger]

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Originally Posted By: 96trigger

I owned a supernova for 2 yrs, it was a lemon. I know pleny of people that shoot them and like them, mine on the other hand was junk. Constantly jammed. Probably an isolated insident, but, I won't buy another.

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nope 2 of my buddies got lemons, buddy and i were jump floating a stream and kicked up a woody, he was in the front so jumped up popped a shot and the shell wrapped itself around the action, may be the shell, may not, but that gun always jammed before that accident. Second one, the barrel came bent but the factory made it right. Im not bashing benelli since i own a SBEII and freakin LOVE it, but it seems like u get a good one its GREAT, but there is a chance to get a lemon.

Found the post where Stifler said his buddies also had two lemons. I shot Remingtons for Goose loads and Winchester and Federal for trap and small game. Didn't matter what I shot, it was a jamming POS.

[pureinsanity]

Touche. Luckily mine works great than!

[96trigger]

Yeah, never said they were bad guns, actually, just the opposite. I thought they were great guns, its why I bought one, however, as with all things, you can get lemons.

[bloc004]

I had a stoeger P350, which is almost identical to the benelli nova and that thing would jam every time. i could never get a shell to cycle. No matter what size or brand. I got rid of it and got a supernova and am very happy with it! No issues what so ever!

[pureinsanity]

If I am correct Stoeger is just a cheaper version of benelli correct? Same manufacturers just less quality parts for the stoeger?

Perhaps the stoeger internals were put into triggers benellis on accident!

[bloc004]

I believe you are correct. That could have happened. This thing wouldnt cycle anything...ever! It was very frustrating. I bought it at GM and took it back to their "gun smith" the week after and he said everything works fine when he does it, so I just got rid of it. But sounds like the exact same problem!

[CJH]

If I am correct Stoeger is just a cheaper version of benelli correct? Same manufacturers just less quality parts for the stoeger?

Perhaps the stoeger internals were put into triggers benellis on accident!

I believe that is correct. I think Berretta, Benelli, Franchi (what I own), and Stoeger are all part of the same company.