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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: Jekemi on August 24, 2009, 11:31:14 AM

Title: Benelli Vinci
Post by: Jekemi on August 24, 2009, 11:31:14 AM: Anyone try the new Benelli Vinci? it looks very cool and there is some amazing technology employed in it. I have read a couple of reviews but haven't ever actually seen one. Any comments, thoughts? $1495 for the camo version. Pretty steep.
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: Goldeneye on August 24, 2009, 11:49:40 AM: Dave, you need to pick one up and test it out for us. That would be a sweet Turkey gun for you. ;)
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: h2ofowlr on August 24, 2009, 06:30:05 PM: I shot a round a sporting clays with one. It's an interesting gun. The whole gun comes apart in about 20 seconds. It shoots like the Nova or has a similar feel. I don't know if I would drop the money for it, but it is easy to maintain and clean. The only one like it.
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: ICEMAN on August 24, 2009, 10:10:24 PM: I have read all about it, would love to try one out... Innovative design.
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: BigGoonTuna on August 24, 2009, 11:12:31 PM: man, that thing looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: Gutpile on August 25, 2009, 05:11:53 AM: Here's what Gun Tests said;

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OUR TEAM SAID: The Benelli Vinci comes nowhere near to living up to its hyperbole. Benelli shamelessly proclaims, "The innovative ComforTech Plus System makes the Vinci the world’s lightest and softest-kicking shotgun." It is neither, in our opinion. The Vinci is a competent shotgun, though. For a dedicated clays gun, we’d skip the Vinci in favor of the Urika II or other heavier, softer-shooting gas models. Flipside: If we were going pheasant hunting or heading to the duck blind tomorrow, we’d grab the Vinci.
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: runamuk on August 25, 2009, 09:48:08 AM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on August 24, 2009, 11:12:31 PM
man, that thing looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

:yeah:

I was at the gun shop and the dealer had one in there it was even uglier up close...but I am a girl and don't really care for shotguns :rolleyes: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: addicted on August 28, 2009, 12:31:19 AM: they took it down and shot something like 38,000 rounds through it in a month with no maintanance other than a short blast of wd40 every once and awhile to clear it our.
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: Rob on August 31, 2009, 12:29:56 PM: Quote from: runamuk on August 25, 2009, 09:48:08 AM
Quote from: BigGoonTuna on August 24, 2009, 11:12:31 PM
man, that thing looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.

:yeah:

I was at the gun shop and the dealer had one in there it was even uglier up close...but I am a girl and don't really care for shotguns :rolleyes: :chuckle:

Being a girl has nothing to do with it! It may perform well, but it is not a pretty sight... What did they do to the trigger guard??
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: ridgefire on December 17, 2009, 09:10:23 PM: anybody else have any good or bad experiences with this shotgun
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: Jekemi on December 21, 2009, 08:48:46 AM: beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I've handled it and it feels great in your hands, lightweight and well balanced. I've talked to a few people that have shot it and it has far less recoil than other Benelli's. I think it's an engineering marvel. Time will tell if it stands up to years of hard use.
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: ducksdoom12 on December 21, 2009, 01:33:34 PM: Quote from: BigGoonTuna on August 24, 2009, 11:12:31 PM
man, that thing looks like it fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down.
what gun were u looking at, i think it is an extremly cool looking gun, not ugly at all. id love to try one out :drool:
Title: Re: Benelli Vinci
Post by: CastleRocker on December 22, 2009, 01:15:02 PM: I have an SBE and my son shoots trap/sporting clays with a Sport II. They are both fine pointing, very dependable shotguns. I read an article on the Vinci where they went to Argentina shooting doves. They shot over 5k rounds through each gun without a gun related malfunction. I will be looking at one for my next shotgun. That's all I have to say about that.