benelli disambiguation . benelli armi spa type firearms manufacturer industry firearms founded 1967 founder giovanni benelli 1 headquarters urbino italy key people bruno civolani inventor of the intertia driven system 2 3 products shotguns rifles parent beretta holding divisions benelli usa franchi stoeger industries website benelli.it international benelliusa.com usa benelli armi spa is an italian firearm manufacturer founded in 1967 located in urbino italy best known for shotguns used by military law enforcement and civilians all over the world . particularly famous is the benelli m3 12 gauge used extensively by american swat teams . benelli armi was founded in 1967 as an offshoot of the benelli motorcycle factory that sold motorcycles through montgomery ward . benelli and benelli usa have been owned by pietro beretta spa since 2000 . 4 contents 1 history 2 shotguns 3 rifles 4 target pistols 5 pistols 6 air pistols 7 submachine guns 8 references 9 external links history edit in 1911 teresa benelli invested in her 6 sons to begin an auto service company . eventually their services expanded to include servicing motorcycles and even building their own . in 1967 they acted on their love of hunting as well as their belief in the semi auto shotgun by developing firearms . they did this by teaming up with bruno civolani the developer of a revolutionary new action and patenting the inertia driven mechanism . 5 shotguns edit benelli m4 super 90 m1014 combat shotgun many benelli shotguns utilize a unique inertia operating system developed by bruno civolani . 3 in 1999 benelli introduced the benelli m4 super 90 an unusual gas operated semi automatic shotgun intended for military and law enforcement use . the benelli super black eagle a favorite of waterfowlers was one of the first semi automatic shotguns capable of firing the 2.75 3 and 3.5 inch shotgun shells . the benelli nova pump action m1 super 90 and a customized m2 field were used by tom knapp during his shooting exhibitions wherein he frequently shot down several hand thrown clay targets while still in mid air setting a world record in october 2004 when he destroyed 10 such targets with 10 shots in 2.0 seconds with all the targets still airborne . m1 super 90 12 and 20 gauge semi automatic m2 super 90 12 and 20 gauge semi automatic m3 super 90 12 gauge semi automatic or pump action m4 super 90 12 gauge semi automatic raffaello 12 gauge semi automatic raffaello criocomfort 12 and 20 gauge semi automatic raffaello crio 28 28 gauge semi automatic vinci 12 gauge semi automatic super vinci 12 gauge benelli montefeltro 12 and 20 gauge semi automatic super black eagle i 12 gauge semi automatic super black eagle ii 12 gauge semi automatic ethos 12 gauge 828u over under 12 gauge nova 12 gauge pump action nova tactical nova field supernova 12 gauge rifles edit benelli argo benelli argo comfortech benelli argo el benelli argo special benelli argo deluxe benelli mr1 chambered in 5.56 benelli r1 target pistols edit benelli mp 90s benelli mp 95e pistols edit benelli b76 air pistols edit francesco bruno with the benelli kite pre charged olympic class air pistol . benelli kite variant benelli kite young submachine guns edit benelli cb m2 references edit 1 http www.benelli.it azienda index.asp id 23 a b 2 fabbrica d armi pietro beretta s.p.a. . benelli history how one of the biggest firearms brands came to be . newsmax . retrieved 2015 12 16 . benelliusa benelli shotgun eurooptic ltd external links edit italy portal companies portal wikimedia commons has media related to benelli firearms . official homepage italy official homepage usa benelli firearms factory tour computer modeling & high speed video from the benelli plant in italy on youtube benelli firearms factory tour quality assurance at benelli s plant in italy on youtube benelli firearms factory tour how benelli cryogenically treats their barrels in italy on youtube retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title benelli 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