06-059-980

NAME – Benelli Model 121 – M1

TYPE – Semiautomatic shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Italy

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1980

CALIBER – 18.5x70mmR (12 Gauge 2 ¾ inch)

OVERALL LENGTH – 101 cm (39.75 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 50 cm (19.7 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Smoothbore

CHOKE – Cylinder bore

LOAD – 00 Buckshot

LOAD WEIGHT – 34.2 g (522 grains)

PELLET DIAMETER – 8.6 mm (0.34 in)

NUMBER OF PELLETS – 9

WEIGHT OF PELLET – 3.8 g (58 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 353 m/s (1159 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2111 j (1557 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET – 235 j (173 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.45 kg (7 lb 9.7 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.77 kg (8 lb 5 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, iron, fixed, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Notch

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 37 m (40 yards)

OPERATION – Short recoil (Inertia)

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 28 rpm, Can fire 5 rounds in under 1 second

FEED DEVICE – 7 round tubular underbarrel magazine

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.32 kg (11.3 oz)

BASIC LOAD – 25 rounds (1 box)

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.16 kg (2 lb 8.9 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Benelloi Armi SpA, Via della Stazione 50, Urbino (Pesaro

STATUS – Out of production

SERVICE – Law Enforcement and commercial sales