06-059-985

NAME – Benelli M1 Super 90

TYPE – Semiautomatic shotgun

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Italy

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1985

CALIBER – 18.5x70mmR and 18.5x76mmR (12 gauge 2 ¾ and 3 in)

OVERALL LENGTH – 100.1 cm (39.7 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 47 cm (18.5 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – Smoothbore

CHOKE – Adjustable with inserts, Improved cylinder, Modified, and Full

LOAD – 00 76 mm (3 in) Magnum Buckshot

LOAD WEIGHT – 56.38 g (870 grains)

PELLET DIAMETER – 8.6 mm (0.34 in)

NUMBER OF PELLETS – 15

WEIGHT OF PELLET – 3.8 g (58 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 311 m/s (1020 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 2725 j (2010 ft/lb)

MUZZLE ENERGY PER PELLET – 182 j (134 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 3.28 kg (7 lb 3.7 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.71 kg (8 lb 2.9 oz) with 5 rounds in magazine + 1 round in chamber

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

EFFECTIVE RANGE -46 m (50 yards)

OPERATION – Short-recoil (Inertia)

TYPE OF FIRE – Semiautomatic

RATE OF FIRE – 30 rpm

FEED DEVICE – Tubular underbarrel magazine, 5-rounds in 76mm (3 inch), 6 rounds in 70mm (2 ¾ inch) with extension

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.43 kg (15.2 oz) 5 rounds + 1 in chamber

BASIC LOAD – 25 rounds (1 box)

LOAD WEIGHT – 1.78 kg (3 lb 14.8 oz)

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

STATUS – Out of production

SERVICE – Italian and other Law Enforcement, Commercial sales