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
