Benelli Super Nova Loading Question

USAFChiefret · December 7, 2008, 10:16 PM

I just purchased a Benelli 12 GA with 18.5' Barrel. The box says:

FPO S NOVA 3.5" GHS SLUG 18.5" C
IL G IMP/SINT-PG MAG-STOP USB

Everything I have read says it should be a 4+1. I tried loading and it stops at 2 shells. When I try to put in the 3rd shell it stops about half way in.

I am new to shot guns so I may be doing something wrong.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Bob

cslinger · December 7, 2008, 10:24 PM

The mag tube comes stock with a plug installed to allow for hunting regulations. You must dis-assemble the magazine tube and remove the plug. Once you have done this the Nova will hold 4+1.

Chris

USAFChiefret · December 7, 2008, 10:27 PM

Thanks Chris! I'll do that.

Bob

Paochow · December 8, 2008, 10:17 PM

Make sure you are careful when you remove the snap ring, that spring has a lot of tension.

My friend lost his 870 mag spring in an open field by forgetting to cover it when he removed the mag extension.

wpcexpert · December 8, 2008, 10:34 PM

Yeah, and don't do it with shells in the mag either

...super extra built-up pressure. Man I was lucky I wasn't in the line of fire. That retainer clip can be a pain to get out.

Falcon5NZ · December 8, 2008, 10:40 PM

If they are the design I think they are e.g. circle with section cut out off it and a small hole bout 2mm diameter at each end, circlip pliers (the ones with the ends bent 90 deg from handles) are perfect. But watch the tension on the spring. First time I did it it very nearly hurt.

December 7, 2008, 10:16 PM	#1
USAFChiefret Junior Member Join Date: December 7, 2008 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 2	Benelli Super Nova Loading Question I just purchased a Benelli 12 GA with 18.5' Barrel. The box says: FPO S NOVA 3.5" GHS SLUG 18.5" C IL G IMP/SINT-PG MAG-STOP USB Everything I have read says it should be a 4+1. I tried loading and it stops at 2 shells. When I try to put in the 3rd shell it stops about half way in. I am new to shot guns so I may be doing something wrong. Any ideas? Thanks! Bob

December 7, 2008, 10:24 PM	#2
cslinger Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,045	The mag tube comes stock with a plug installed to allow for hunting regulations. You must dis-assemble the magazine tube and remove the plug. Once you have done this the Nova will hold 4+1. Chris __________________ "Is there anyway I can write my local gun store off on my taxes as dependents?"

December 8, 2008, 10:34 PM	#5
wpcexpert Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Central Arkansas Posts: 791	Yeah, and don't do it with shells in the mag either...super extra built-up pressure. Man I was lucky I wasn't in the line of fire. That retainer clip can be a pain to get out. __________________ When once a republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil. - Thomas Jefferson

December 8, 2008, 10:40 PM	#6
Falcon5NZ Senior Member Join Date: May 19, 2008 Location: Somewhere North of the Roaring 40's...Just Posts: 275	If they are the design I think they are e.g. circle with section cut out off it and a small hole bout 2mm diameter at each end, circlip pliers (the ones with the ends bent 90 deg from handles) are perfect. But watch the tension on the spring. First time I did it it very nearly hurt. __________________ It is New Zealand's role to send out its bright young men and women to help run the rest of the world. And they go, not hating the country of their birth, but loving it. From this loving base they make their mark on the world. Pro-1080 Poison and proud of it!!

December 7, 2008, 10:27 PM	#3
USAFChiefret Junior Member Join Date: December 7, 2008 Location: Florida Panhandle Posts: 2	Thanks Chris! I'll do that. Bob

December 8, 2008, 10:17 PM	#4
Paochow Senior Member Join Date: September 17, 2000 Location: Midwest Posts: 277	Make sure you are careful when you remove the snap ring, that spring has a lot of tension. My friend lost his 870 mag spring in an open field by forgetting to cover it when he removed the mag extension.