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Benelli and Beretta Recoil Operated Shotguns
I have a Beretta 1201 FP which is described as short recoil action. The short recoil systems I have seen in the past have the bbl recoiling a distance shorter than the length of a loaded round, hence are termed short recoil. On the Beretta, the bbl is fixed. So what in the heck recoils?
The Benelli looks to be the same action with minor cosmetic differences.
BTW, the Beretta short recoil shotgun is not a fun gun to shoot as it recoils harder for a given load than most other shotguns. Three rounds of skeet and I'm done!
Thanks for any enlightenment you can give!
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