franchi????

rustyfan · December 1, 2006, 12:27 AM

i heard that franchi guns are knock offs of benelli shotguns. is this true? are they reliable and is the quality just as good as benelli shotguns?

Voyager AL · December 1, 2006, 07:47 AM

I believe that Stoeger, benelli and franchi are all owned by the same company.

hossdaniels · December 1, 2006, 08:40 AM

Not the same, but a fair shotgun for the money. A friend has one of the semi's in 20 ga. and it works most(99.5%) of the time. Also it is very light and makes a good field gun.

BUCKMARK · December 1, 2006, 02:05 PM

Beretta owns Franchi, Benelli, Stoeger and Tikka.

Franchi I12 and Diamond shotguns use Benelli's inertia system. The 712 and 720 are gas guns.

Benelli is top of the line. The Franchi is the middle class. Stoeger 2000 series are cheap due to be manufactured in Turkey,but still using the Benelli inertia system.

hksigwalther · December 1, 2006, 08:22 PM

The newer Franchi semi-auto offerings do have Benelli interia recoil systems in them now. Not entirely sure if they are drop in replacable.

kozak6 · December 2, 2006, 10:26 PM

My neighbor has one.

It's beautful.

It didn't jam at all, and the recoil reduction was significant (especially when compared to the recoil of my 5 lb H&R single shot).

I say you should get it.

December 1, 2006, 12:27 AM	#1
rustyfan Junior Member Join Date: October 28, 2006 Posts: 3	franchi???? i heard that franchi guns are knock offs of benelli shotguns. is this true? are they reliable and is the quality just as good as benelli shotguns?

December 1, 2006, 02:05 PM	#4
BUCKMARK Senior Member Join Date: July 19, 2004 Location: south central Pa. Posts: 299	Beretta owns Franchi, Benelli, Stoeger and Tikka. Franchi I12 and Diamond shotguns use Benelli's inertia system. The 712 and 720 are gas guns. Benelli is top of the line. The Franchi is the middle class. Stoeger 2000 series are cheap due to be manufactured in Turkey,but still using the Benelli inertia system. __________________ NRA-GOA Let's Roll!

December 1, 2006, 08:22 PM	#5
hksigwalther Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 1998 Location: NE OH, USA Posts: 3,198	The newer Franchi semi-auto offerings do have Benelli interia recoil systems in them now. Not entirely sure if they are drop in replacable. __________________ - Ron V.

December 1, 2006, 07:47 AM	#2
Voyager AL Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2006 Location: Pittsburgh,PA Posts: 221	I believe that Stoeger, benelli and franchi are all owned by the same company.

December 1, 2006, 08:40 AM	#3
hossdaniels Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2006 Posts: 162	Not the same, but a fair shotgun for the money. A friend has one of the semi's in 20 ga. and it works most(99.5%) of the time. Also it is very light and makes a good field gun.

December 2, 2006, 10:26 PM	#6
kozak6 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 3,113	My neighbor has one. It's beautful. It didn't jam at all, and the recoil reduction was significant (especially when compared to the recoil of my 5 lb H&R single shot). I say you should get it.