Benelli Colombo 12 gauge: Probing the different hunting areas and offering practitioners a rifle designed and built for the specific hunting action has now become one of the fundamental and most appreciated prerogatives of Benelli.
di Emmanuel Tabasso
If we review the different specific hunts practiced by the national homo venaticus we will find a congruous and substantial series of topics to be treated, each with a different inclination and with very marked requests for attention, practice and time to devote. In the migratory sector, the hunt for wood pigeon practiced by adepts with an admirable dose of self-denial shines as a star of the first magnitude. Not all forms of hunting require as much time and passion as that which threatens the so-called roscioli, and which takes shape especially in central Italy with specific reference to regions such as Tuscany, Romagna, Umbria and Marche. Even those who have never dedicated themselves to such game need a little attention to capture the magnetic call emanating from these birds with graceful lines, powerful physique, exciting flight and out of the ordinary cunning: perfect, fast flying machines. and darting, cashiers of considerable prowess, difficult to attract on the mail.
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The forms of hunting are almost always in transit over a pass or the aerial one, obtained from tall trees and intriguing as ever: climbing the ladder and arranging oneself hidden among the branches, observing cautiously the horizon already puts the soul in agitation and more still when the hunting chief gives the orders to move the leaflets and the azzichi. We are not yet at the time of the shooting: we observe how the care of the stalking or throwing trees, of the surrounding land, of the many calls that must not only be kept in good health, but equally trained to perform their service, takes to those who are in charge of such needs all or almost all of the free time available and, for those who are retired, it becomes a busy time occupation. How is it that they say? The beauty of hunting is the passion that drives us. After discussing these topics on the arrangement of the system which can be, as mentioned, also a gate in a strategic point of a mountain affiliate, the moment of the shot arrives and there it becomes mandatory to have the best to obtain the result: we are agreement that the beauty is above all to hunt, but we would not be sincere if we did not add that a certain result is the spice of the situation.
Benelli Colombo. The specific rifle:
Benelli has set up its own model by adopting the functional measures needed: it is called, just to be clear, Colombo and comes from the successful Montefeltro series, the one perhaps a little more secluded in the corporate panorama where the elegance of Raffaello stands out, but with very functional technical prerogatives starting from the closed castle, obtained from an extruded Ergal, within which the classic inertial shutter works. For many years this formula has maintained a constant percentage of sales as many hunters give preference to this technical approach; it is almost consequential that various set-ups for specific hunts have developed on the Montefeltro and, most recently, also the Colombo version.
The realization starts from the examination of what the shotgun must guarantee for the best yield and therefore the study of the game together with the usual forms of hunting determine the solutions: here we embody the two forms of danger for which two chokes of the cryogenic type called wide shot and long shot indicative already in the name of their applications. They are both supplied with the gun which can mount 65 or 70cm barrels. but certainly the former is enhanced on a 65 cm barrel and guaranteeing a 30% more compact shot pattern, compared to a normal 3-star choke, over distances between 15 and 25 m: the aerial stage is therefore its chosen theater where the approach of the game often leads to shots of medium commitment as far as distance, but of high difficulty in placing the group in the right place and with the right amount of shots.
The second choke sees the best combination with a 70 cm barrel to obtain a very compact pattern even at distances between 50 and 60 m, therefore ideal for shooting at the pass using 76 mm cartridges and with full and fast load. For this reason, the wooden stock is equipped with the Progressive Comfort recoil pad in which a series of progressive flexibility fins absorb a substantial part of the recoil energy, greatly diluting the effect on the shooter's shoulder who will be able to dedicate himself more quickly and pay attention to the shots following the first one. It should also be noted that the wood is treated with the FX Wood system capable of enhancing the appearance of the wood fibers making the surface waterproof. It should be noted that the shots provided for these chokes are made of lead or non-toxic materials other than steel: however the barrel is also punched for the use of these bullets with which it is sufficient to change the chokes with others of 7 cm of the appropriate series. .
Once again Benelli captures a specific need and manufactures the shotgun equipped with those details that satisfy it both in terms of aesthetics, because the eye also wants its part, and above all for the setting and ballistic performance perfectly suited to the difficult prey to undermine.
Benelli Colombo - Technical sheet:
CALIBRO 12
Camera 76 Magnum
Rods: 65/70 cm matt finish, metal rib
Chokes dedicated: Crio chokes with customized protruding collar. Long Shot for 70 cm barrel dedicated to hunting at the pass. Wide Shot for 65 cm barrel dedicated to stage hunting, steel shot ok
Viewfinder high visibility green fiber optic
Materials Body in anodized matt black Ergal with anti-reflective edition, engraved colombo logo, matt steel barrel with fine satin finish, chromed bolt, chromed trigger
Stocking Wood stock with Progressive Comfort system. Walnut woods with WoodFX treatment
Recoil pad in special polyurethane
LOP 365 mm standard, modifiable to 350 mm and 380 mm
(Buttplate-trigger distance)
Fold at the nose pad 37 +/- 1mm
Fold at the heel 55 +/- 1 mm standard (variable in 45/50/60 mm) var. right / left
Tank Without reducer 3 shots 12/76, 4 shots 12/70; with 2-stroke reducer
Dimensions: 3100 gr +/- 100 gr length 120 cm with 70 cm barrel
and weights
Accessories internal choke kit ** (no steel shot) / *** / cyl. (steel shot OK) and wrench, drop change kit supplied, quick release sling t-shirts, user manual and spare parts, Benelli oil bottle, standard case
I would like to buy a benelli colombo rifle with barrel 70. do you trade in an engraved benelli rafaelo rifle, kept well but a few years old? possibly what price? I apologize for the inconvenience and thank you. Regards