Raphael Be Diamond it is a real blow to innovation, it is the first semiautomatic in the Benelli range to have the special Best surface treatment. Be diamond is the only resistant, precious hunting companion of your days. Best is a new Benelli patent: worldwide the best and certainly the most effective treatment for the surface of the rods. Raffaello BE-Diamond is an elegant and well-finished shotgun, which is at ease in hunting on the move and in waterfowl and guarantees maximum resistance to the aggressions that derive from use in the field and in the most hostile environments. A multi-purpose 12-gauge semi-automatic with magnum chamber, whose ballistic performance does not suffer when fired with standard length cartridges. The performance rods are therefore a must essential, as is an inertial mechanism capable of functioning correctly with the whole range of standard and magnum loads with shot loads ranging from 24 to 56 grams.
Innovation and technology for Benelli are like a "religion", a real “must” for this Benelli invests in the search for new ideas that can lead to revolutions, innovations and improvements. The Raphael BE-Diamond, is a performance semi-automatic with maximum resistance to corrosion and scratches but also particularly accurate and innovative, which has been given a particular attention to make the performance and comfort of the hunter unique, who can literally customize it tailored to the his needs.
The main feature of Be Diamond is the diamond shield that protects barrel and scabbard, with a coating which in addition to having a superior aesthetic value guarantees very high resistance to scratches, abrasions, oxidation, all accompanied by anti-adhesion properties that reduce the accumulation of deposits and facilitate cleaning, the Best treatment.
It is a proprietary technology tuned and customized in Benelli to be used in a process on plants present in the company, which are one of the latest innovations of the Urbino plant. One of the main features of a semi-automatic for movement hunting are lightness, lower weight means less fatigue, but also because the light rifle is more manageable, has less inertia and increases the hunter's performance. The Raffaello BE-Diamond with 65 cm barrel stops the balance needle around 2.900 grams, optimal weight for a balanced shotgun.
Il Raphael BE-Diamond is proposed with 65/70/75 cm barrels, the first favors the dynamic characteristics, the 70 one which is often considered good for all uses (as is increasingly the case with the 65) and the 75 one which finds the its best use in long shots at waterfowl. Apart from the length, all barrels are the same even if they have to fire a range of ammunition which, with various speeds, includes loads from 28 to 56 grams, containing wads and traditional or bior wads, lead shots and non-toxic shots. steel shot and similar (in primis). In short, the Raffaello BE-Diamond must maximize ballistic yield with all 12/70 and 12/76 cartridges; it must also reduce split times (counteracting detection) whatever the cartridge used and reduce the recoil of all charges, especially the most powerful ones. However, fatigue accumulates even when many "quieter" shots are fired and fatigue hurts the shooter's performance, on the other hand any intervention that reduces the recoil, also reduces the detection and therefore the intermediate times between one shot and another. , staying on target. Usually the response to the shooter's comfort has always been the Comfor Tech; with it we have always had an ideal and “comfortable” shooting situation even in the rapid repetition of shots; with the Raphael BE-Diamond we wanted to take a further step forward, both as regards the reduction of recoil and the detection, as for the increase of the comfort of use. We have thus defined a new geometry of the slots and beams of the new stock studied through FEM (Finite Element Analysis) calculation and simulation programs and experimentally verified to arrive, after numerous iterations of the design process, at the optimization of parameters such as size ( width, height and thickness) and the number of beams and the “boomerang” shape of the slots in order to reduce the dynamic load on the shooter's shoulder due to the recoil of the weapon during firing. The use of elastomerized technopolymers for the stock coupled with a new structurally very rigid insert and made of a technopolymer loaded with glass fiber, has allowed the creation of a new ComforTech stock. The new version is called of the comfortech has the name of Comfort Tech 3, which is the new CombTech interchangeable nose piece extra soft (patented) which guarantees a high capacity of shock absorption on the cheek during firing in all conditions of holding the weapon, adapting to the style of each shooter. The nose pad is applied to the stock by means of a quick connection without the use of tools; and it is easily replaceable with other nose pads of different heights and hardnesses. The system is in fact made up of a support structure and a cheek support cushion next to a rapidly interchangeable leaf spring.
Il overall comfort of the rifle it is also determined by the value of the pull (LOP = length of pull) which confers speed and safety of bracing during hunting. On the Raffaello BE-Diamond you can quickly vary the length of the draft from 355 mm to 375 mm thanks to interchangeable pads in shock-absorbing microcell polyurethane. The gun is supplied with LOP equal to 365 mm (14,4 "), in the standard configuration, but by replacing the butt plate we can go down to LOP 355 mm or up to LOP 375 mm. THE semiautomatic Benelli they are famous for having streamlined and slender temples that facilitate the handling of the rifle, the grip is firmer, in this way the detection is countered. On the Raffaello BE-Diamond the fore-end has been redesigned, the grip is more solid and the rearrangement of the hand is quick, the stock has a very slim pistol that instinctively (and therefore quickly) brings the finger on the trigger and makes the wrist assume a natural and comfortable position. The barrels of the Raffaello BE-Diamond they are derived from those of the Raffaello Power Bore Crio, from which they differ for the innovative coating BE.ST (Benelli Surface Treatment); they are therefore characterized by the DCT (Deep Cryogenic Treatment), also applied on the Criochoke chokes, which regulates the vibratory regime at the shot and the expansion-contraction one, both at the shot and as a consequence of heating as the shots progress. The rib is made of carbon fiber and in addition to reducing the weight of the rod and the mirage in the case of overheating, it offers the advantage of not interfering with the vibratory and expansion-contraction regime. This rib is equipped with an easily replaceable high visibility fiber optic front sight which is supplied with the speargun in three different colors. To reduce the deformation of the shot, we have chosen to work only on the chamber-core and core-choke fittings, without using profiles overbore that most of the time affect the yield of traditional loads. Like the Power Bore Crio rods, those of the Raffaello BE-Diamond also have a shaft diameter of 18,3-18,4 mm; this is because many users of Crio rods have expressed their preference for 18,3-18,4 mm holes and Benelli has made them exactly like that.
Un semi-automatic hunting Benelli it has the geometric closure with inertial release. Benelli was the first to have it “created”, the original is “made in Urbino”. The advantages are many and such that patents after they have expired have inspired other companies. Benelli is today a point of reference for the semi-automatic and for the latest generation inertial, also a Benelli patent.
The Raffaello Power Bore / Ethos shutter group has the characteristic that here the shutter is (always) closed from its maximum retraction position. This is the normal procedure for loading any semi-automatic, however there are hunters who prefer to close the shutter slowly by manually accompanying it in closing to avoid noises considered excessive. To this we can easily add that sometimes the shutter of a semiautomatic can move back slightly (by impact or by contrast with some surface) and it becomes necessary to rearrange it in complete closure. On the Raffaello Power Bore / Ethos and on the Raffaello BE-Diamond this can be done simply by pushing the throttle forward because the shutter unit is easy to close thanks to the insertion of an elastically charged sphere in the bolt carrier cavity. Upload and download the Raphael BE-Diamond is easy and easy thanks to a wide loading slot that increases the space both for the introduction and for the extraction of the cartridges from the tank, an elevator that improves the ergonomics of loading and unloading, a double cartridge stop lever that allows to reduce the force required to apply to the lever to manually load and unload the cartridges from the magazine tube. The design of the lever button that releases the shutter from the open position (hold open), in line with the one introduced on the Raffello Power Bore and Raffaello Ethos, facilitates both grip and operation, both with bare hands and with gloves. The picture is completed by the wide bolt throttle and such as to facilitate the grip, the increased button of the crossbar safety (reversible) and the cartridge descent lever more easily and reachable thanks to a recess on the trigger guard.
What can I say ... a jewel that can no longer be missing in the safe of a loyal Benellista, a unique, precious, resistant diamond to be given to oneself to feel unique forever.