Like every year, Benelli enthusiastically participated in the EOS Show, the leading event dedicated to hunting, sport shooting, and outdoor disciplines, which attracted over 40.000 enthusiastic visitors. This event offered the opportunity to meet hunters and shooters and showcase the many new developments in the world of smoothbore and rifled guns.
The fifth edition of the Assoarmieri Award , a prestigious annual award organized by Assoarmieri in collaboration with Armi & Tiro, took place during the show . Thanks to a survey involving thousands of enthusiasts, hunters, shooters, and collectors, the best products in the various competing categories were voted on.
We are proud to announce that Benelli has won the Assoarmieri Award 2025 in four categories:
- BEST SMOOTHBORED HUNTING SHOTGUN: The prestigious award went to the Raffaello Be Diamond AI BE.ST, a 12-gauge semi-automatic shotgun that embodies the pinnacle of Benelli's technological innovations with the introduction of its exclusive Benelli Advanced Impact technology.

Raffaello Be Diamond AI BE.ST: best smoothbore hunting shotgun - BEST HUNTING RIFLE: The Benelli Lupo BE.ST Wood has received the highest recognition, standing out for its absolute precision and guarantees sub-MOA on three shots fired at 100 yards, as well as having an aesthetically refined design and absolute modularity.

Lupo BE.ST Wood: best hunting rifle - BEST SHOOTING RIFLE: The Lupo HPR BE.ST has excelled in this category, a bolt action rifle capable of guaranteeing an extraordinary accuracy of 0.75 MOA on five shots fired at 100 yards in all weather conditions. Its structure, composed of a rigid steel bolt box and an aluminum chassis receiver, guarantees maximum rigidity and excellent performance.

Lupo HPR BE.ST: best shooting rifle - BEST SHOTGUN: Finally, the award for BEST SHOTGUN was given to the Supernova, a robust and functional gun, designed to offer the shooter reliability, maximum comfort and a quick grip, with high customization possibilities.

Supernova Black: Best Shotgun
Benelli continues to create a wide range of exclusive models , designed to offer high-level performance and excellent features for each specific application. A passion for innovation and quality drives the Urbino-based company to constantly push the boundaries, confirming its leading position in the industry. For more information, please visit https://benelli.it/it/









































