I purchased a Benelli Cordoba with 30”barrel in 2008. In the 15 years that I shot it ( 10.000+ 95% target loads mostly Kent and AA 1 1/8 oz).
I cleaned and lubed my Benelli after every 200 rounds, stored it with care etc.
I loved the handling qualities and could shoot it well.
I had to replace the following
Recoil spring after 4000 rounds
Replace carrier spring (021A)and enlarge hole in bolt stop tooth(019A) where bolt latch pin (022A)fits. It was all worn out.
8-9000 rounds, The pin at the back of the receiver that holds the entire trigger/loading group, started wandering in and out. Peening helped initially bot after another thousand rounds it started wandering and had to be kept in place by duct tape over the receiver holes.
Around 10.000 rounds, the carrier group,(17L, 076L were worn out and replaced
Finally around 10.000 plus rounds, one week ago, my safety button fell out of the gun. Checking the left side behind the trigger revealed a chip had broken of from the trigger group frame and allowed the safety to fall out.
This is not fixable and needs a replacement of the entire assembled trigger/feeding unit at $500 Canadian. Since the gun appears to be worn out, I will try to sell the barrel and may be stock and/or receiver for parts.
2 skilled gunsmiths who performed the repairs for me, one commented that it was cheaply designed, the other smith commented that the Benellis are not designed by gunsmiths but by bean counter accountants.
Personally I am disappointed in the durability of a shotgun that was designed for high volume shooting. 10.000+ rounds?
I cleaned and lubed my Benelli after every 200 rounds, stored it with care etc.
I loved the handling qualities and could shoot it well.
I had to replace the following
Recoil spring after 4000 rounds
Replace carrier spring (021A)and enlarge hole in bolt stop tooth(019A) where bolt latch pin (022A)fits. It was all worn out.
8-9000 rounds, The pin at the back of the receiver that holds the entire trigger/loading group, started wandering in and out. Peening helped initially bot after another thousand rounds it started wandering and had to be kept in place by duct tape over the receiver holes.
Around 10.000 rounds, the carrier group,(17L, 076L were worn out and replaced
Finally around 10.000 plus rounds, one week ago, my safety button fell out of the gun. Checking the left side behind the trigger revealed a chip had broken of from the trigger group frame and allowed the safety to fall out.
This is not fixable and needs a replacement of the entire assembled trigger/feeding unit at $500 Canadian. Since the gun appears to be worn out, I will try to sell the barrel and may be stock and/or receiver for parts.
2 skilled gunsmiths who performed the repairs for me, one commented that it was cheaply designed, the other smith commented that the Benellis are not designed by gunsmiths but by bean counter accountants.
Personally I am disappointed in the durability of a shotgun that was designed for high volume shooting. 10.000+ rounds?
