Benelli/Franchi “Click”?

[jmez]

SX 4, problem solved.

 

[ianpadron]

You need to make sure the action is put into battery with enough force to be engaged.

I had an issue early on in my Franchi days and haven't had one since.

Idk if id call it a design flaw, just a difference between inertia and gas operating systems.

Yours sounds like it is doing it a bit more than normal, like maybe sloppy tolerance kinda deal.

 

[S.Clancy]

@Jesse Jaymes You finna sell that pile?

 

[Macintosh]

Bought a Browning Cynergy CX in 20 gauge. I cant play with it until mid December. I am sure it will be amazing....but I do use a 3rd shell on many occasions.

Dont worry, you’ll miss less. (Too soon?)

Sorry, sounds super frustrating.

 

[MHB]

There are two schools of thought on semi-auto shotguns, Gas vs. Inertia. Gas will always go bang in the first shot but might go bang on the 2 and 3. Inertia might go bang on the first one and will always go bang on 2 and 3.

The Wolff springs are not interchangeable between Benelli and Franchi. Benelli's recoil system is in the stock (behind the action). The Franchi is in the fore-stock (in front of the action).

Generally the Gas systems are more reliable with lighter loads (sub gauges). The only time I have ever had an issue with a Gas system is when it got dropped in the river at 5*F. The action froze solid including the gas ports. I had my SBE with me (again frozen action) and the first shot broke all the ice out.

I can say that I have had fewer issues with my SBE3 than my SBE before the Wolff spring.

Either system will have its issues. You need to decide which set of issues you are willing to deal with.

 

[Jesse Jaymes]

I get the concepts and systems....but damn. I have literally had the gun since only mid October. And I've had CLICKS on.....at least 6 shooting opportunities in the field.

Not a very solid ratio I am willing to accept.

 

[JeffP_Or]

Still looking at this - everyone is calling it a 'click'.

Is this a literal description - as in the trigger pulls, hammer releases (or doesn't) but no pin contact with primer or ??

Talking with an acquaintance who shoots a Benelli - he hasn't had a 'click' issue but has had a situation or two where the gun fires one and cycles, but then when he goes for #2, the trigger has only partially reset. Literally there is no ability to pull the trigger [thus, no 'click']. After messing with it, he found it acts like the safety is on even though the safety is in the 'fire' position. However, he can only partially move the safety and cannot reset it to 'safe' or 'fire' and the gun still will not go bang.

He has to cycle all shells out, lock the action open, use the bolt release to close the action, reload the gun. Everything then works as it should.

 

[RockAndSage]

Still looking at this - everyone is calling it a 'click'.

Is this a literal description - as in the trigger pulls, hammer releases (or doesn't) but no pin contact with primer or ??

Talking with an acquaintance who shoots a Benelli - he hasn't had a 'click' issue but has had a situation or two where the gun fires one and cycles, but then when he goes for #2, the trigger has only partially reset. Literally there is no ability to pull the trigger [thus, no 'click']. After messing with it, he found it acts like the safety is on even though the safety is in the 'fire' position. However, he can only partially move the safety and cannot reset it to 'safe' or 'fire' and the gun still will not go bang.

He has to cycle all shells out, lock the action open, use the bolt release to close the action, reload the gun. Everything then works as it should.

On the couple of times it's happened to me when I first got my Affinity, it looked as you described, from the bolt being partially out-of-battery. Hammer falls, but no bang. Happened once just walking around, and 3 times when trying to change ammo, like from duck to goose loads when some honkers came in, or a different shot size for a different animal. Once I learned it was actually an issue, I've had zero problems with it, just being cognizant of it. Let the bolt slam home, all good.