Captcurt
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Just received a consignment gun that is totally new to me. It is a Benelli MP 95E Match. Just pretty darned cool. I will have to shoot it. If anyone has owned are shot one of these, please post.
Benelli Match Pistol? I didn't know.
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bannockburn
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That's one sweet looking .22 target gun you've got there! That design looks like it's going 100 mph while other .22 target pistols are just standing still!
Had a Benelli B76 years ago that was also a rather uniquely designed (and somewhat complicated on the inside), gun that was one of the most accurate 9mm.s I have owned.
Let us know how it does at the range.
That's one sweet looking .22 target gun you've got there! That design looks like it's going 100 mph while other .22 target pistols are just standing still!
Had a Benelli B76 years ago that was also a rather uniquely designed (and somewhat complicated on the inside), gun that was one of the most accurate 9mm.s I have owned.
Let us know how it does at the range.
Me too, foolishly sold it, cheap. *Sigh*
I do still have this Benelli MP3-s .32 WC pistol. It isn't going anywhere.
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Walkalong
Me too, in that I sold mine cheap but to a good friend who was really into all of the various intricacies of what made the gun tick.
And yeah, your MP3-s is most definitely a keeper!
Me too, in that I sold mine cheap but to a good friend who was really into all of the various intricacies of what made the gun tick.
And yeah, your MP3-s is most definitely a keeper!
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Does your Benelli MP3-s prefer any particular brand of ammunition, Walkalong?
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We have three Benellis, a MP3S and a model 95 in 32 S&W Long and a model 90 in 22 LR. The model 90 is called the World Cup and has a better trigger system and better grip than the model 95. (Model 90 on the left)
This has been a good load in the 32s.
This has been a good load in the 32s.
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I have one and used it for several years in the winter league I belong to. Nice gun and a cost-affordable entry into the European style pistols. It isn't a Hammerli, Pardini, Walther or Morini, but I have never had one of those and have no idea how much difference there really is. The 95E is the baby brother to the 90S. You can easily upgrade the 95E just by adding the 90S trigger pack, It swaps right out. The 90S trigger offers more adjustments to tailor it to your hand than the 95. Do you need the 90S triger to shoot well? No! I got mine when another member on our team was selling his trigger pack off.
They recoil differently than the US style pistols. The recoil comes straight back into the web of your hand with almost no muzzle flip. Makes for very fast recovery. It is a little disconcerting when you first feel it and takes a bit to get used to it.
They are very popular in the league I shoot in allowing shooters to get a European pattern gun at a bout 1/3rd or 1/4th the cost of the big name guns. One thing I would suggest you invest in early on if you keep the gun and practice regularly is to buy a couple of the polymer buffers that sit underneath the rear sight to cushion the slide. They last a long time, but they go without much warning and then you see a lot of malfunctions.
They recoil differently than the US style pistols. The recoil comes straight back into the web of your hand with almost no muzzle flip. Makes for very fast recovery. It is a little disconcerting when you first feel it and takes a bit to get used to it.
They are very popular in the league I shoot in allowing shooters to get a European pattern gun at a bout 1/3rd or 1/4th the cost of the big name guns. One thing I would suggest you invest in early on if you keep the gun and practice regularly is to buy a couple of the polymer buffers that sit underneath the rear sight to cushion the slide. They last a long time, but they go without much warning and then you see a lot of malfunctions.
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