Just like the Infamous SPAS-12, The M3 Benelli can shoot in both semi-auto and pump action. And while the SPAS-12 is known to be an unreliable shotgun, the M3 is the opposite. Changing between the two fire selections is super easy on this.
Just like the Infamous SPAS-12, The M3 Benelli can shoot in both semi-auto and pump action. And while the SPAS-12 is known to be an unreliable shotgun, the M3 is the opposite. Changing between the two fire selections is super easy on this.
I have both a SPAS12 and a Benelli m3. The SPAS is great for showing off and getting that cool factor going but the m3 is better in every way.
Thanks for sharing. This shotgun deserves more attention. Ive owned the M3T for over a decade. Its indestructible
I wholeheartedly agree
I third that. I absolutely love the m3 and the lack of videos on it sucks. I’m actually considering starting a channel and focusing on obscure offerings that were great but just didn’t land a home run
@@Graves-81_69yes please I’d sub
I’ve had my m3 Super 90 combat for a few years now. I addded a couple mods to it so it would a little better for me. Have you done anything to yours?
less talking, and more showing, beautiful
You have the option of less lethal loads (if you want to be somewhat charitable). But, the M3, I'm thinking, is intended to be in semi-auto (with buck or slug work) mode most of the time. Seems to be made extremely well too. Keep the M3 videos rolling if you can. Thanks.
Seconded!
I own this shotgun and my first 20 rounds were exactly the same. I had light loads, thought it was the gun at first. Na it just doesn't cycle them on semi. Exactly why we have a pump also :D
Eh, as someone who owns a SPAS-12, it’s also reliable if you use the right ammunition (and clean the gas ports since they can get clogged). Also I find switching modes with the button on the SPAS-12 much easier than the twisting ring on the Benelli M3, though I mainly prefer the SPAS due to it being gas operated. It’s heavier and requires more cleaning, but it’s also less recoiling (even on top of the weight) and less sensitive to shooting from odd angles that an inertia system is more susceptible to. What is a definite improvement is the Benelli M3 is a newer semi auto so you don’t have to hold down the bolt release to load. That is one aspect of the SPAS-12 that was standard in the past but horribly dated now. Oh well, at least it has an 8 shot tube and the pump makes it very easy to ghost load (the same technique I use works on the M3 too if your gun is set up to allow it. There’s a KZhead video on it.)
For some reason i actually thought there was two separate operations you had to do to change it between the two modes on the SPAS, I learned today. And actually in relation to having to hold down the bolt release, it is *sort of* like that on the M3. If the hammer is cocked back it actually hold in the bolt release a little bit so you dont have to do it, but if the hammer is dropped, then you have to hold it in to load.
@@BobRossJrsArmory Not your fault, honestly. As I said, this shotgun is so rare that it’s very easy to make mistakes about the gun. I remember seeing Garand Thumb saying you had to push the magazine disconnect alongside the bolt release to load which was also wrong. And yeah, the M3 behaves like that for a reason. The reason the SPAS-12 requires you to hold down the bolt release to load is because that’s how the bolt hold open works. The carrier latch blocks the lifter from upward travel when the tube is empty, and that’s connected via the fire control group to the bolt, holding it back. But it also means in order to access the tube, you need to move the lifter out of the way, and in order to do that, you need to move the carrier latch out of the way. The M3 functions the same way for the bolt hold open, but it normally keeps the carrier latch pushed in when the hammer is cocked, allowing you to load shells without pushing the bolt release in. Only if you pull the trigger or hit the shell release would the carrier latch push back out. Definitely a slick system that works very well (hence why all modern semi-auto shotguns work that way), but the SPAS-12 pre-dates that.
@@gameragodzilla thats some good information!
Good video. Short, very informative and without any words
This a no nonsense video with no subtitles. Great video. You see the semi & pump function of a great shotgun👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Ive found these on gunbroker and was curious. I think im gonna get one
You won't be disappointed. I found mine in a gun shop about a month ago and no regrets buying it. It does have a break in period (like most do) but after about 50 rounds mine cycles #8 birdshot reliably in semi auto. IMO it is superior to the M4 in many ways.
Love this man. lol its like asmr guns.
I hate all non standard configuration shotguns, but damn the SPAS-12 was way too hyped in media and everyone verbally blew it, same with the Benelli super 90 which actually deserved its praise!
I definitely agree, the spas-12 is overhyped (also overhyped for the wrong reasons). It's a cool shotgun and all, but not nearly as cool as people think it is.
@@BobRossJrsArmoryif it was legal in my state I would buy one as a collectable because they look cool.
100% true, in general the Italians make the best shotguns
Spas is Italian too lol
That's what I meant!
@@Vane_M4A1 ah, I gotcha. Lol
Functionally, the Benelli M3 is absolutely superior to the SPAS-12. It works better, it’s lighter, and it’s still in production. But the SPAS-12 just looks so cool and has been in so much media that it will always hold a special place in gun enthusiasts hearts
you're right, the Benelli M3 also looks very cool, but it's not quite as distinctive and unique
This the short barrel version?
What shotgun are you using ?
The m3 Benelli
So in pump mode does slide lock in place until the trigger is pulled? Mine does not
It locks in place, but to release it you have to press the bolt release like it was a semi-auto
@@BobRossJrsArmory I think he means when the hammer is cocked and a round is chambered, the pump isn’t locked in place. On a normal pump shotgun, when the hammer is cocked, the pump is locked in place to prevent you from pulling the pump out of battery. Unlocking it requires you to either pull the trigger (and firing any chambered round) or hitting the slide lock to unlock the action manually. The SPAS-12 does have this feature (that’s what the “Quick Safety” is) so you can’t pull the pump out of battery with the hammer cocked. The downside is you also need to hit the slide lock to unlock the action in semi-auto as well, since the parts take up the same real estate. That can lead to some confusion when people try to cycle the action on the SPAS-12 in semi auto and being unable to due to not knowing that they need to hit the slide lock/Quick Safety. The Benelli M3 deletes this probably to simplify the manual of arms a bit, but it also means it does have the problem where you can pull the action out of battery in pump mode as nothing is locking the pump in place. Anyways, unsolicited random trivia done.
Mine also does not
@@gameragodzilla thats probably what he did mean, now i want to see if a can actually pull it out of battery. but i think there is a slide release like on normal pump actions
@@BobRossJrsArmory I remember there not being any in pump mode. Part of the reason is the slide lock on, for example, the SPAS-12 means you have to unlock it in semi-auto mode too which confused a lot of people. The Benelli M3 deletes it to make semi auto easier to use at the cost of pump mode being worse.
What mag extension is that?
i got it new like this, so i got no clue
in other places outside USA, these comes with full tube screwed on the receiver from factory
As someone who owns both of the shotguns in question, I gotta disagree. We all know that old saying "form over function" and there's just no denying the SPAS-12 is the better looking of the two. Why waste ammunition when you can just style your enemies into submission?
i cant argue with a man of culture
The m3 is better mut the spas 12 is more cool !😎
poor pumpkin lol nice aim though.
Bumpkin :^(
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