Benelli reports that the ComforTech system reduces felt recoil by as much as 48 percent compared to a standard stock. While an M2 Tactical variant with a pistol-grip stock is available, I decided to evaluate a model with a standard buttstock profile, and my test sample came with Benelli’s innovative ComforTech recoil-reducing stock. The shotgun has a 5+1 capacity, and its 3-inch chamber allows it to accommodate both 2¾- and 3-inch shells.

The Benelli M2 Tactical features a matte black receiver, an 18.5-inch barrel and a dull black forend and buttstock.

This system also eliminates the drawbacks of barrel-recoil systems, such as barrel vibration and increased recoil impulse, as well as gas-operated systems, which tend to be less reliable after significant use due to fouling in the receiver area. The Benelli M2 Tactical’s Inertia Driven system is simple there are fewer parts to add weight to the shotgun or to fail mechanically. This compensates for the different pressures produced by shotshells of varying power. The spring pressure is designed to delay the opening of the action until after the shot has left the barrel. The gun extracts the shotshell case and reloads another shell from the magazine tube. When the spring is fully compressed, it overcomes breech bolt inertia and thrusts the bolt to the rear under residual pressure. As the gun recoils during firing, the inert breech bolt moves about 4mm forward, compressing the spring. The M2 operates by means of a spring that is freely interposed between the locking head and bolt. The system has three basic moving parts: the bolt body, the inertia spring and the rotating bolt head. Benelli’s semi-automatic M2, however, uses the kinetic energy generated by the gun’s recoil to eject the spent shotshell and load a fresh one. Most auto-loading 12-gauge shotguns use some sort of gas-operated feeding system. With the M2 Tactical, form follows function, and its svelte lines contradict the often brutish appearance that generally distinguishes other tactical shotguns.Īs mentioned, the M2 Tactical uses Benelli’s patented inertia-driven operating system.

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But Benelli has adapted its ultra-reliable inertia-driven operating system to the tactical shotgun format with the new M2 Tactical, thus challenging assumptions as to what a tactical shotgun should be.

While semi-automatic shotguns have many capabilities, few have demonstrated the “hell and back” reliability necessary to gain the confidence of users in life or death tactical situations related to law enforcement or personal defense. The Benelli can use interchangeable chokes, and it comes with a tall front sight (pictured).

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