Technical Specifications

Type	Combat shotgun
Country of origin	Italy
Manufacturer	Benelli
Designed	1980s
Produced	1989–present
In service	1989–present
Wars	Operation Ancient Babylon · Battle of the Bridges of Nasiriyah
Used by	See Users
Variants	See Variants
Weight	3.27 kg
Length	1200 mm · 1040 mm (stock folded)
Barrel length	500 – · (average length, depends on model)
Caliber	12 or 20 gauge
Cartridge	12 or 20-gauge shells or slugs
Action	Pump action or recoil operated
Feed	7+1 round tubular magazine (Military) · 5+1 round (Civilian)
Rate of fire	Semi-automatic

Data from Benelli M3 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 3.0 — Unknown authorUnknown author.

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