Benelli Montefeltro Silver Featherweight
Benelli Armi SpA · Shotgun · In Production · 2026
Also known as: Montefeltro Silver Featherweight, Montefeltro Featherweight
Overview
The Benelli Montefeltro Silver Featherweight is a lightweight, inertia-driven 12-gauge semi-automatic field shotgun built for upland and walking hunts. It pairs an engraved, nickel-plated lightweight aluminum-alloy receiver with gold accents and an AA-grade satin walnut stock featuring AirTouch checkering and a WeatherCoat finish. At roughly 2.8 kg it shaves nearly a pound off the standard Montefeltro Silver while retaining Benelli's clean, low-maintenance Inertia Driven action, a vented rib, a red-bar front sight, and a set of five Crio choke tubes.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 2800 g (98.8 oz) |
| Overall Length | 1207 mm (47.52") |
| Barrel Length | 660 mm (25.98") |
| Action Type | Inertia Operated |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Stage |
| Magazine Capacity | 3 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Tube |
| Muzzle Velocity | 385 m/s (1263 fps) |
| Effective Range | 40 m (44 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Smoothbore |
| Frame Material | Aluminum |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Nickel-Plated Engraved Receiver, Blued Barrel, Satin Walnut |
Calibers
- 12 Gauge · primary — also known as 12ga, 12 Bore
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Tubular Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Cross Bolt Safety
- Features: Inertia Driven System, Vented Rib, Red Bar Front Sight, 5 Crio Choke Tubes, Airtouch Checkering, Weathercoat Stock, Shim Adjustment Kit, Nickel Plated Engraved Receiver, Satin Walnut Stock
Variants
- Benelli Montefeltro Silver Featherweight 20 Gauge — Gauge Variant
Base model
Production
Production years: 2026-present
Current production field shotgun
Origin
Country of origin: Italy
Notes
Marketed new for 2026 as part of the Montefeltro Silver line; the Featherweight is the lightened build (about 6.2 lb in 12 gauge, 26-inch barrel). A 20-gauge Featherweight is also offered. Listed magazine capacity is 3+1 for the Featherweight versus 4+1 on the standard 28-inch Silver.
Background
Benelli's signature Inertia Driven system traces to Italian engineer Bruno Civolani, whose elegantly simple, gas-free design uses just a bolt, a spring, and the gun's own rearward recoil inertia to cycle, which is why Montefeltros stay light, run clean, and feed 2.75-inch and 3-inch loads without any adjustment.