All Benelli's are great I love them
I got to try the Vinci at the gun club it's a amazing it's light
in weight has a little kick and shoots smooth the only thing I thought that was wierd is it's a 3 in not 3 1/2 inch

My friend Chris is getting one. He saved up about 1300 dollars of his own money. I tried to convince him into getting a Remington 105 cti II but he was convinced on the Vinci

I agree with young sportsman, why not 3.5" it does not make sense to me?

i forgot to add youngsportsman makes a good point why only 3 inch

If its anywhere near as tough as my Benelli Nova its a heck of a gun. I've never heard a bad report on any Benelli but I do love the 3.5" option.

The Vinci has a number of great improvements that improve an auto loader..BUT, one of them is NOT reducing recoil!! If they say it does, it is false advertising. All Benelli autos have "blowback" design actions that rely on recoil to reclycle the shells! They use a fancy term, "ineertia action", but it is a blowback. Only a gas operated gun reduces the kick of a shotgun. Benelli autos are used for two primary reasons..first, they are easy to takedown and clean, much easier than a gas operated gun. Secondly they keep on recycling shells, and shooting when dirty. A gas operated gun needs to be clean, or it runs the risk of jamming up. Many waterfowlers use the Super Black Eagle, and do not care about the kick. It isn't a problem while shooting game birds. Trap, and sporting clays use? Very few shoot Benelli autos because of the increased recoil.

I'm sure it's a nice gun, but why does it need to be so bulky (ie ugly)?