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TEST RIFLE BEnElli luPO BE.S.T. CAliBEr .30-06

Wolf and hunter

on the same team

This rifle marks Benelli’s debut in the bolt-action market. Designed for hunting,
it blends aesthetics and resistance thanks to the BE.S.T. surface treatment.

Adjustable trigger, 36 customization options for the stock, which is also equipped
with the Progressive Comfort system to mitigate the effects of recoil.
The barrel guarantees sub-MOA groups

Written by Giulio Orlandini, photos by Gilberto Cervellati

enelli has done it again! After having won the esteem of hunters from all over the world thanks to its
large family of semiautomatic shotguns, characterized by the distinctive inertial locking system, the
BUrbino-based company has decided to explore another segment of weapons dedicated to hunting
activities. This had already happened with the Argo (at the beginning of 2002), a rifle dedicated to wild boar
hunting; then again with the revolutionary 828U over/under (launched at Shot Show 2015); now, in 2021, it
is the turn of the first Benelli bolt-action: the Lupo (which means wolf in Italian). A name that is deliberately

The Lupo is the first bolt-action rifle produced
by Benelli. Intended for hunters, the familiar feeling
with the semiauto shotguns of the Urbino company
8 is evident, starting with the BE.S.T. surface treatment.
TEST RIFLE_Benelli lupo Be.S.T. caliBer .30-06