Benelli Lupo

[FlipKing]

Anyone have any experience or feedback on them?

 

[FlipKing]

Initial thoughts are bolt like butter. Trigger breaks at 2.5lbs like glass every pull. This was my second 3 shot group with 168 smks.

 

[HughW2]

That Is an excellent group! I have never had the opportunity to handle one. I have seen a few reviews that are all very favorable. The styling is non traditional but who can argue with accuracy like that!

One thing I love about it is how you can adjust the trigger through the magazine bay without any disassembly of the rifle. Excellent design benefit.

 

[FlipKing]

I also like that you can top load the rifle. Very rare for a box mag. I will say recoil is firm despite the "recoil management system" but it's a fairly light rifle. My first group was about 1.5", and this was my second. This was the previous owners set up, so I made no scope adjustments, etc.

 

[HughW2]

What caliber did you get? .308 or .30-06

 

[FlipKing]

This one is .308. I already had a nice 6.5 and wanted a nice .308 deer rifle.

 

[Jester896]

yeah...once you break that one in...it might shoot

 

[FlipKing]

yeah...once you break that one in...it might shoot

Scary part is that if the original owner was telling the truth, this thing has less than 20rds through it.

 

[FlipKing]

I changed scopes to a Bushnell Forge 3x15x50 and the rifle again repeated excellent performance. I attempted to shoot Hornady Precision Hunters from it as that's my go to hunting load. It hated them. Wouldn't shoot a 3" group. So I'll have to locate/try out some different hunting ammo for it. Maybe a 165 gr.

 

[Dub]

It really seems to like the 165-168gr.

Hopefully you will soon get into a hunting load that it is happy with.

A nice light .308 bolt gun sure makes for a handy deer rifle.