Lucked into a Benelli SNT !

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So I went out on this beautiful Saturday afternoon with my old man for a trip to Tanners in PA... we were primarily looking for ammo and magazines .  Did not go out looking to buy any firearms (although I have said this many times, and this is true for many people I'm sure, but if I could buy *handguns* over the counter like a long gun I probably would have bought at least 3 or 4 at Tanners, they had both SA 1911 TRP *and* a 9mm RO, Sig P226 MK25, Walther PPK/S .22LR, etc)...

 

..While looking for some magazines for a our Remington 597s (they have suddenly dried up *everywhere* it seems) the gentleman asked if I needed help, and I had just noticed a set of like 6 Benelli pump shotguns.  4 of the 6 were Nova Tacticals, 3 new Nova Tacticals and 1 used Nova Tactical.  I said, so wait, no SuperNova Tacticals (I have wanted one for years, the 2 or 3 times i have come across them I didnt have the cash, the other times I have cash I could only find a NOVA Tactical, not a Super Nova).

 

So I had wanted to show my father the SuperNova Tactical, as he wants a pump to backup his Saiga-12 , and the guy says... oh wait, we have two new Supernova's here... $329 and $269... as I heard that I made an immediate reactive move towards my wallet, instantly throw it down and as quick as I could instictively say, "I'LL TAKE THEM BOTH!" he says, "oh... they're used." . LOL.  I thought it was a pricing error lol!

 

Then as I am putting away my wallet the gentleman says, "Oh wait.  I remember this one.  We got this a few weeks back.  Guy had bought it brand new and now needed instant cash.  It's nearly brand new, not even been fired..."  and I sort of exchanged cautious glances with my Dad, I said, "Can I take a closer look?" And sure enough, it looked pristine.  And I realized I had my Streamlight LED penlight with me, I figured I'd take a closer look... and it was PERFECT.  If it was fired before it was not many times, and it was then absolutely scrubbed clean because this was pristine.  Shining.  It looked fresh-out-of-the-box-new.  And it actually even had hand-written on the back of a price-tag hanging on it, something like, 'bought 2/24" or something like that. So it hadn't even been in the store 3 weeks yet.  We could not find a reason or way to pass it up.

 

 

 

It's the pistol-grip SuperNova Tactical, Ghost Ring Sight model.  Unfired, pristine new but "used", $329.  Which is basically $200 less than new retail.  They also had an excellent looking $269 ComfortTech Ghost ring tactical model, which admittedly MIGHT have been what I would have taken if I was ordering a brand new one, but it was VERY VERY GOOD condition but it was fired before, this $329 was basically out-of-the-box new perfect.  Hard to pass up.

 

 

So I will attach a few pics, I am pretty excited as a Benelli SNT has been on my list (I collect shotguns like richer folks collect ARs) for a long time, pretty satisfying.  I've never bought a used gun before despite having bought a pretty decent collection, but this was just too good to pass up.

 

And if *ANYONE* is Shotgun-hunting, I recommend you Immediately go to Tanners and pick up the $269 Benelli Supernova Tactical #20155 used gun they have there, and then owe me one, it's a great looking deal right there.

 

[mrg455 6]

Great find. On another note, check out keepshooting.com for the 597 mags, They are made by/for them, but are great quality.

[ogfarmer 138]

Love Tanners! I am fortunate to live very close

[jrfly3006 42]

Great gun at a great price..I have same gun and absolutely love it..

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Hey thanks everybody!  MrG I did check that site out, $12.95 is pretty cheap!  If all goes as planned I will finally be moving to FL in a few weeks, then I can get the 30 rounders lol.

 

ogfarmer, yeah it seems to be an awesome place, I would be buying handguns all the time there if I was in PA.  I don't live very far, maybe 30 minutes away but a very nice drive

 

amd jrfly, thank you i am very happy I am sure you are.  I had bought a brand new Supernova SteadyGrip 24" black turkey gun w/ the red fiber-optic sight back on St. Patrick's Day 2010, it was like a $650 gun that I got a series of discounts and closeout-pricing on down to $319, I think I paid less than $350 out the door with a soft case, cleaning kit, box of shells, etc.  I LOVED it but I really wanted the tactical version, I just assumed I could "tactical up" this one.  BUT the 18,5" Ghost Ring Sight barrel (with the front post sight) was like $479, plus I'd need to put a pic rail on the receiver, buy the rear ghost ring sight, etc  Just didn't make sense.  This is the one I've wanted for a while.  Right now this means I have a M930SPX, Remington 870 Tactical/Magpul/Police, Saiga 12 and now a Benelli SNT!   wooohoo!

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OK- just an add-on.  Did some research, it's got the CL date stamp on the barrel, indicating that it was made at Benelli in Italy sometime in 2013.  So it's barely a year old TOTAL, let alone the fact it was only in the store barely 3 weeks.  I'm still feeling very good about this.

 

 

I took some  Remington cleaning/RemOil wipes to it today, I noticed it was full of outside dirt, so much to be expected I guess.  But I cleaned the rails real well, continued cleaning with wipes etc. and then it seemed to stiffen up a bit when racking it.  Any ideas about this from the other owners out there?  NOTHING serious, just figured it would ImProve after cleaning, not seem to stiffen or not as smoothly cycle, maybe I am totally making that part up who knows.

[bignic83 0]

So I went out on this beautiful Saturday afternoon with my old man for a trip to Tanners in PA... we were primarily looking for ammo and magazines .  Did not go out looking to buy any firearms (although I have said this many times, and this is true for many people I'm sure, but if I could buy *handguns* over the counter like a long gun I probably would have bought at least 3 or 4 at Tanners, they had both SA 1911 TRP *and* a 9mm RO, Sig P226 MK25, Walther PPK/S .22LR, etc)...

 

..While looking for some magazines for a our Remington 597s (they have suddenly dried up *everywhere* it seems) the gentleman asked if I needed help, and I had just noticed a set of like 6 Benelli pump shotguns.  4 of the 6 were Nova Tacticals, 3 new Nova Tacticals and 1 used Nova Tactical.  I said, so wait, no SuperNova Tacticals (I have wanted one for years, the 2 or 3 times i have come across them I didnt have the cash, the other times I have cash I could only find a NOVA Tactical, not a Super Nova).

 

So I had wanted to show my father the SuperNova Tactical, as he wants a pump to backup his Saiga-12 , and the guy says... oh wait, we have two new Supernova's here... $329 and $269... as I heard that I made an immediate reactive move towards my wallet, instantly throw it down and as quick as I could instictively say, "I'LL TAKE THEM BOTH!" he says, "oh... they're used." . LOL.  I thought it was a pricing error lol!

 

Then as I am putting away my wallet the gentleman says, "Oh wait.  I remember this one.  We got this a few weeks back.  Guy had bought it brand new and now needed instant cash.  It's nearly brand new, not even been fired..."  and I sort of exchanged cautious glances with my Dad, I said, "Can I take a closer look?" And sure enough, it looked pristine.  And I realized I had my Streamlight LED penlight with me, I figured I'd take a closer look... and it was PERFECT.  If it was fired before it was not many times, and it was then absolutely scrubbed clean because this was pristine.  Shining.  It looked fresh-out-of-the-box-new.  And it actually even had hand-written on the back of a price-tag hanging on it, something like, 'bought 2/24" or something like that. So it hadn't even been in the store 3 weeks yet.  We could not find a reason or way to pass it up.

 

 

 

It's the pistol-grip SuperNova Tactical, Ghost Ring Sight model.  Unfired, pristine new but "used", $329.  Which is basically $200 less than new retail.  They also had an excellent looking $269 ComfortTech Ghost ring tactical model, which admittedly MIGHT have been what I would have taken if I was ordering a brand new one, but it was VERY VERY GOOD condition but it was fired before, this $329 was basically out-of-the-box new perfect.  Hard to pass up.

 

 

So I will attach a few pics, I am pretty excited as a Benelli SNT has been on my list (I collect shotguns like richer folks collect ARs) for a long time, pretty satisfying.  I've never bought a used gun before despite having bought a pretty decent collection, but this was just too good to pass up.

 

And if *ANYONE* is Shotgun-hunting, I recommend you Immediately go to Tanners and pick up the $269 Benelli Supernova Tactical #20155 used gun they have there, and then owe me one, it's a great looking deal right there.

Took your advice and drove up to Tanners. I am the proud new owner of the used Supernova. It is in very good condition and well worth that price. Thanks for the Tip!

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hey no problem at all, I am very happy to have helped and for some reason it's a good feeling to see a great gun get picked up.

 

 

 

The better or worse part is that I had mentioned to my father, when I read this, "Hey someone picked up that other Supernova we looked at on my tip/recommendation" and of course, naturally, he says, "Ya know, I was going to say, we should have just bought that one too, it was a great deal and good looking gun, and I was going to tell you, if you want to go take a ride back up there...... oh well...." LOL.  Me and my bigass mouth!

 

Anyway congrats hope you have a blast with it.

[jrfly3006 42]

If you accessories look into Mesa Tactical, Side Armor, Briley , Nordic Components and Elzetta..while the SNT accessory market isnt that big..the above companies make dedicated items..

[KpdPipes 388]

I stumbled into a Supernova Tactical like that in Cabelas a couple of years back... GREAT Shotgun

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Well I took this baby out today... And hot diggity damn, she can shoot.

 

I have to admit, I was a carefree happy kid when I was younger, most of my 20s were spent drunk and careless.  Now into my 30s I am a worrier and a worst-case-scenario type of guy.  So I was sure that the gun was going to misfire, malfunction, break, etc.  AND I had read that while the ComfortTech recoil system/pad is a huge winner, the factory recoil "pad" on the SteadyGrip pistol-grip-stock was something terrible... well it wasn't so bad!  I have to admit it was pain-fully fun!  The gun cycles pretty smoothly, not a very "long action" pump, real nice, and a huge claw extractor throws those empty shells right out.

 

 

Total winner, and for $329 almost brand new, I couldn't be happier.

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Well I took this baby out today... And hot diggity damn, she can shoot.

 

I have to admit, I was a carefree happy kid when I was younger, most of my 20s were spent drunk and careless.  Now into my 30s I am a worrier and a worst-case-scenario type of guy.  So I was sure that the gun was going to misfire, malfunction, break, etc.  AND I had read that while the ComfortTech recoil system/pad is a huge winner, the factory recoil "pad" on the SteadyGrip pistol-grip-stock was something terrible... well it wasn't so bad!  I have to admit it was pain-fully fun!  The gun cycles pretty smoothly, not a very "long action" pump, real nice, and a huge claw extractor throws those empty shells right out.

 

 

Total winner, and for $329 almost brand new, I couldn't be happier.

I will be running mine Saturday. I will let you know how it goes with the ComfortTech stock.