Benelli's Finest

World class autoloaders for the field or collection

It's almost impossible to understand the mentality of the workforce at Benelli and the firm's legitimate title as the "world's highest-tech firearms manufacturing facility" until you visit the company's headquarters, in Northeast Italy. The factory is located in the hilly countryside close to Urbino-a mere half-hour from the waves that wash up on the fine sand of the Adriatic beaches of Pesaro. It's 8 am, and my long-time contact Alessandro Tamburini, Benelli's former commercial director and now part-time commercial consultant, drives up to the entrance of the Hotel Bristol, Pesaro's finest four-star accommodation.

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