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Benelli M Series Super 90 Shotguns
The Benelli M Series Super 90 Shotguns are a series of 12 gauge Tactical shotguns based on the H&K recoil system, first introduced in the H&K Model 512 Auto Shotgun. The Super 90 refers to only the defense / tactical models, since Benelli does offer hunting, trap & field versions of some of the same shotguns. The only departure is the M4 which keeps the same exterior design but introduced a new proprietary gas operated system, the "Auto-regulating gas-operated (ARGO)" system.
Specifications
(? - Present)
Type: Shotgun
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Capacity: 3,4,7 shells in underbarrel tube magazine
Fire Modes: Semiautomatic (Heckler & Koch Model 512, Benelli M1, Benelli M2, Benelli M4), Convertible Pump-Action/Semiautomatic (Benelli M3)
The Benelli M Series Super 90 shotguns or variants has appeared in the following:
Heckler & Koch Model 512 Auto Shotgun
- The grand-daddy of all H&K/Benelli Auto shotguns. This was the first shotgun to use the H&K/Benelli recoil system. It was first manufactured for use by West Germany's Elite GSG-9 Anti-Terrorist Police Units. The internal design was the basis for all of the joint H&K/Benelli series of tactical Shotguns. The H&K Model 512 shotguns were sold with the 'Man-Cutter' adjustable choke in front, designed to send the pellets in an elongated oval pattern to either cut a man in half, or (when turned vertically) dump all of the shot into the main body of the target
Benelli M1
- Semi auto only tactical shotgun based on the H&K Model 512 design.
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevyn Major Howard | Rudyard Kipling | Alien Nation | With pistol grip stock, modified to use removable box/drum magazines | 1988 |
| Keith David | Max | Marked for Death | M1 Super 90 Tactical configuration - used in chase scene/Department store crash | 1990 |
| FBI HRT officer | Rush Hour | With mounted tactical light | 1998 | |
| Christopher Jacobs | SWAT Officer Richard Massa | 44 Minutes:The North Hollywood Shootout. | With mounted tactical light | 2003 |
| Cole Hauser | Carter Verone | 2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 | |
| Eva Mendes | Monica Fuentes | 2 Fast 2 Furious | 2003 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic Park: Trespasser | Benelli M1 | 1998 | ||
| Global Operations | M-1 | With optional Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2002 | |
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 | |||
| Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow | M1 (12-guage) | pistol-grip | none | 2004 |
| S.W.A.T. 4 | Benelli M1 Super 90 | With collapsible buttstock and tactical flashlight in handguard | Only used by hostile NPCs | 2005 |
Benelli M2
- Trap and Field models are made of the M2 as well as Tactical models. It can be distinguished from the M1 by the lack of a receiver screw beneath the rear of the ejection port (as seen on M1); both feature a bolt release button directly below bolt handle. The M2 also has a unique foregrip (which doesn't fit on any of the other M series shotguns). Also the back of the receiver is slightly different and must have its own buttstocks, whereas the M1 and the M3 have interchangeable foregrips and buttstocks.
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Caruso | Dino | Proof of Life | With pistol grip stock | 2000 |
| Nicolas Cage | Castor Troy | Face/Off | With pistol grip stock and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 1997 |
| . | L.A.P.D. Detectives | L.A. Takedown | . | 1989 |
Benelli M3
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Benelli M3 Super 90 with pistol grip stock combination and ghost ring sights - 12 Gauge
- The Benelli M3 is a combination Pump-Action and Semi-Automatic Shotgun.
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.L. Cool J | Officer Deacon "Deke" Kay | S.W.A.T. | With pistol grip stock, spare shell holders, and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2003 |
| L.A.P.D. SWAT officer | S.W.A.T. | With Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight, pistol grip stock, spare shotshell holders, and door-breeching muzzle brake | 2003 | |
| Alec Baldwin | Carter "Doc" McCoy | The Getaway | With pistol grip stock | 1994 |
| Michael Madsen | Rudy Travis | The Getaway | With pistol grip stock | 1994 |
| Tom Sizemore | Michael "Slick" Cheritto | Heat | With pistol grip stock | 1995 |
| Brad Pitt | John Smith | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 2005 | |
| Company Men | Mr. & Mrs. Smith | 2005 | ||
| Gary Oldman | Lt. Jim Gordon | The Dark Knight | With Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight, spare shell holder, and pistol grip stock | 2008 |
| Nicky Katt | SWAT officer | The Dark Knight | With surefire dedicated forend weaponlight, spare shell holder, and pistol grip stock | 2008 |
| Nancy Allen | Officer Anne Lewis | RoboCop 2 | With pistol grip stock | 1990 |
| Wesley Snipes | Blade | Blade | With pistol grip, modified to fire fake silver stakes | 1998 |
| Amaury Nolasco | Det. Cosmo Santos | Street Kings | With spare shell holder and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2008 |
| John corbett | Det. Dante Demille | Street Kings | With spare shell holdier and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2008 |
| Keanu Reeves | tom Ludlow | Street Kings | 2008 | |
| Chris Evans | Det. Diskant | Street Kings | 2008 | |
| Police officer | Street Kings | With pistol grip stock, spare shell holder, and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2008 | |
| Matthew G. Taylor | Useldinger | Exit Wounds | With pistol grip stock and Frag-12 ammo | 2001 |
| Steven Seagal | Det. Orin Boyd | Exit Wounds | With pistol grip stock | 2001 |
| Bill Duke | Chief Hinges | Exit Wounds | 2001 | |
| Bruce McGill | Det. Frank Daniels | Exit Wounds | 2001 | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | US Marshal John Kruger | Eraser | With top-folding stock | 1996 |
| Henchman | Eraser | With top-folding stock | 1996 | |
| Guards | Wanted | With top-folding stock | 2008 | |
| Sweepers | Equilibrium | With pistol grips, vertical foregrips, door-breeching muzzle brake, and weaponlights | 2002 | |
| Sergei Vesnin | Kon | Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) | With top-folding stock | 2009 |
| Maxim Konvalov | Kley | Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) | With top-folding stock | 2009 |
| Aleksei Frandetti | Orda | Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) | With top-folding stock | 2009 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Patience | Firefly | With pistol grip and sawed-off barrel | 2002 |
| Michael Irby | charles Grey | The Unit / "First Responders" | With spare shell holder and pistol grip stock | 2006 - 2009 |
| Demore Barnes | Hector Williams | The Unit / "First Responders" | With spare shell holder and pistol grip stock | 2006 - 2009 |
| . | US Army Rangers | The Unit / "First responders" | With spare shell holders and pistol grip stocks | 2006 - 2009 |
| . | Stargate: Atlantis / "Outcast" | With Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2004 - 2009 | |
| . | Col. Mann | NCIS | 2003 - ???? | |
| Sasha Alexander | Special Agent Caitlin Todd | NCIS / "UnSealed" | 2003 - ???? | |
| . | Pittsburgh Police SWAT officer | The Kill Point | With pistol grip stock and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2007 |
| . | Criminals | Guns | . | 2008 |
| . | Vancouver ERT | The Border | . | 2008-2010 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle | semi-auto only | 1999 | ||
| Army of Two | With various upgrades available | 2008 | ||
| The Sum Of All Fears | "12ga Pump SG" | semi-automatic mode only | 2002 | |
| Counter Strike: Source | Leone 12 gauge Super | 2004 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | Leone 12 gauge Super | 2008 | ||
| Resident Evil | "Assault Shotgun" | M4 Super 90-style retractable buttstock, stainless-steel finish, rail on top of the receiver, and folding iron sights | Pump-action only | 2002 |
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | With wooden grip and handguard | 1999 | ||
| Resident Evil 4 | "Riot Shotgun" | M4 Super 90-style retractable buttstock, stainless-steel finish, rail on top of the receiver, and folding iron sights | Pump-action only | 2005 |
| Resident Evil 5 | with laser pointer | 2009 | ||
| Far Cry Instincts: Predator | 2006 | |||
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | "M3" | With various accessories available, inaccurately shown as pump-action only | 2006 | |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | "M3" | With various accessories available, inaccurately shown as pump-action only | 2008 | |
| Saints Row 2 | Tombstone | Pump-action only | 2008 | |
| Killing Floor | Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | Inaccurately shown as pump-action only | 2009 | |
| Combat Arms | 2008 | |||
| Splinter Cell: Conviction | "M3" | w/ various upgrades | Pump-action only | 2010 |
| Condemned 2: BloodShot | "Riot Gun" | slightly shortened barrel and reflex sight | Semi-automatic mode only | 2008 |
Anime
| Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sousuke Sagura | Full Metal Panic?: Fumoffu | 2003 | |
| Norman | BioHazard 4-D: Executer | With pistol grip stock, spare shell holder, and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2000 |
| Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | Shorty version | 2010 |
Benelli M4
- Unlike the previous M series shotguns, rather than the Benelli Inertia Drive system for semi-automatic operation, the M4 uses a new proprietary dual gas piston system for semi-automatic operation called the "Auto-regulating gas-operated (ARGO) system". This new system was designed per specifications from the U.S. Marine Corps. It goes by the designation 'M1014 Joint Services Combat Shotgun' in the US military and 'L128A1' in the British military.
- Civilian versions of this shotgun are sold with a solid stock only, and 4-round tube magazine that ordinarily cannot be extended.
Film
| Actor | Character | Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Foxx | Det. Ricardo Tubbs | Miami Vice | 2006 | |
| Steven Seagal | Harlan Banks | Today You Die | 2005 | |
| Woody Harrelson | Tallahassee | Zombieland | 2009 | |
| Ashton Kutcher | Spencer Aimes | Killers | 2010 | |
| Thug | Hancock | 2008 |
Television
| Actor | Character | Show Title / Episode | Note | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Lee Ermey | Himself | Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey - 'Shotguns' | M1014 with Magazine-Tube Extension | |
| U.S. Marines | Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey - 'Shotguns' | M1014 with Magazine-Tube Extension |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | With spare shell holders and optional gold paint scheme | 2007 | ||
| Modern Warfare 2 | 2009 | |||
| Battlefield 2 | 2005 | |||
| Crysis | Tactical Shotgun | With various optional accessories | 2007 | |
| Counter Strike: Source | XM1014 | 2004 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | Leone YG1265 Auto Shotgun | Full-automatic fire | 2008 | |
| Cross Fire | 2007 | |||
| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | 2007 | |||
| Left 4 Dead | Auto Shotgun | With weaponlight 10-round magazine tube |
2008 | |
| Insurgency | M1014 JSCS | 2007 | ||
| SOCOM: Confrontation | M4-90 | 2008 | ||
| IGI 2: Covert Strike | 2003 | |||
| S.W.A.T. 4 | With weaponlight, spare shell holders on side of receiver, and buckshot & slug ammo | 2005 | ||
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Tactical Shotgun | With weaponlight and optional laser sight 10-round magazine tube |
2009 | |
| Combat Arms | 2008 | |||
| Project Reality | M1014 JSCS / L128A1 | With optional EOTech red dot sight | Firing buckshot or slug ammo | 2005 |
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 | |||
| Medal of Honor (2010) | M1014 | M4 Tactical | single-player only | 2010 |