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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
Type: Shotgun
Caliber: 12 gauge
Capacity: 4, 5, or 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
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alien Nation | Kevyn Major Howard | Rudyard Kipling | With pistol grip stock, modified to use removable box/drum magazines | 1988 |
| L.A. Takedown | L.A.P.D. Detectives | . | 1989 | |
| Marked for Death | Keith David | Max | M1 Super 90 Tactical configuration - used in chase scene/Department store crash | 1990 |
| Predator 2 | Danny Glover | Detective Mike Harrigan | With pistol grip and laser sight | 1990 |
| Face/Off | Nicolas Cage | Castor Troy | pistol grip stock and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 1997 |
| The Rage | Sheriff's deputies | With Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 1997 | |
| Rush Hour | FBI HRT officer | mounted tactical light | 1998 | |
| Proof of Life | David Caruso | Dino | With pistol grip stock | 2000 |
| 44 Minutes:The North Hollywood Shootout | Christopher Jacobs | SWAT Officer Richard Massa | mounted tactical light | 2003 |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | Cole Hauser | Carter Verone | 2003 | |
| 2 Fast 2 Furious | Eva Mendes | Monica Fuentes | 2003 | |
| S.W.A.T. | L.L. Cool J | Officer Deacon "Deke" Kay | pistol grip stock, spare shell holders, and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2003 |
| S.W.A.T. | L.A.P.D. SWAT officer | Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight, pistol grip stock, spare shotshell holders, and door-breeching muzzle brake | 2003 | |
| Street Kings | Amaury Nolasco | Det. Cosmo Santos | spare shell holder and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2008 |
| Street Kings | John Corbett | Det. Dante Demille | spare shell holdier and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2008 |
| Street Kings | Keanu Reeves | Det. Tom Ludlow | 2008 | |
| Street Kings | Chris Evans | Det. Diskant | 2008 | |
| Street Kings | Police officer | pistol grip stock, spare shell holder, and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2008 | |
| The Dark Knight | Gary Oldman | Lt. Jim Gordon | Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight, spare shell holder, and pistol grip stock | 2008 |
| The Dark Knight | Nicky Katt | SWAT officer | surefire dedicated forend weaponlight, spare shell holder, and pistol grip stock | 2008 |
| Sinners and Saints | Johnny Strong | Detective Riley | 2010 | |
| Sinners and Saints | Mike Muñoz | Detective Franco | 2010 | |
| Sinners and Saints | Kim Coates | Detective Dave Besson | 2010 | |
| The Hit List | Cuba Gooding Jr | Jonas Arbor | Entry model | 2011 |
| The Hit List | Spokane PD SWAT officers | Entry model | 2011 | |
| Rambo: Last Blood | Sylvester Stallone | John Rambo | 2019 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Walking Dead - Season 7 | Unknown | Oceanside Woman | E0Tech Optic & Pistol Grip; "Swear" (S7E06) | 2016 |
| Magnum P.I. | Zachary Knighton | Orville "Rick" Wright | "Bad Day to be a Hero" (S1E10) | 2018- |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurassic Park: Trespasser | Benelli M1 | 1998 | ||
| Rainbow Six | Benelli M1 Tactical | w/ pistol grip and 7-shot tube | 1998 | |
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | Benelli M1 Tactical | w/ pistol grip and 7-shot tube | 1999 | |
| Global Operations | M-1 | With optional Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2002 | |
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | 2003 | |||
| 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
The Benelli M2 Tactical and Field model shotguns were introduced in 2005. 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
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum | Keanu Reeves | John Wick | TTI M2 Ultimate 3 Gun Package | 2019 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 6/"Seal Hunter" | Casey Sander | Ray Turner | pistol grip and ghost ring sights | 2014 |
| The Walking Dead - Season 7 | Oceanside Woman | "Swear" (S7E06) | 2016-2017 | |
| Unknown | Savior | "Hearts Still Beating" (S7E08) | ||
| Unknown | Savior | "Rock in the Road" (S7E09) | ||
| The Walking Dead - Season 8 | Unknown | Savior | "The Lost and the Plunderers" (S8E10) | 2018 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| The 3rd Birthday | 2010 | ||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | "M2 Tactical" | With fixed stock/pistol grip, M-Lok handguard, and aftermarket bolt release | 2016 |
| "M2 3-gun" | With straight, fixed stock, aftermarket bolt release, 28" barrel, and 10-round magazine tube | ||
| Fortnite | TTI M2 Ultimate 3 Gun Package | 2019 |
Benelli M3
The Benelli M3 is a combination Pump-Action and Semi-Automatic Shotgun. This is actually an analogue of the earlier (and less successful) Beretta M3P, but fed from a standard under-barrel tubular magazine. While the M3 and M1 are similar in appearance, a sure way to tell them apart is that Surefire does not make a fore-end mounted light for the M3. There is also the size difference between the standard magazine tube extension and the action type switch of the M3. The action type switch is located at the forward end of the forearm, and is formed as an annular knurled ring.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoboCop 2 | Nancy Allen | Officer Anne Lewis | pistol grip stock | 1990 |
| The Getaway | Alec Baldwin | Carter "Doc" McCoy | With pistol grip stock | 1994 |
| The Getaway | Michael Madsen | Rudy Travis | With pistol grip stock | 1994 |
| Heat | Tom Sizemore | Michael "Slick" Cheritto | pistol grip stock | 1995 |
| Hidden Assassin | Maruschka Detmers | Simone Rosset | folding stock | 1995 |
| Hidden Assassin | Dolph Lundgren | Michael Dane | folding stock | 1995 |
| Hidden Assassin | Martin Hub | Henchman | folding stock | 1995 |
| Set It Off | gang members | 1996 | ||
| Eraser | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Deputy US Marshal John Kruger | top-folding stock | 1996 |
| Eraser | Henchman | top-folding stock | 1996 | |
| Blade | Wesley Snipes | Blade | pistol grip, modified to fire fake silver stakes | 1998 |
| Point Blank | Danny Trejo | Wallace | 1998 | |
| Exit Wounds | Matthew G. Taylor | Useldinger | pistol grip stock and Frag-12 ammo | 2001 |
| Exit Wounds | Steven Seagal | Det. Orin Boyd | pistol grip stock | 2001 |
| Exit Wounds | Bill Duke | Chief Hinges | 2001 | |
| Exit Wounds | Bruce McGill | Det. Frank Daniels | 2001 | |
| Equilibrium | Sweepers | With pistol grips, vertical foregrips, door-breeching muzzle brake, and weaponlights | 2002 | |
| Death to Smoochy | SWAT team | 2002 | ||
| Shottas | Gangster | 2002 | ||
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Brad Pitt | John Smith | 2005 | |
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Company Men | 2005 | ||
| Doom | Ben Daniels | Goat | modified | 2005 |
| Piranha (Okhota na piranyu) | Aleksandr Golubev | Sivyi | 2006 | |
| Attack Force | Steven Seagal | Marshall Lawson | With top-folding stock | 2006 |
| Shadow Man | Romanian police | With top-folding stock | 2006 | |
| Wanted | Guards | With top-folding stock | 2008 | |
| Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) | Sergei Vesnin | Kon | With top-folding stock | 2009 |
| Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) | Maxim Konvalov | Kley | With top-folding stock | 2009 |
| Newsmakers (Goryachie Novosti) | Aleksei Frandetti | Orda | With top-folding stock | 2009 |
| Hooked (Na Igre) | Pavel Priluchnyy | Doc | With top-folding stock | 2009 |
| Antikiller D.K. | Evgeniy Antropov | "Young Shaman" | Top-folding stock | 2009 |
| "Kolgan"'s bodyguard | ||||
| Game of Death | Detroit S.W.A.T. | 2010 | ||
| The Green Hornet | LAPD S.W.A.T. | 2011 | ||
| Trespass (2011) | Nicolas Cage | Kyle Miller | pistol grip stock | 2011 |
| Trespass (2011) | Ben Mendelsohn | Elias | pistol grip stock | 2011 |
| Trespass (2011) | Dash Mihok | Ty | pistol grip stock | 2011 |
| The Viral Factor | Nicholas Tse | Man Yeung | With top-folding stock | 2012 |
| Lockout | Guy Pearce | Snow | 2012 | |
| Prometheus | Security officer | With orange-colored folding stock | 2012 | |
| Alex Cross | Tyler Perry | Dr. Alex Cross | 2012 | |
| The Sweeney | Michael Wildman | Simmonds | With top-folding stock | 2012 |
| No Tears for the Dead | Dong-gun Jang | Gon | 2014 | |
| No Tears for the Dead | Alex Wraith | Alvaro | 2014 | |
| No Tears for the Dead | Min-hee Kim | Mo-kyeong | 2014 | |
| Colt 45 | Ymanol Perset | Vincent Milès | Entry model | 2014 |
| Black Widow | SWAT officer | 2021 |
Television
| Show Title / Episode | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firefly | Bonnie Bartlett | Patience | pistol grip and sawed-off barrel, "Serenity" (S01E01) | 2002 |
| The Unit | Michael Irby | Charles Grey | spare shell holder and pistol grip stock / "First Responders" | 2006 - 2009 |
| The Unit | Demore Barnes | Hector Williams | spare shell holder and pistol grip stock / "First Responders" | 2006 - 2009 |
| The Unit | US Army Rangers | spare shell holders and pistol grip stocks/ "First responders" | 2006 - 2009 | |
| Stargate: Atlantis | With Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight/ "Outcast" | 2004 - 2009 | ||
| The Kill Point | Pittsburgh Police SWAT officer | With pistol grip stock and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | 2007 | |
| Guns | Criminals | 2008 | ||
| Branch (Expozitura) | Bank robber | "Loupež století" (S1E14) | 2008 | |
| The Border | Vancouver ERT | 2008-2010 | ||
| Jericho | Jericho Militia | 2006-2008 | ||
| Iris - Season 1 | IRIS mercenaries | 2009 | ||
| The Walking Dead - Season 7 | Savior | fitted with a E0Tech optic; "Go-Getters" (S7E05) | 2016 | |
| The Mist | Okezie Morro | Johah Dixon | 2017 | |
| Magnum P.I. | "Bad Day to be a Hero" (S1E10) | 2018 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle | semi-auto only | 1999 | ||
| Resident Evil 3: Nemesis | With wooden grip and handguard | 1999 | ||
| The Sum Of All Fears | "12ga Pump SG" | semi-automatic mode only | 2002 | |
| 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 |
| The House of the Dead III | Super 90 Shorty, Only seen in pre-rendered movies, In-game are uses Franchi SPAS-12 instead | 2002 | ||
| Counter Strike: Source | Leone 12 gauge Super | 2004 | ||
| 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 |
| [[Matrix: Path of Neo, The|The Matrix: Path of Neo]] | Pump Shotgun | 2005 | ||
| Far Cry Instincts: Predator | 2006 | |||
| Rainbow Six: Vegas | "M3" | With various accessories available, inaccurately shown as pump-action only | 2006 | |
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| Army of Two | With various upgrades available | 2008 | ||
| Counter-Strike Online | Leone 12 gauge Super | 2008 | ||
| Combat Arms | 2008 | |||
| Condemned 2: BloodShot | "Riot Gun" | slightly shortened barrel and reflex sight | Semi-automatic mode only | 2008 |
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | "M3" | With various accessories available, inaccurately shown as pump-action only | 2008 | |
| Saints Row 2 | Tombstone | Pump-action only | 2008 | |
| The House of the Dead: Overkill | Automatic Shotgun | With pistol grip | Later replaced with Franchi SPAS-12 in 2011's Extended Cut version | 2009 |
| Killing Floor | Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight | Inaccurately shown as pump-action only | 2009 | |
| Resident Evil 5 | M3 | with laser pointer | 2009 | |
| Splinter Cell: Conviction | "M3" | w/ various upgrades | Pump-action only | 2010 |
| The 3rd Birthday | 2010 | |||
| NCIS: The Video Game | not usable | 2011 | ||
| Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D | 2011 | |||
| Resident Evil: Revelations | M3 | 2012 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Siege | Super 90 | With various accessories available | Semi-automatic mode only; added in Operation Black Ice | 2015 |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | Whispering Scourge | With external suppressor and optional (invisible) spreader choke | Pump-action only (not even modelled with cocking lever), foregrip from M4 Super 90, incorrect grip animation. Added in the Force of Chaos DLC in 2019. | 2018 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu | Sousuke Sagura | 2003 | |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Priscilla | 2008 | |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Padania Suspect | 2008 | |
| 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 fixed stock only, and 5-round tube magazine that ordinarily cannot be extended.
Film
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey | R. Lee Ermey | Himself | "Shotguns" / M1014 with Magazine-Tube Extension | 2009 |
| Lock 'n Load With R. Lee Ermey | Various | U.S. Marines | "Shotguns" / M1014 with Magazine-Tube Extension | 2009 |
| Top Shot - Season 3 | 2011 | |||
| Deadliest Warrior | Various | SWAT | ||
| Elementary | booby-trap | "The Red Team" (Episode S1E13) | 2012-???? | |
| Last Resort | Robert Patrick | Chief Petty Officer Joseph Prosser | "Voluntold" (S1E04) | 2012 |
| The Walking Dead - Season 5 | Unknown | Female Alexandria guard | "Forget" (S5E13) | 2015 |
| Austin Nichols | Spencer Monroe | "Conquer" (S5E16) | ||
| The Walking Dead - Season 6 | Michael Cudlitz | Sgt. Abraham Ford | "Knots Untie" (S6E11) | 2016 |
| Norman Reedus | Daryl Dixon | "Knots Untie" (S6E11), "Not Tomorrow Yet" (S6E12), "Twice As Far" (S6E14), & "East" (S6E15) | ||
| Christian Serratos | Rosita Espinosa | "Twice As Far" (S6E14) | ||
| Unknown | Savior | continuity error; "Twice As Far" (S6E14) | ||
| The Walking Dead - Season 7 | Unknown | Savior | Tactical with black synthetic fixed stock; "Service" (S7E04) | 2016-2017 |
| Unknown | Savior | Tactical with black synthetic fixed stock; "Rock in the Road" (S7E09) | ||
| Austin Amelio | Dwight | "Hostiles and Calamities" (S7E11) | ||
| The Walking Dead - Season 8 | Unknown | Savior | "Honor" (S8E09) | 2018 |
| Unknown | Savior | "Wrath" (S8E16) | ||
| Yellowstone | cattle thief | "The Beating" (S3E07) | 2020 |
Anime
| Film Title | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Hanging on various gun racks | 2008 | |
| Blue Exorcist | Suguro | 2011 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | M1014 | 2003 | ||
| IGI 2: Covert Strike | 2003 | |||
| Counter Strike: Source | XM1014 | 2004 | ||
| Ghost Squad | M4E | With Knight's Armament vertical foregrip, M4-type stock and extended picatinny rail system | Holds 6 rounds in 7-round tube | 2004 |
| Söldner: Secret Wars | 2004 | |||
| Battlefield 2 | 2005 | |||
| Cold Fear | XM1014 | With 7-shot magazine and stock collapsed | Incorrectly shown to be pump-action | 2005 |
| S.W.A.T. 4 | Benelli M4 | With weaponlight, spare shell holders on side of receiver, and buckshot & slug ammo | 2005 | |
| Project Reality | M1014 JSCS / L128A1 | With optional EOTech red dot sight | Firing buckshot or slug ammo | 2005 |
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | Benelli M1014 | Holds 6 rounds in 4-round tube | 2007 | |
| Cross Fire | "XM1014" | 7-shot tube | 2007 | |
| Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 | 2007 | |||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | M1014 | With spare shell holders and optional gold paint scheme | 2007 | |
| Crysis | Tactical Shotgun | With various optional accessories | 2007 | |
| Insurgency: Modern Infantry Combat | M1014 JSCS | 2007 | ||
| 7.62 High Calibre | 2008 | |||
| Counter-Strike Online | Leone YG1265 Auto Shotgun | Full-automatic fire | 2008 | |
| Left 4 Dead | Auto Shotgun | With weaponlight | 10-round magazine tube | 2008 |
| Combat Arms | 2008 | |||
| Mercenaries 2: World in Flames | 2008 | |||
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Tactical Shotgun | With weaponlight and optional laser sight | 10-round magazine tube | 2009 |
| Killing Floor | Combat Shotgun | Weaponlight, red dot sight, shortened barrel | Added in a patch in 2011 | 2009 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | M1014 | w/ various attachments | 2009 | |
| Medal of Honor | M1014 | M4 Tactical | single-player only | 2010 |
| The 3rd Birthday | M1014 | 2010 | ||
| Bodycount | Super90 | M4 Super 90 | Shown with stock collapsed and side rail mounts, incorrect 9-round tube magazine | 2011 |
| Battlefield 3 | M1014 | 4+1 or 6+1rd magazine (12 gauge, 3-inch magnum rounds), various attachments | 2011 | |
| Breach | M1014 | 2011 | ||
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | XM1014 | 2012 | ||
| Max Payne 3 | M4 SUPER 90 | 2012 | ||
| Spec Ops: The Line | M1014 | 2012 | ||
| Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | M1014 | w/ various attachments | incorrect 8-shell capacity | 2012 |
| UB Shotgun | w/ short barrel | An under-barrel attachment for assault rifles | 2012 | |
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | XM1014 | M4 Super 90 with 7-round capacity, capable of automatic fire | 2012 | |
| ZombiU | M4 Tactical | 7-shot tube | 2012 | |
| State of Decay | "M1014" | tan color | 2013 | |
| Aliens: Colonial Marines | Weyland-Yutani MK221 Tactical Shotgun | w/ various attachments | 2013 | |
| Splinter Cell: Blacklist | M1014 | 2013 | ||
| ArmA Tactics | M1014 | 2013 | ||
| Warface | "Benelli M4 Classic" | two shell holder, railed handguard | 2013 | |
| "Benelli M4 Custom" | reflex sight, custom handguard, tactical choke | |||
| Ghost Recon: Phantoms | M1014 | 2014 | ||
| Survarium | 2014 | |||
| Watch_Dogs | M1014 | 2014 | ||
| Contract Wars | 2014 | |||
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | Benelli M4 Super 90 | muzzle brake, EOTech and ACOG sights | mariner finish | 2014 |
| Rainbow Six: Siege | 2015 | |||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | M1014 | Holds 7 rounds in 4-round tube | 2016 | |
| The Division | 2016 | |||
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 | Giovanni M4 | 2017 | ||
| Black Squad | S1014 | M4 NFA with Magpul AFG and Trijicon RMR sight | 2017 | |
| The Division 2 | Super 90 / Marine Super 90 / Tactical Super 90 SBS | 2019 | ||
| Sniper: Ghost Warrior Contracts | "GIOVANNI M4" | 2019 | ||
| Ghost Recon Breakpoint | Also available with Brügger & Thomet handguard or KZ Quad Rail system | 2019 |
See Also
- Benelli - A list of all firearms manufactured by Benelli.