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Benelli M Series Super 90 Shotguns

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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: 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

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The father of the Benelli M Series shotguns, the Heckler & Koch 512 Auto Shotgun (developed for GSG-9 commandos) - 12 gauge. The basis for Benelli Tactical shotgun design.
  • 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

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Benelli M1 Super 90 in synthetic straight stock configuration, ghost ring sights - 12 gauge
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Benelli M1 Super 90 with pistol grip stock - 12 gauge
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Benelli M1 Super 90 "Entry" with pistol grip stock - 12 gauge
  • 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
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
The Hit List Cuba Gooding Jr Jonas Arbor Entry model 2011
The Hit List Spokane PD SWAT officers Entry model 2011

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
Rainbow Six 3: Black Arrow M1 (12-gauge) 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

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Benelli M2 Super 90 in synthetic straight stock configuration, ghost ring sights - 12 gauge
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Benelli M2 Super 90 in tactical pistol grip configuration, standard rifle sights - 12 gauge
  • 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.


Video Games

Title Character Note Date
The 3rd Birthday 2010


Benelli M3

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Benelli M3 Super 90 with pistol grip stock combination - 12 gauge
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Benelli M3 Super 90 - 12 gauge
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Benelli M3T Super 90 with top folding stock - 12 gauge
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Benelli M3 Super 90 with pistol grip stock combination and ghost ring sights - 12 gauge
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Benelli M3 Super 90 Shorty - 12 gauge
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Benelli M3 Super 90 action type switch in 'auto' and 'pump' settings
  • The Benelli M3 is a combination Pump-Action and Semi-Automatic Shotgun. 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
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
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
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

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

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 M3 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
7.62 High Calibre 2008
Killing Floor Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight Inaccurately shown as pump-action only 2009
Combat Arms 2008
[[Matrix: Path of Neo, The|The Matrix: Path of Neo]] Pump Shotgun 2005
Splinter Cell: Conviction "M3" w/ various upgrades Pump-action only 2010
The 3rd Birthday 2010
Condemned 2: BloodShot "Riot Gun" slightly shortened barrel and reflex sight Semi-automatic mode only 2008
NCIS: The Video Game not usable 2011
Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D 2011
Resident Evil: Revelations M3 2012

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

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Benelli M4 Super 90 with 7-shot tube - 12 gauge
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Benelli M4 Super 90 with 4-shot tube - 12 gauge
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Benelli M4 Tactical - 12 Gauge
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Benelli M4 NFA with collapsed stock (short barreled version) - 12 gauge
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Benelli M4 NFA Tactical (short barreled version) - 12 gauge
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Benelli M4 NFA Tactical with black synthetic fixed stock (short barreled version) - 12 gauge
  • 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 4-round tube magazine that ordinarily cannot be extended.

Film

Actor Character Title Note Date
Robber 36th Precinct w/optics 2004
Steven Seagal Harlan Banks Today You Die 2005
Jamie Foxx Det. Ricardo Tubbs Miami Vice 2006
Thug Hancock 2008
Woody Harrelson Tallahassee Zombieland 2009
Laurence Fishburne Baines Armored 2009
Ashton Kutcher Spencer Aimes Killers 2010
Elephant White in weapons cache 2010
The Mechanic (2011) 2011
US Soldier Machete Kills 2013

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
Top Shot - Season 3
Swat Deadliest Warrior
Robert Patrick Chief Petty Officer Joseph Prosser Last Resort "Voluntold" (S1E04) 2012

Anime

Film Title Character Note Date
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino Hanging on various gun racks 2008

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
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 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 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 as 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
Aliens: Colonial Marines Weyland-Yutani MK221 Tactical Shotgun w/ various attachments 2013
Splinter Cell: Blacklist M1014 2013
ArmA Tactics M1014 2013
Ghost Recon: Phantoms M1014 2014
Survarium 2014
Watch_Dogs M1014 2014

See Also

  • Benelli - A list of all firearms manufactured by Benelli.