Inertia Driven®
Inertia Driven® is the original version of the best operating system ever devised. There are Inertia Driven® Benelli shotguns that have fired 500,000+ rounds and still function perfectly.
Benelli’s Inertia Driven® system, developed in 1967, operates cleanly and reliably without adjustments.
The proven system is…
Reliable
- No adjusting, ever
- Consistent, reliable cycling, year after year
- Handles light field loads to 3-1/2-inch magnums
Simple
- Just 3 main parts: bolt body, inertia spring, and rotating bolt head
Clean
- Gas, smoke and burnt powder remain in the barrel
- Residue doesn’t enter the gun’s mechanism
- Remains cleaner than gas systems
Strong
- Steel locking lugs on a rotating bolt head
- Bolt head locks steel-to-steel with the barrel
- Lock becomes even tighter during firing
Fast
- Smaller mass of parts
- Quicker than other operating systems
Low Maintenance
- Operates more cleanly than gas-system guns
- Less time required for cleaning
Lightweight
- Benelli semi-auto shotguns are among the world’s lightest
Perfectly Balanced
- Balances as a fine game gun should
- No heavy components under the forend

