I have a high regard for the Italian firearms maker Benelli as its shotguns always buck the trend and it follows its own path in design and handling concepts. The 828U over-and-under shotgun is an eye-catcher, as are the famed Benelli semi-automatics.
Now Benelli has designed its first bolt-action rifle, the Benelli Lupo, and it’s a cracker. We were lucky to get our hands on the first Lupo in the country back in February and, true to form, Benelli had excelled itself with a radical-looking and great-handling sporting bolt-action rifle.
Benelli Lupo 308 stalking rifle
Benelli Lupo – key features
The key feature of the Lupo — Italian for wolf — is the futuristic but elegant design. Benelli has not held back with this modern-day fast-operating bolt-action rifle with detachable five-shot magazine. The Lupo stalking rifle handles superbly and the flowing lines of the synthetic stock are impervious to the weather thanks to Benelli’s BE.S.T surface treatment.