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: 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)

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The Benelli M Series Super 90 shotguns or variants has appeared in the following:

Heckler & Koch Model 512 Auto Shotgun

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

Benelli M1 Super 90 in synthetic straight stock configuration, ghost ring sights - 12 Gauge

Benelli M1 Super 90 with pistol grip stock - 12 Gauge

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
The Getaway	Alec Baldwin	Carter "Doc" McCoy	With pistol grip stock	1994
The Getaway	Michael Madsen	Rudy Travis	With pistol grip stock	1994
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
L.A. Takedown	SWAT Officers		1989
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

Benelli M2 Super 90 in synthetic straight stock configuration, ghost ring sights - 12 Gauge

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

Benelli M3 Super 90 with pistol grip stock combination - 12 Gauge

Benelli M3 Super 90 - 12 Gauge

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

Benelli M3 Super 90 Shorty - 12 Gauge

• 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.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
RoboCop 2	Nancy Allen	Officer Anne Lewis	pistol grip stock	1990
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
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	.	Patience	pistol grip and sawed-off barrel	2002
The Unit / "First Responders"	Michael Irby	Charles Grey	spare shell holder and pistol grip stock	2006 - 2009
The Unit / "First Responders"	Demore Barnes	Hector Williams	spare shell holder and pistol grip stock	2006 - 2009
The Unit / "First responders"	.	US Army Rangers	spare shell holders and pistol grip stocks	2006 - 2009
Stargate: Atlantis / "Outcast"		.	With Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight	2004 - 2009
The Kill Point	.	Pittsburgh Police SWAT officer	With pistol grip stock and Surefire dedicated forend weaponlight	2007
Guns	.	Criminals	.	2008
Branch (Expozitura) / "Loupež století"	.	Bank robber	.	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 (PSP)	"M3"			2007
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
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
BioHazard 4-D: Executer	Norman	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

Benelli M4 Super 90 with 7-shot tube - 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 Super 90 with 5-shot tube - 12 Gauge

ATI Benelli M4 Raven with 7-shot tube - 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 Super 90 in H20 NP3 mariner finish - 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 in desert camo - 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 Tactical - 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 NFA with collapsed stock (short barreled version) - 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 NFA Tactical (short barreled version) - 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 NFA Tactical with black synthetic fixed stock (short barreled version) - 12 Gauge

Benelli M4 Super 90 with collapsed stock - 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
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

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
SOCOM: Confrontation	M4-90			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
Ghost Recon Online				2012
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
Rainbow 6: Patriots				2013