#Benelli

For today’s Photo Of The Day, we have pictures of the alpha wolf of Benelli’s bolt gun pack. The Lupo Alpha is a limited edition version of the Benelli Lupo rifle with only 1,000 to be made. The unique skeletonized furniture is made of a special high-strength technopolymer, which, in conjunction with the lightened action and pencil profile barrel, significantly reduces the weight of this .308 Win rifle. According to Benelli, the Lupo Alpha is the world's lightest metal-chassis rifle, weighing in at 2.6 kg, about 500 grams less than the standard version.

Benelli recently introduced the updated version of their Nova series of pump-action shotguns. The new Nova 3 is substantially lighter than the previous model and features updated furniture and some upgrades to the action. Hop stopped by the Benelli booth at NRAAM 2025 to check it out.

Benelli has just revealed the M4 A.I. Drone Guardian, a combat shotgun specifically designed to take down drones, and now it’s getting an ammo upgrade. At Enforce Tac 2025, James Reeves takes a first look at this purpose-built anti-drone shotgun, optimized for engaging UAV threats at close to medium ranges.

The war in Ukraine has proven what a threat small drones can be whether they’re carrying explosive payloads or just snooping around the battlefield. It has become fairly common for both Ukrainians and Russians to use shotguns to counter enemy drones so it is unsurprising to see a leading tactical shotgun manufacturer bring an anti-drone shotgun set up to market.