Benelli R1

About the Benelli

Benelli brothers, owners of the Benelli motorcycle company, embarked on a new journey when they formed Benelli Armi S.p.A. company in 1967. The brothers were passionate hunters as well as fine engineers and with the help of Bruno Civolani, they developed an extraordinary hunting shotgun that used a simple inertia driven mechanism in place of a conventional gas-operated system. This mechanism turned out to be a revolutionary design, as it permitted the user to fire 5 rounds in less than a second, making it the fastest reloading action the world had ever seen. The company was acquired by the Beretta company in 1983. In 2002 they entered the rifle market which demanded the highest levels of mechanical precision and reliability. By the year 2007, 40 years after the company founding, they have already sold more than 2 million shotguns.

Benelli R1 Rifle Review

Benelli R1 is a big-game rifle built around the patented, battle-tested auto-regulation gas-operated (A.R.G.O.) piston-driven system used in their M4 military shotgun of the Super 90 series of shotguns, in contrast to other 3 shotguns in the Super 90 series (M1, M2, M3), which are based on the Inertia Driven System. Because of its reliability and nearly 50% lower recoil compared to other rifles, this rifle is in use by the US Marine Corps. This system with reduced recoil helps tame the “flinch factor” when shooting large-calibre rounds.

Benelli R1

(Source: https://www.benelliusa.com/rifles)

The rifle comes in 2 versions: Pro Big Game Rifle and Big Game Rifle

The Pro Big Game Rifle comes in .30-06 Spr. ammunition and AA-Grade Satin Walnut variant, whereas Big Game Rifle comes in .30-06 Spr., .338 Lapua Mag., .300 Win. Mag. and .308 Win. along with Black Synthetic and AA-Grade Satin Walnut variants.

Mounts are meant to be installed on 4 mounting holes, which Benelli R1 already has drilled and tapped. They are placed in a horizontal line, in 2 pairs, 2 holes at the front and 2 holes at the rear.

Benelli R1

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Benelli R1

A: 12.7 mm
B: 81 mm
C: 12.7 mm
BHU: 0 mm
Ø: 6-48
R1: R18
R2: R18

Which rifles have interchangeable mounts with Benelli R1?

Benelli Argo
Browning BAR, Acera, Maral
Winchester SXR Vulcan
Fabarm Iris

Therefore, if a mount is named for one of them, it will fit all others as well, because their mounting surfaces are identical.

Our recommendation for mounts

Fixed mounts:

One of the few mounts available for Benelli R1 are these MAKfix rings. These mounts have ARGO in the name, but Benelli ARGO and Benelli R1 have the same mounting surface, so the mounts will also fit R1.

Detachable repeatable mounts:

A lot of detachable repeatable mounts are available for this rifle. If we would have to pick one out, it would be ERAMATIC pivot mount, because it will serve its purpose well. It is named for Benelli ARGO, but it will fit R1 too, because of the identical mounting surface.

Picatinny rails:

Many suitable Picatinny rails are available for this rifle. Contessa Picatinny rail is a bit more expensive than some others, but it is made of steel, compared to the cheaper ones, which are made of aluminium. The rail is designed for the Benelli Argo rifle, but it will also fit R1. Due to the physical properties of the materials of the Picatinny rail and the rifle action, it is important that the material matches. More about that in our article here.

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Rusan Yukon Photon Pivot Mount for Benelli Argo

Rusan Pivot mount for Benelli Argo, Yukon Photon, 30mm, extra high

$235.00

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Rusan Pivot mount for Browning BAR/CBL/Acera/Maral, Yukon Photon, 30mm, extra high

$235.00

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Rusan Pivot mount for Benelli Argo, Yukon Photon, 30mm, one-piece

Rusan Pivot mount for Benelli Argo, Yukon Photon, one-piece

$259.00

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Rusan Pivot mount for Benelli Argo, ATN 4K, 30mm, one-piece

Rusan Pivot mount for Benelli Argo, ATN 4K, one-piece

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Rusan Pivot mount for Browning BAR I/II/CBL/Acera/Maral/Iris, Yukon Photon, 30mm, one-piece

Rusan Pivot mount for Browning BAR I/II/CBL/Acera/Maral/Iris, Yukon Photon, one-piece

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Rusan Pivot mount for Browning BAR I/II/CBL/Acera/Maral/Iris, ATN 4K, 30mm, one-piece

Rusan Pivot mount for Browning BAR I/II/CBL/Acera/Maral/Iris, ATN 4K, one-piece

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The 30mm tube on these devices is used as a means of mounting when attaching them to a firearm. Typically, the mounting area is divided by the turret section, just like in conventional riflescopes.

The 30mm tube mounting standard on Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50 Pro

To attach these thermal scopes to a rifle, 30mm rings are required.

Thermal riflescopes that share this mounting standard

ATN ThOR 4 384 1-25-5x*
ATN ThOR 4 384 2-8x*
ATN ThOR 4 384 4.5-18x*
ATN ThOR 4 384 7-28x*
ATN ThOR 4 640 1-10x*
ATN ThOR 4 640 1.5-15x*
ATN ThOR 4 640 2.5-25x*
ATN ThOR 4 640 4-40x*
ATN ThOR LT 160 3-6x*
ATN ThOR LT 160 4-8x*
ATN ThOR LT 160 5-10x*
ATN ThOR LT 320 2-4x*
ATN ThOR LT 320 3-6x*
ATN ThOR LT 320 4-8x*
ATN ThOR LT 320 5-10x*
Conotech Night Arrow 335
Conotech Night Arrow 350
Conotech Night Arrow 635
Conotech Night Arrow 650
Guide TU420
Guide TU430
Guide TU450
Guide TU620
Guide TU630
Guide TU650
Hikmicro Stellar Pro SQ35
Hikmicro Stellar Pro SQ50
Hikmicro Stellar SH35
Hikmicro Stellar SH50
Hikmicro Stellar SQ35
Hikmicro Stellar SQ50
Infiray Tube TH35
Infiray Tube TH35 V2
Infiray Tube TH50
Infiray Tube TL35
Infiray Tube TL35 V2
Infiray Tube TL50
Lahoux Sight 25
Lahoux Sight 35
Lahoux Sight Elite 25
Lahoux Sight Elite 50
Liemke Sperber 1
Night Pearl Marten 420
Night Pearl Marten 430
Night Pearl Marten 450
Night Pearl Marten 620
Night Pearl Marten 630
Night Pearl Marten 650
Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XG50
Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP50 Pro
Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XQ50 Pro
Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50 Pro
Pulsar Thermion 2 XQ35 Pro
Pulsar Thermion 2 XQ50 Pro
Pulsar Thermion Duo DXP50
Pulsar Thermion Duo DXP55
Pulsar Thermion XM30
Pulsar Thermion XM38
Pulsar Thermion XM50
Pulsar Thermion XP38
Pulsar Thermion XP50
Pulsar Thermion XQ38
Pulsar Thermion XQ50
Thermtec Ares335
Thermtec Ares360
Thermtec Ares660

*named Mars instead of ThOR in the EU.

Night vision riflescopes that feature the tube mounting standard

ATN X-Sight 4K INT 3-14x
ATN X-Sight 4K INT 5-20x
ATN X-Sight 4K Pro 3-14x
ATN X-Sight 4K Pro 5-20x
ATN X-Sight LTV 3-9x
ATN X-Sight LTV 5-15x
Guide DU50
Hikmicro Alpex A50T
Hikmicro Alpex A50TN
Infiray Tube TD50L
Pard DS35
Pulsar Digex C50
Pulsar Digex N450
Pulsar Digex N455
Yukon Photon RT 4.5x42S
Yukon Photon XT 6.5x50S

Benelli R1

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Benelli R1 Rifle Review

Which rifles have interchangeable mounts with Benelli R1?