Nov 19, 2022 · In 1976, Benelli produced a very interesting handgun, the B76. We take a look at this inertia driven handgun and find out what happened to it... Skip to content

First manufactured in 1976, the Benelli B76 is a locked-breech, fixed-barrel semi-automatic handgun. The B76's trigger is of a double-action/single-action type and the firearm works thanks to a unique "inertia lock" system, as explained in U.S. patent 3,893,369.

Oct 8, 2023 · The Benelli B76 is a relatively rare and delightfully different handgun designed and manufactured more than four decades ago. In the 1980s, police departments were making a wholesale switch from .38 Special and .357 Magnum revolvers to 9mm semi-automatic sidearms.

irst manufactured in 1976, the Benelli B76 is a locked-breech, fixed-barrel semi-automatic handgun. The B76's trigger is of a double-action/single-action type and the firearm works thanks to a unique "inertia lock" system, as explained in U.S. Patent 3,893,369.

Oct 7, 2007 · I have a B76 that I like very much but has a FTF 1-2 times per magazine. Even with brand new mags. Is this a recoil spring problem? If so, what do you recommend for this? I've never replaced anything on a pistol. Also, anyone know where to get the owners manual for this gun? Would polishing the feed ramp allow it to feed hollow point ammo ...

Mar 1, 2019 · Designed in the early 1970s and put into production in 1976, the Benelli B76 is very pretty single-stack service pistol, notable for being an inertially locked design. Aside from the Sjogren shotguns of the very early 1900s, Benelli is really the only company to successfully market inertially locked guns – shotguns, specifically.

Benelli B76 pistol uses inertia-locked, blowback operated action with stationary barrel and separate breechblock located within a slide. When in battery, this breechblock (#3 on diagram above) engages the perpendicular cuts, made in the frame (#10), with its lugs.

Check out the Benelli B76. Originally supposed to be a duty pistol, the straight track low bore axis 9mm eventually made it to the competition world. The B76 is the first of a small series of...

Sep 27, 2016 · LifeSizePotato has a collection of Benelli's mechanically interesting lever-delayed blowback B-series pistols, and the 9mm B-76 is a work of art.

Mar 3, 2023 · The Benelli Model B76 is an inertia-driven pistol which is a ridiculous notion as far as most modern mechanisms compare. These pistols were part of a whole B-series family and its bigger siblings were actually pretty effective competition and target-shooting guns.