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Benelli Ethos Cordoba
Recoil operated · 12 Gauge · introduced 2026
Also known as Ethos Cordoba BE.S.T., Performance Shop Ethos Cordoba A.I.
About the Benelli Ethos Cordoba
The Benelli Ethos Cordoba is a high-volume semi-automatic dove and clay-target shotgun built on Benelli's Ethos platform with the Inertia Driven operating system. Named for Argentina's Cordoba dove fields, it is engineered for sustained high-round-count shooting, cycling everything from light 7/8-ounce loads to 3-inch magnums. The current Performance Shop Ethos Cordoba A.I. BE.S.T. adds an Advanced Impact barrel profile and A.I. Crio choke system for tighter downrange patterns, oversized controls, a 6-ounce weighted magazine cap for forward balance, and Benelli's BE.S.T. surface treatment for corrosion resistance.
The Cordoba is named for the Argentine province where dove flights are so dense that a single hunter can fire over a thousand rounds in a day, which is exactly the punishing high-volume duty cycle Benelli built this Ethos to survive.
Benelli Ethos Cordoba specifications
General
- Type
- Shotgun
- Action
- Recoil operated
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single stage
- Calibres
- 12 Gauge, 20 Gauge, 28 Gauge
- Magazine capacity
- 4 rounds
- Magazine
- Tubular magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 711 mm (28.0 in)
- Overall length
- 1257 mm (49.5 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 2.95 kg (6.50 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- None
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Aluminum
- Stock
- Polymer
- Finish
- BE.S.T_diamond_like_carbon
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 396 m/s (1299 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 2509 J (1851 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 45 m
History
- Introduced
- 2026
- Production status
- In production
- Country of origin
- IT
Available calibres
Features
- Inertia driven system
- Ported barrel
- Advanced impact barrel
- Crio choke system
- Progressive comfort recoil reduction
- Be st corrosion finish
- Oversized controls
- Weighted magazine cap
- Carbon fiber rib
Safety
- Cross bolt safety
Offered in 12, 20, and 28 gauge with a 28-inch ported barrel; 28-gauge uses a 2+1 magazine while 12 and 20 gauge are 4+1. Weight (~6.5 lb) and length figures are for the 12-gauge 28-inch model. The original Ethos Cordoba BE.S.T. debuted in 2021; the A.I. Performance Shop variant is the current production halo model.
This is a variant of the Benelli ETHOS.
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