r/canadaguns • u/Winterrsz • 27d ago

Buy recommendations WINCHESTER SXP HYBRID VS BENELLI NOVA 3?

Hello!

i’m debating the 2, the Winchester SXP hybrid is listed at BP for 400, and the benelli nova 3 is $600, i’m not going to be using it much aside from hunting maybe a few times at max. There is $200 price difference but i’m having a hard time seeing a comparison for the 2 and what’s worth it to justify the price difference.

Any ideas / thoughts?

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u/airchinapilot 27d ago edited 27d ago

SXP is a good entry level gun. I killed many ducks and geese in my early years with it. It has a pump assist so the pump action is a tad faster. It feels different so some who already have a pump might take time to get used to it.

Nova 3 is a chunkier gun by feel. The Nova is probably better made but there's not a lot that can go wrong with the SXP either.

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u/Winterrsz 27d ago

The $200 extra is justified though? And isn’t the NOVA 3 entry as well? And the thing i’m debating is the SXP has the assists so it might help when using it but again i heard benelli qualify is superior.

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u/airchinapilot 27d ago

I've only shot the Nova a few times so can't give you a proper comparison except what I said.

One thing you should be aware of is that hunting, especially waterfowling will make you abuse a gun a lot so you can choose to go cheap because eventually you will upgrade or you can go more quality and try to take care of it. With my SXP I never really took care of it and threw it everywhere. It was a beater and it measured up.