(Photo courtesy of Keith Wood)
October 01, 2025
By Keith Wood
Most of us know Franchi as a Benelli-adjacent shotgun maker, based in Bresca, Italy, whose products hit a sweet spot between quality and price. While that is true, the company has expanded beyond that role and into one nearer to my own heart; since 2018, Franchi has been in the rifle business. That year the company introduced its Momentum bolt-action rifle. Based on that experience, Franchi has expanded its lineup to include the Momentum Elite, a rifle that builds on the success of the Momentum but includes design elements that hunters are looking for. The latest evolution is the
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