Nordic Components BFB Big Fat Benelli Bolt Handle – Black

Description

Anyone who has run a Benelli or Franchi hard knows the factory bolt handle can be a knuckle-buster when you're trying to clear a jam or lock the bolt back in a hurry. Nordic Components built the BFB, short for Big Fat Benelli, to fix exactly that. It's an oversized, rounded operating handle with a larger surface area that your hand finds fast, whether you're bare-handed on a warm day or bundled up in gloves during late-season waterfowl.

What Sets the Big Fat Benelli Apart

The rounded profile is the whole point here. Instead of a thin factory tab that digs into your fingers, the BFB gives you a fat, grippy cylinder that spreads out the pressure and makes clearing the last round or a hangup a lot less painful. It's a non-rotating design machined from durable steel with a black finish, so it holds up to real-world abuse in the blind, on the range, or running a 3-gun stage.

Fitment and Install on Your BFB Bolt Handle

This one is important, so give it a read before ordering. The BFB is compatible with 12 gauge Benelli M1, M2, M3, SBE, and SBE II platforms, plus Franchi Intensity and Affinity models. Because it's a non-rotating unit, your bolt must have the recessed oval anti-rotation cutout for it to seat and function correctly. Most newer guns have it, but some HK-marked Benellis do not, so pull your bolt and check for that oval slot first. Install itself is straightforward and needs no gunsmithing.

If your bolt doesn't have the oval cutout, Nordic makes the BOH-BN version that doesn't require it. But for the guns it fits, the BFB is one of the simplest, most noticeable upgrades you can make to a semi-auto Benelli or Franchi. It's a small part that pays off every single time you cycle the action.