{
  "apiVersion": 1,
  "kind": "work-order",
  "purpose": "Taking the firearm apart for a job such as refinishing, and putting it back together to specification.",
  "firearm": {
    "slug": "franchi-affinity",
    "name": "Franchi Affinity",
    "manufacturer": {
      "id": "franchi",
      "name": "Franchi"
    },
    "category": "shotgun",
    "action": "inertia-driven",
    "calibers": [
      "12 gauge",
      "20 gauge"
    ],
    "alsoKnownAs": [
      "Affinity 3",
      "Affinity Elite"
    ],
    "coversAlso": [
      "Affinity 3",
      "Affinity 3.5",
      "Affinity Elite and Companion variants"
    ],
    "page": "firearms/franchi-affinity.html",
    "bundle": "api/v1/firearms/franchi-affinity.json",
    "lastUpdated": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "notices": [
    "Franchi limits owner disassembly: Barrel/fore-end cap unit, bolt (firing pin, locking head, recoil spring) and trigger guard unit removed whole.",
    "This work order is written for the Franchi Affinity. It is reported to cover Affinity 3; Affinity 3.5; Affinity Elite and Companion variants — if the firearm on the bench is one of those, check the torque notes: values do not always carry over.",
    "No torque values are recorded for this firearm. Get them from the manufacturer or a gunsmith; do not estimate."
  ],
  "disclaimer": {
    "headline": "Read this before you use anything here.",
    "points": [
      "This is a guide, not an authority. Entries are compiled from manufacturer manuals, technical manuals, published references, and community knowledge. Some of it comes from sources that are not authoritative, and some of it may simply be wrong.",
      "Always consult the manufacturer's manual for your specific firearm and serial-number range. Manufacturers change designs mid-production without renaming the model. The manual that shipped with your firearm outranks anything on this site.",
      "Consult a licensed gunsmith for anything beyond routine field stripping and cleaning, for any firearm you are unsure about, and for any procedure marked as gunsmith-recommended here.",
      "Treat every firearm as loaded. Verify it is unloaded, with the magazine removed and the chamber physically and visually checked, before any procedure in this database. Point it in a safe direction the entire time.",
      "Disassembly can damage a firearm or injure you. Springs are under tension, parts can launch, and reassembling a firearm incorrectly can make it unsafe to fire in a way that is not obvious from the outside. If a reassembled firearm does not pass a function check, stop and see a gunsmith.",
      "Torque values are shown in two groups. Values from the manufacturer or the issuing military are shown as such, with the document they came from. Values reported by anyone else — parts makers, gunsmithing publishers, articles, forums — are shown separately with who said them, how reliable that source is, and their exact words. Those are not specifications. Confirm any torque value with the manufacturer or a licensed gunsmith before relying on it.",
      "Nothing here is legal advice. Firearms law varies by country, state, and city, and some modifications or configurations are regulated or prohibited. You are responsible for knowing and following the law where you are.",
      "No warranty of any kind. Contributors and maintainers accept no liability for damage, injury, or loss arising from use of this material."
    ],
    "page": "disclaimer.html",
    "legal": {
      "summary": "Legal notice: this material is third-party information compiled from sources of varying reliability and is provided for general informational and educational purposes only. It is not gunsmithing, technical, safety or legal advice, it is not verified or endorsed by any manufacturer, and it must not be taken as fact. Any work on a firearm beyond the routine field stripping described in its own owner's manual should be performed only by a licensed and insured gunsmith. You use this material entirely at your own risk. Fundamental Build LLC and the project's contributors make no warranty of any kind and accept no liability for death, injury, damage or loss arising from its use. Full terms: LEGAL.md.",
      "page": "legal.html",
      "notice": "https://github.com/Fundamental-build-LLC/Pew-Takedown/blob/main/LEGAL.md"
    }
  },
  "sourcing": {
    "confidence": "medium",
    "verification": "community-reviewed"
  },
  "manufacturerDisassembly": {
    "status": "limited",
    "limit": "Barrel/fore-end cap unit, bolt (firing pin, locking head, recoil spring) and trigger guard unit removed whole.",
    "statement": "Franchi says not to disassemble any part not covered in its maintenance-disassembly section and not to attempt repairs (contact an authorised dealer or qualified personnel); unqualified repairs void the guarantee.",
    "source": {
      "title": "Franchi Affinity / Intensity manual (2013)",
      "publisher": "Franchi USA / Benelli Armi S.p.A.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.franchiusa.com/sites/default/files/content/media/manuals/2020-08/affinity_intensity_manual_2013.pdf",
      "page": "29",
      "pdfPage": 30,
      "pageUrl": "https://www.franchiusa.com/sites/default/files/content/media/manuals/2020-08/affinity_intensity_manual_2013.pdf#page=30",
      "quote": "Do not try to disassemble parts or components of the firearm if not specified in paragraph “Dismounting the firearm for maintenance”."
    }
  },
  "recalls": [],
  "shopTier": {
    "tier": 2,
    "group": "shotgun",
    "rating": "Pew-Takedown editorial rating (1 easy – 3 hardest), not the manufacturer's",
    "reason": "Benelli-pattern inertia action: about 79 keyed parts (143 rows across five assembly tables, 12 ga column) that come apart without timing, but with the same traps as the M2: inertia spring that must be present, bolt head orientation, stock nut and spring washer on a tension rod, and the barrel extension that must not strike the locking head on reassembly.",
    "confidence": "medium",
    "partCount": {
      "value": 79,
      "kind": "line-items",
      "covers": "Franchi spare parts catalogue TAV 1-5 (Affinity/Intensity), rows with a 12-gauge code only; keys restart in each table (79 keyed rows), and several rows are kits or variants",
      "basis": "manufacturer-parts-list",
      "source": {
        "title": "Franchi Affinity / Intensity manual (2013)",
        "publisher": "Franchi USA / Benelli Armi S.p.A.",
        "reliability": "primary",
        "url": "https://www.franchiusa.com/sites/default/files/content/media/manuals/2020-08/affinity_intensity_manual_2013.pdf",
        "page": "9–22",
        "pdfPage": 144,
        "pageUrl": "https://www.franchiusa.com/sites/default/files/content/media/manuals/2020-08/affinity_intensity_manual_2013.pdf#page=144",
        "quote": "16 Synthetic Swivel kit"
      }
    },
    "painPoints": [
      {
        "issue": "When the barrel goes back on, the barrel extension must not knock against the bolt locking head; the bolt has to be fully forward and the extension fully home.",
        "during": "reassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Franchi Affinity / Intensity manual (2013)",
          "publisher": "Franchi USA / Benelli Armi S.p.A.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.franchiusa.com/sites/default/files/content/media/manuals/2020-08/affinity_intensity_manual_2013.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Always ensure that the barrel extension does not knock against the bolt locking head."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "The stock is held by a nut, lock washer and spring washer on a tension rod, and a stamped drop shim must go back the right way round.",
        "during": "both",
        "source": {
          "title": "Franchi Affinity / Intensity manual (2013)",
          "publisher": "Franchi USA / Benelli Armi S.p.A.",
          "reliability": "primary",
          "url": "https://www.franchiusa.com/sites/default/files/content/media/manuals/2020-08/affinity_intensity_manual_2013.pdf",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "Place the selected drop shim (7) on the tension rod, with the stamped letter facing towards the stock."
        }
      },
      {
        "issue": "Freeing the buttstock and recoil tube (needed to coat the receiver bare) means breaking a buttstock nut on a tension rod; on Benelli-family inertia guns owners report thread-locker, heat and a real risk of crushing the tube in the vise.",
        "during": "disassembly",
        "source": {
          "title": "Benelli Super Black Eagle recoil spring replacement",
          "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz",
          "reliability": "anecdotal",
          "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/benelli-super-black-eagle-recoil-spring-replacement.1117189",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "I am fearful of getting the vice too tight and collapsing the tube."
        }
      }
    ],
    "minutes": {
      "strip": 50,
      "rebuild": 70,
      "basis": "estimated",
      "note": "As Benelli M2 (Benelli-made inertia action).",
      "source": null
    },
    "stripScope": [
      {
        "assembly": "Barrel / magazine",
        "removes": [
          "magazine cap",
          "fore-end",
          "barrel",
          "magazine spring and follower (retainer)"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Receiver",
        "removes": [
          "trigger group pin(s) and trigger group",
          "bolt assembly and cocking handle",
          "carrier latch / cartridge drop lever"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Bolt",
        "removes": [
          "firing pin retaining pin, firing pin and spring",
          "locking head pin and locking head",
          "inertia spring",
          "extractor pin, extractor and spring"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Trigger group",
        "removes": [
          "trigger group parts per TAV 1 (hammer, sear, springs on pins)"
        ]
      },
      {
        "assembly": "Stock / recoil tube",
        "removes": [
          "recoil pad",
          "stock nut, spring washer and plate",
          "stock and drop shims",
          "recoil spring, plunger and link",
          "recoil spring tube (bare-receiver jobs; often thread-locked)"
        ],
        "tools": [
          "13-17 mm socket on extension",
          "padded vise",
          "heat gun"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "hardware": {
      "pins": 12,
      "springs": 15,
      "detents": 0,
      "basis": "counted from the manufacturer's parts list (one per key number unless a quantity is given)"
    },
    "specialTools": [
      {
        "tool": "Long 13-17 mm socket on extension",
        "usedFor": "Buttstock nut on the tension rod"
      },
      {
        "tool": "Padded vise and heat gun",
        "usedFor": "Freeing a thread-locked recoil spring tube"
      },
      {
        "tool": "Punch set incl. 3/32 in.",
        "usedFor": "Trigger group and bolt pins"
      }
    ],
    "fitOnRebuild": [
      {
        "check": "Recoil tube support and torque",
        "why": "The aluminium recoil tube is easily crushed or bent; refit square and tight without clamping the tube.",
        "source": {
          "title": "Benelli Super Black Eagle recoil spring replacement",
          "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz",
          "reliability": "anecdotal",
          "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/benelli-super-black-eagle-recoil-spring-replacement.1117189",
          "page": null,
          "pdfPage": null,
          "pageUrl": null,
          "quote": "I am fearful of getting the vice too tight and collapsing the tube."
        }
      },
      {
        "check": "Link seated on the recoil spring plunger",
        "why": "If the link misses the plunger when the bolt goes in, the gun will not cycle.",
        "source": null
      },
      {
        "check": "Function check: safety, trigger/sear release, disconnector and feeding with dummy rounds",
        "why": "Standard after any detail strip; a mis-assembled sear or disconnector can double or fail to fire.",
        "source": null
      }
    ],
    "assessed": "2026-10-29"
  },
  "videos": [
    {
      "title": "Franchi Affinity - Limiter Plug Removal",
      "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nIP_56PIYg",
      "platform": "youtube",
      "embedUrl": null,
      "shows": [
        "adjustment",
        "maintenance"
      ],
      "appliesTo": "Franchi Affinity",
      "published": "2016-05-25",
      "note": null,
      "channel": {
        "id": "UCCA3QO1_8ZocTc3Ff_I8GWw",
        "name": "Franchi USA",
        "url": "https://www.youtube.com/@Franchi_USA",
        "owner": "Franchi USA (division of Benelli USA)"
      },
      "accessed": "2026-10-15"
    }
  ],
  "configurations": [],
  "tools": [],
  "phases": [
    {
      "id": "clear",
      "title": "Clear and make safe",
      "steps": [
        {
          "n": 1,
          "instruction": "Point the muzzle in a safe direction and keep your finger off the trigger."
        },
        {
          "n": 2,
          "instruction": "Engage the crossbolt safety."
        },
        {
          "n": 3,
          "instruction": "Pull the bolt handle rearward to eject any chambered shell and lock the bolt open.",
          "partsFreed": [
            "Chambered shell, if present"
          ]
        },
        {
          "n": 4,
          "instruction": "Cycle the action repeatedly, catching each shell, until no more feed from the magazine tube."
        },
        {
          "n": 5,
          "instruction": "With the action open, inspect the chamber and look up the magazine tube with a light.",
          "warning": "The chamber AND the tube."
        },
        {
          "n": 6,
          "instruction": "Physically confirm the chamber is empty and remove all live ammunition from the work area."
        }
      ],
      "videos": []
    },
    {
      "id": "disassemble",
      "title": "Disassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "title": "Field Strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Complete the Clear and Make Safe procedure."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Unscrew the magazine cap and remove the forend.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Magazine cap",
                "Forend"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Pull the barrel forward off the magazine tube and out of the receiver.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Barrel"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Pull the bolt handle out of the bolt.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt handle"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Slide the bolt assembly forward and out of the receiver.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Bolt assembly"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Push out the trigger group pin and lift the trigger group out.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Trigger group"
              ]
            },
            {
              "n": 7,
              "instruction": "To separate the bolt, remove the firing pin retaining pin, withdraw the firing pin and spring, then push out the locking head pin and separate the bolt head from the bolt body.",
              "warning": "The inertia spring sits between the bolt head and bolt body. Note it and keep it.",
              "partsFreed": [
                "Firing pin",
                "Locking head pin",
                "Bolt head"
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "refinish",
      "title": "Refinish",
      "components": [
        {
          "name": "Magazine cap",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 2
        },
        {
          "name": "Forend",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 2
        },
        {
          "name": "Barrel",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 3
        },
        {
          "name": "Bolt handle",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 4
        },
        {
          "name": "Bolt assembly",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 5
        },
        {
          "name": "Trigger group",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 6
        },
        {
          "name": "Firing pin",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 7
        },
        {
          "name": "Locking head pin",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 7
        },
        {
          "name": "Bolt head",
          "procedure": "field-strip",
          "level": "field-strip",
          "step": 7
        }
      ],
      "manufacturerPartsList": {
        "parts": 143,
        "scope": "Spare parts catalogue TAV 1-5 (Affinity/Intensity), drawings pp.9-11, tables pp.13-22. Only rows with a 'Code 12' part number are kept; the Code 20 and Code 3\" 1/2 columns and 10 rows without a 12-gauge code are left out."
      },
      "partsDiagrams": [],
      "materials": [
        {
          "component": "Barrel",
          "material": null,
          "finish": "Chrome Lined",
          "appliesTo": "Affinity 3 (all)",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Affinity 3 | Franchi Shotguns and Rifles — Features",
            "publisher": "Franchi USA (Benelli USA)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.franchiusa.com/semi-auto-shotguns/affinity-3",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Chrome Lined Barrel … Hard chrome-line chamber and bore ensure long-lasting protection from both continued wear and the elements."
          }
        },
        {
          "component": "Bolt",
          "material": null,
          "finish": "chrome",
          "appliesTo": "Affinity 3 (all)",
          "note": null,
          "source": {
            "title": "Affinity 3 | Franchi Shotguns and Rifles — Features",
            "publisher": "Franchi USA (Benelli USA)",
            "reliability": "primary",
            "url": "https://www.franchiusa.com/semi-auto-shotguns/affinity-3",
            "page": null,
            "pdfPage": null,
            "pageUrl": null,
            "quote": "Chrome Bolt and Bolt Handle … An upgraded bolt and bolt handle with a sleek and attractive chrome finish."
          }
        }
      ],
      "note": "The components the procedures above separate. Coating, masking and cure are outside this database; follow your coating system's instructions. A part the manufacturer marks \"factory fit\" should not be swapped or reworked."
    },
    {
      "id": "reassemble",
      "title": "Reassemble",
      "videos": [],
      "procedures": [
        {
          "procedure": "reassembly",
          "title": "Reassembly",
          "configuration": false,
          "steps": [
            {
              "n": 1,
              "instruction": "Seat the inertia spring in the bolt body, fit the bolt head over it, and insert the locking head pin.",
              "warning": "Without the inertia spring correctly installed the shotgun will not cycle."
            },
            {
              "n": 2,
              "instruction": "Install the firing pin, its spring, and the retaining pin."
            },
            {
              "n": 3,
              "instruction": "Install the trigger group and its pin."
            },
            {
              "n": 4,
              "instruction": "Slide the bolt assembly into the receiver and install the bolt handle."
            },
            {
              "n": 5,
              "instruction": "Seat the barrel fully and install the forend."
            },
            {
              "n": 6,
              "instruction": "Hand-tighten the magazine cap firmly.",
              "warning": "Check it before every use."
            },
            {
              "n": 7,
              "instruction": "Cycle the action several times and perform the function check."
            }
          ],
          "instruction": null
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "torque",
      "title": "Torque",
      "coverage": "none-recorded",
      "manufacturer": [],
      "reported": [],
      "notes": "The manufacturer's documents give no torque value. They say: \"Fit the spring washer on tension rod (4), nut (3) and tighten firmly.\" (Franchi Affinity / Intensity manual (2013), PDF p. 33 (drop/deviation change, step 7)) \"Refit the under butt plate (2) and butt plate (1), so they are perfectly aligned with the stock and then tighten the screws.\" (Franchi Affinity / Intensity manual (2013), PDF p. 33)"
    },
    {
      "id": "function-check",
      "title": "Function check",
      "checks": [
        "Verify the shotgun is unloaded — chamber and magazine tube — before each step.",
        "Cycle the action fully and confirm it locks closed.",
        "With the hammer cocked, engage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer must not fall.",
        "Disengage the safety and press the trigger. The hammer should fall.",
        "Load two dummy shells into the magazine and confirm they feed and eject one at a time.",
        "Confirm the magazine cap is tight."
      ],
      "videos": []
    }
  ],
  "troubleshooting": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "n": 1,
      "id": null,
      "title": "Franchi Affinity Use and Maintenance Manual",
      "publisher": "Franchi / Benelli Armi S.p.A.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": null,
      "accessed": null
    },
    {
      "n": 2,
      "id": "franchi-usa-benelli-armi-s-p-a-c7893e",
      "title": "Franchi Affinity / Intensity manual (2013)",
      "publisher": "Franchi USA / Benelli Armi S.p.A.",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.franchiusa.com/sites/default/files/content/media/manuals/2020-08/affinity_intensity_manual_2013.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-09-27"
    },
    {
      "n": 3,
      "id": "franchiusa-specs-85cf52",
      "title": "Affinity 3 | Franchi Shotguns and Rifles — Features",
      "publisher": "Franchi USA (Benelli USA)",
      "reliability": "primary",
      "url": "https://www.franchiusa.com/semi-auto-shotguns/affinity-3",
      "accessed": "2026-10-03"
    },
    {
      "n": 4,
      "id": "tier-89baba29",
      "title": "Benelli Super Black Eagle recoil spring replacement",
      "publisher": "Canadian Gun Nutz",
      "reliability": "anecdotal",
      "url": "https://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/threads/benelli-super-black-eagle-recoil-spring-replacement.1117189",
      "accessed": "2026-10-29"
    }
  ]
}