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Wildwest22's barrel is OK. As others have stated the barrel is manufactured in that design to allow adequate metal thickness for the screw in choke tube. I've seen several “bulged” barrels caused by obstructions, i.e. mud, wads, choke tubes not screwed in completely, etc. This is not one of them.

As of February 12,I sent in my benelli barrel with the same bulge around my choke. I can't even remove my choke. Factory choke. I fired steel factory loads and always take care of my gun and barrel. They still won't warranty my barrel and want to charge me$250 for new barrel or$120 used barrel. Now they have my barrel and are waiting for my payment. I told them I'll think about it. My gun was the first gen benelli nova. Had a great time shooting for all those years but when it comes to warranty and standing by their product benelli is shit. I specifically told the benelli reps that it's a dangerous condition to shoot with their bulged barrel and they just gave me the run around that they don't cover bulged barrels. Research shows that benelli barrels are too thin around the choke, therefore bulges will be the outcome.

George, your expectations of Benelli repairing you barrel was a bit lofty. Please keep in mind Benelli has the best warranty in the business, 10 years, this is unheard of the the gun business. Secondly their turn around time is near the top. Frankly you should thank your dealer for sending it in, especially if they covered shipping. You have no idea the time that was put into: Acquiring your firearm Calling in the RMA Disposing your firearm to the repair center Acquiring your firearm, from Benelli Disposing your firearm to the gun owner Nowhere in the warranty does Benelli acknowledge they warranty abuse. I hope you reconsider your path forward. These are fantastic shotguns, that are reliable and have exceptional build quality which shows through many years down the road.

The money you payed has nothing to do with it! You bought it, you broke it, you have it fixed. That’s the real world...

I bought a new van the other day. My assistant happened to drive it into a small wall he failed to see as he turned a corner and damaged the rocker panel. My dealer won't fix it without charging me for the repairs. Should I be pissed?

If I paid $2,000.00 for a scope, if I dropped it and dented the body, I couldn't expect the manufacturer to restore the scope for me for free. Now I know some manufacturers are notorious for having warranties that are over the top. Like for instance if you have a house fire, they will replace your burned up scope if you send it to them. Now that depends on the manufacturer, but I wouldn't expect this kind of warranty/policy from Benelli if that is not their warranty/policy. I get it, you're upset, but I don't see any reason to be upset with Benelli.

I own two SBE2 and dropped one and bent the vent rib. Had a dealer send it back and benelli would not repair the rib but wanted to charge me for a new barrel. This is very disappointing to me and I now will have two for sale. I have bragged on these guns to all my friends and have had three of them buy a SBE2 and 1 bought a SBE3. I will be in line to find another brand of shotgun for my waterfowl hunting. Thanks Benelli!!