Mr. Mike

with a thicker wall, will you need to alter the forend? How about the performance aspect?

what is the differerence between the Shaw and the Benell SBE barrel?

they are interchangable

I paid $199 for a fully rifled nova barrel with a cantilever at Gander mountain.The box has item #81055. They special ordered it for me and I had to drive an hour plus but she shoots nice groups with federal barnes 1oz.

I am certain your local benelli dealer can order you 1. Just before turkey season in PA I was looking for a 24". According to Hendershots in Wash County Benelli had 24 and 26 in stock. But with the cost consideration, I just bought another Nova for $299 from them

HetWayne pro Shotshell ammo is rated 3" based on its length when the hull is empty not with a charge in it. This is why your shells measure up a little short

I run my SBE with a very light coat of oil. The only time my gun "stove piped" has been when the recoil assembly was dirty. I have found that by removing the recoil spring from the butt stock and cleaning it out resolves this issue. Also i would recommend that you store the gun barrel down since the assembly is in the stock