mudhen

Hunt more. You will find out I've been chasing them for 30 years in 15 states. They might just be stupid in Texas!!! Ok, there I was kidding. Join me in Hill County some May when it's 105F and 30 mph wind. We'll see how 'stupid' tough toms can be!!

It might have been one of the undersized pads - Benelli CS has been replacing these. Also, you needed to clean off the factory lube to keep the pad from slipping off. In addition to my already copied post, my brand new Browning Silver Hunter has lost 50% of it's Dura Touch and has many, many, wear spots in the camo. All this after 25 hunts. Sheesh - my $1200 was well spent, no? Yep, go buy a Browning

There is the key. Like I said, you are not a turkey hunter, you are a turkey shooter. No insult, just the truth. Take some Texas deer hunters for example: Is shooting fenced in deer over a feeder sporting? I think it for lazy losers that don't know how to hunt. No joke or sarcasm. Just how hard is it to shoot a penned in deer that comes running when he hears the feeder go off? If Texas has so many deer, why the need for high fences? It's to allow lazy bums the chance to pay $10,000 to shoot a genetically engineer deer that was created in a test tube. A least turkeys can fly away from these losers. Again, no insult, just the truth. But that's just me... mudhen - CA

No........

Then you are just not a turkey hunter, you are just a shooter. Fall turkey hunting with a rifle is just a matter of marksmanship. No big deal. Not everyone appreciates the hunt, some just want to kill. Too bad you don't enjoy real turkey hunting Spring toms are my passion

I agree on the turkey part. 'Tom' is king for me

Is it the hockey stick ejector plate or the new flat sheet metal version? The old hockey stick ejector is held in place with two very small allen head screws. Either way, if it's loose, that is the likely cause of your problem. I'd get an RA # from Benelli and send it back for repairs.

Broke the ejector plate on an older SBE. It was the new flat-plate style of ejector, but this gun has had lots of 3.5" shells shot through it. Maybe 1000 last year alone. Called Benelli CS and got an RA#. This did take some time on phone hold, but it's hunting season, so no big deal. Benelli CS received the barrel via UPS on 12-18-06. The work order shows the repair was done the next day, 12-19-06, and I received the barrel today, 12-27-06. The invoice was marked "No Charge'. I've needed Benelli CS just a few times in my 17 seasons of owning Benellis, but this is the type of service I have received each time. I don't think that folks should confuse the lack of an available model or part with true customer service that keeps a gun operating properly. Thank you Benelli. Note - I will add that Browning acted very quickly on my last parts request, but I had to pay in full for everything I needed to keep my gun working. I am happy with Browning, but I don't think this is really 'customer' service, it's just someone in their parts department doing his job...

I shoot both - carry them both on every hunt. I guess I use the 'decoy' more because it works fine with Hevi Shot and Matrix. Nope, I don't take pictures of duck patterns, sorry.

I guess Primos wasn't kidding when they labeled their Dead Zone choke tubes...

Tucker, quit swearing!!!

And btw, the gun cycles about 70% of the time and about 50% of the Dura Touch coating has peeled off. Other than that, I like the gun just fine...

Sometimes the grass is not always greener folks... The bolt handle just snapped while shooting. It appears to me to be made from chocolate covered in tinfoil. I had to cycle the gun the rest of the day with my car keys. I hear this is a very common problem with the new Winchester SX3 and Silver Hunter. Browning CS was great. They offered to sell me new bolt handles and they even offered to let me pay the freight. I like how the gun patterns, but it truly is made of pot metal and plastic. I wouldn't even bother with a Browning if Benelli could bring the SBE II down to 50/50... mudhen - CA

ARMY TRAINING SIR! BLOWN UP SIR!

Probably a few. Band recovery from die-offs is a part of most official clean up jobs. Band numbers are called in just as they should be with any other method of band recovery. mudhen - CA

No. mudhen - CA

Sorry, but the gun is at home + I would have to take it all apart to show what I did. What you want to do is look at how the cartridge is resting against the cartridge stop. On mine, it was very clear that the rounded Kent cartridge was not holding well when resting on the cartridge stop. A little bending with a needle-nosed pliers changed the angle just enough that the contact was more flat surface on flat surface. It might be a bent cartridge stop, which is why contacting Benelli CS is not such a bad idea. mudhen - CA

Nice input This really helps resolve issues. Maybe try actually shooting a gun and offering something remotely helpful... mudhen - CA

Hold the presses for just a moment. Yes, my SBE II would release two Kent Matrix all the time. It also did it with HeviSteel and HeviShot from Environmetal. If you bounced the gun on the butt, it would release a cartridge. The bottom of the cartridges were rounded off (almost beveled) and did not catch on the Benelli cartridge stop. This is not a great photo, but you can see the Winchester has a more flat top as does the Federal, and the HeviShot & HeviSteel are more rounded. The Kent Matrix in question was waaay more rounded than any cartridge in the photo. Kent acknowledged that the brass was rounded out of specs and offered to replace all 50 boxes I had. I declined and just shot the cartridges in other guns. IMHO, the issue is with your cartridges, not the gun. Kent is crap. They are a crappy company and they make crappy ammo. I'm glad they disco'd Matrix. Also, I did bend the cartridge stop on the SBE II ever so slightly. This seemed to correct the problem some. Maybe you need a new/adjusted cartridge stop. Good luck! mudhen - CA

Rifled choke tube and Remington Buckhammers or any other combination designed for rifled choke tubes. mudhen - CA

No dead animals, just a few live snow geese: mudhen - CA

Poll The slug forearm is logically designed to fit the larger slug barrel. The slug forearm works fine on my regular SBE barrel with no excess play. I bought the slug gun on purpose and just bought an extra regular barrel on the Internet, so no need for a modified forearm for me I'm sure with enough grinding, a slug forearm can be made to fit the slug barrel, but it's your own personal call to grind away at a perfectly good forearm. mudhen - CA

The SBE is worth what you are willing to pay for it. I see use black SBE's for around $700 at the places I frequent. I've seen decent guns with some wear go for $500. The used 391 is also worth what you can get for it, but a common used price in my area is $600-$650 and the gun would have to be almost mint to get that. There is little demand for this gun as it does not shoot 3.5". I've seen guns with faded camo go for $450. mudhen - CA

No primer denting issues in 19 years of shooting 12 Benellis. I had issues with a Browning Gold and Kent Matrix last year, but I just shot the Matrix out of my Benellis and the problem was solved! mudhen - CA

You can remove the nut with a 17mm wrench. Some use heat first, some don't. I take mine apart all the time. I don't use Locktite when reassembling, but some do... mudhen - CA