CanadianLefty

Thanks for the info & link Tucker301. 24" for pass shooting geese- yes, well I could not find a valid reason, aside from weight forward balance to use anything longer. Geese Pass Shooting: 1. 24" barrel SBE II, just as long a sight plane as a 28" o/u. 2. 24" barrel just as fast (or faster) velocity than a longer barreled shotgun 3. Quicker to get on target and long enough sight plane for me to bust clays at 50 yards. 4. Advantages in a blind for turkey and waterfowl over decoys versus 28" ??? 1. Maybe more swing-through momentum? Why do most people use a 28-30" barel for pass shooting Geese anyways?????? Thanks, this should be interesting P.S. if there are valid reasons for one, I guess I could just buy a longer barrel.

Hi all! I finally bought an SBEII, LH 24" for Geese and Turkey. I want to pattern the gun this weekend and just picked up a few boxes of 3.5" #6, Hevi-Shot. My chokes say not to use the imp. Mod or Full with Steel. Is Hevi-Shot as hard as steel? 1. Which choke should I use? I was advised to go Mod, or even Imp. Cyl. ??? 2. Is there a 'Cadillac' of after market choke tubes that I should consider buying especially for Turkey & Geese (pass shooting)? Thanks all and I am now also a proud Benelli owner

Hi all! I finally bought an SBEII, LH 24" for Geese and Turkey. I want to pattern the gun this weekend and just picked up a few boxes of 3.5" #6, Hevi-Shot. My chokes say not to use the imp. Mod or Full with Steel. Is Hevi-Shot as hard as steel? 1. Which choke should I use? I was advised to go Mod, or even Imp. Cyl. ??? 2. Is there a 'Cadillac' of after market choke tubes that I should consider buying especially for Turkey & Geese (pass shooting)? Thanks all and I am now also a proud Benelli owner

Please convince me to buy a longer one My reasoning for the short barrel is this: 1. It achieves the same velocity as a longer barrel but is quicker handling and easier to pull out of a goose or turkey blind without getting caught on anything.I read the wrong book then: Matching the Gun to the Game by Clair Rees- he states: ----------------------------------------------------------- Contrary to popular opinion, barrel length doesn't significantly affect the velocity of the shot string or the efficiency of the pattern. A short barrel shoots just as hard and far as a longer one. ----------------------------------------------------------- Is he full of it?? 2. I am used to shorter barrel shotguns - I own a B-80 upland special with a 22" barrel and a Citori with a 24" barrel. The overall length of the Benelli SBEII is about 4+inches longer than those shotguns. 3. The overall length of the SBEII is 45.6" with a 24" barrel. This is about the same length as a sporting clays O\U -- ex. A Citori 525 Golden Clays 28" barrel is 45.5" long. I will get the sighting plane of a longer O\U. What do you suggest or think of this?? [ 04-08-2004, 10:06 PM: Message edited by: CanadianLefty ]

Please help out I just ordered a new LEFT-HAND Benelli SBE II 24" barrel, 12 gauge 3.5"magnum. It will be my primary goose\turkey shotgun. Particularly, I want the Benelli to pass-shoot geese at long range (55+yards). Is there an advantage to having the barrel back-bored? (if it isn't already??). I heard that this reduces the friction of the shot charge against the barrel wall, resulting in an increase in shot velocity and more uniform patterns than with standard barrels. Who would do the work and how much does it cost? is this the same as making a longer forcing cone? Also, I am thinking of ordering Briley choke tubes for Hevi-Shot. Any comments on Briley? Do the ported choke tubes really reduce recoil or muzzle jump? Finally, since I will be wearing hearing protection, will porting the barrel reduce recoil or muzzle jump? If so, who should do the work? I heard from Benelli that back-boring, porting etc. will cause ejecting problems with standard shells. Will this affect 3-3.5" shells too? thanks