Schiessuebung

tymber, Easiest way to identify whether your Super 90 can carry the extra shell is to look at the underside of your bolt. Refer to the pictures and text I posted in this thread for details: http://www.benelliusa.com/forums/ultimatebb.php/topic/1/1310.html#000004 In the pictures I link to there, the head on the coin is looking at the extra cut in the bottom of the newer bolt. That is what keeps you from being able to stuff the extra shell in there. I don't know how it does it, exactly, but it does. Fill in that cut, if you have it on your bolt, and you will get your extra round. [ 06-26-2005, 11:21 PM: Message edited by: Schiessuebung ]

I don't know if this will help you with the SBEII, but below are links to a picture I took this morning of the underside of two of my M1S90 bolts. Maybe the SBEII bolts are similar enough that you'll know where to look for the extra cut. BenelliBolts (small JPG, 60KB, less detail, quicker download) BenelliBolts (large JPG, 564KB; same picture, more detail, but longer download) The newer bolt in the pics is on the left, with the finger-curved bolt handle. This came from a newer M1 Tactical, and will NOT do the extra shell on the carrier. The older bolt is on the right, and will do the extra shell on the carrier. It came from an older HK-marked M1 Field. The only difference between the two bolts is the extra horizontal cut on the lower-right side of the bolt. (Use the dime in the pic as a reference: FDR is eyeballing the extra cut.) Each bolt works in either of my M1S90 shotguns. The extra shell capability follows the bolt without the additional cut across the bottom. Looks like a little J-B Weld to fill in the cut, or some careful welding/brazing, followed by a little time precision grinding the fill area smooth and level with the rest of the bottom of the bolt, should get you Benelli owners with the newer-style bolt that extra shell capacity you're looking for. [ 02-08-2005, 11:00 PM: Message edited by: Schiessuebung ]

Go here for Benelli pre-ban/post-ban serial number info. What kind of barrel: vent-rib with optical bead? Open rifle sights? Ghost ring sights? I've seen pre-ban H&K-marked Benelli M1 Field with vent-rib and optical bead, threaded for choke tubes; and police trade-in M1S90 Defense with open rifle sights and fixed choke (no threading for tubes). In current post-ban Benelli-imported M1 Tactical models with LPA ghost ring sights I've only ever seen threaded barrels with assorted choke tubes. Tubes were interchangeable with the beaded barrel I mentioned earlier. A local dealer has a used PG-stocked HK/Benelli with the original style ghost ring sights. If I can remember next time I'm there, I'll check it out and add to this post... [ 07-07-2004, 08:30 PM: Message edited by: Schiessuebung ]