sleepydoc

Actually I had been walking into a marsh, quite a long walk in fact through very dense willow, thicket etc. I had never taken it off before and had only done a routine clean ing of the action and tube before this hunt. It fires exceptionally well and I have no issues with that. It just seems that this gun may have been rushed into production with the saftey problems and minor issues with fit and finish. If the gun was a low to moderate end gun I would be more understanding but this is a $1300 USD firearm and I really expect better. I have never had a recoil pad fall off a gun. Let me assure you that without the pad the recoil from a 3 1/2 Kent Fasteel is quite an eyeopening experience. The edge of the stock are thin and I have a substantial bruise to remind me off it. I guess one must always have a quick look to make sure all is well before you fire a gun but I was focused on a flock of snows about to set down in front of me. I did get all three shots off and had thought some had gotten caught in my jacket untill I looked at the stock. Needless to say I seached for the missing pad but it was a long walk throught the marsh and I could not find it. When I replace it, I likely will put some camo duct tape on as an extra precaution.

Welll the first major workout for my SBEII. The gun fires well cycles all sorts of ammo right down to 7/8 oz loads but... after a long dark walk to my hunting site, got set up the birds started coming ing I raised fired and it felt like someone stabbed me in the shoulder. It's war out in Saskatchewan this week 8C so I'm wearing light clothing and after i looked at the gun to see what went wrong I saw I had no recoil pad. It had fallen off. I've had a lot of guns but this is an absolute first, the recoil pad is basically psuhed in and relies on friction. So here's the theory . On firing the SBEII butt stock is mre flexible due to the chevrons and appears to actually open up a bit loosening the grip on the recoil pad allowing to become unseated hence loose. The answer after I hope to get a replacement pad ( I will use my 11-87 for the rest of the hunt) is to either put in a screw in the side of the stock which voids the warranty or use a large swatch of duct tape to ensure the pad stays in. ( great advertising for Benelli when I have to explain that! to my fellow shooters!) Benelli.. What on earth has happened to your quality control?

Hey two ducks! Hevi shot and tungsten fire the same as lead. They are essentialy "soft" pellets. I have an SBEII as well and am in the blessed land of Mcguinty formerly the Squiredom of Harris. Whereabouts do you hunt?

Kent is a pretty good round and one of the fastest for the dollar. I always go with the motto "speed Kills" Hevishot has been ultimately too expensive and 31/2 in steel works out to be cheaper and nearly as effective. Plus a helluva lot cheaper to practice with. Reloading hev is not that inexpensive either. Paul

I like using borescruuber for my initial cleaning and then for metal parts I really like electrical contact cleaner, avaiable at electronic or auto parts stores. It remooves all grease and residue and does not leave anything behind. After that a DROP of teflon based oil on metal to metal contact rails and just a wipe with an oily cloth on metal. Ditto for the barrel. I also like to get silicone gel packs I save them from items that I puuchase, heat them in an oven at 150F for about half an hore to regenerate them. Put them in a cloth sac or old cotton tube sock and leave them in you gun case. The sock I usually leave oiled lightly on one side( just a spray) so I use it to wipe down the gun after each day. Use a case with a gasket too. Paul

Ive seen fiochi(p) all over NA and places like cabela's sell them. A low end shell mat have problems due to the shape of the lip being slightly rounded. This has been noted with Kent Estate shells in some cases. The answer, use a higher end shell or perhaps benelli could look at thier extractor and give it a bit more umph.

I picked up my first Benelli yesterday. Quite a feat as it was not available in Canada yet, so I went to the US to purchase it. I took it to the range last nightand had a few disappointments. First I could not change the chokes as the supplied choke wrench did not fit the full choke tube, Secondly I found I had the stiff saftey that I now realize plagues most SBE II's. I am a bit saddened as for the price, the quality control could be a lot better. My remmington's and citori , especially the citori were perfect from the box. The citori I have often praised as a machinist's pride. I have had many an opportunity to fire SBE's and found them well made with good attention to detail and this set of problems is surprising. I will be looking for fixes from Benelli but I would like to find out who dropped the ball here. My gunshop had no idea about the problem and it seem's fromthis board that it has been known about for a while. So how come my gun even made it out of the store with out this being fixed before? Replies? Paul.