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I use the 26 and love it. No problem with wingshooting and it handles well in the turkey woods. http://americangundog.com/straightshooting_AGD1.html See episode 3

Here's the parts schematic. Should help.

have you removed the recoil pad and looked inside? I just checked mine and I'd go at it from that route, pushing the back end down and out from the inside with a dowel or other blunt tool. If you've got a vise, you could pad the jaws with something rubbery and grippy like inner tube material or similar, then chuck it in there nice and snug and get after it. If I get bored enough I may try mine tomorrow just for fun.

Never tried one, but I'd get it as warm as possible and then try get a small thin screwdriver under it at one end to get it started. I've got an outbuilding. It was 115 in there the other day. About an hour in there would get the rubber (or whatever that stuff is) about as pliable as it can get.

Excellent post!

Ahhh... but the right hand knows what the left hand is doing

.......Stalker!

SBEII - RH black synthetic - $950 shipped

Black: traditional looks difficult to misplace afield relatively easy cleaning and maintenance more subject to corrosion easy to refinish - wear it out and then have it dipped Camo: super-cool stealthy looks be careful where you leave it lying easier to clean the externals less subject to corrosion expect some chipping - It's NORMAL a little more difficult to refinish

The newer (last fives years or so) sporting Benellis must be modified in order to be able to float a fourth shell. There are two ways to do make the modification, but I prefer the fill method. There are two slots cut crosswise into the bottom of the bolt's flat base. The rearmost slot should be filled and finished to make it appear as though were never there. Some use an epoxy like jb weld. Some use a tig welder After those slots are filled, the fourth shell can be floated on the carrier.

The Inertia system operates on recoil. The heavier loads make sure that the action cycles as it should and it helps to condition the springs properly. You could shoot light loads and never have a problem, but it's usually best to go ahead and run a few boxes of the heavier stuff through the gun to expedite the break-in process.

Also wondering if the Legacy stock would fit the SBE? http://gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.asp?Item=100898980

Wouldn't the RH stock be identical, since the cast is set by the shims and locking plate?

Also, with the large variance in your builds, it's going to be tricky having a gun that fits you both. I would recommend a youth model for you while he is much closer to the average build for which the guns are manufactured. You may want to see if you can find a gun and a second stock, then have the second stock cut down to match your dimensions. The problem with that is that a SBEII stock isn't really designed to be shortened. You will benefit from a shorter LOP recoil pad, but it's not going to take off as much as you really need.

Season 1 - Episode 3 There is no real ballistic advantage to a longer barrel. Longer barrels are generally better for wingshooting and if you're duck hunting, the people sharing the blind with you will appreciate another inch or two as it moves the blast farther out and away from their ears. The longer barrels swing more fluidly and the longer sighting plane helps target acquisition. Shorter barrels are good for turkey, rabbit, upland game where maneuverability is preferred over sighting plane. As demonstrated in the video, a semi-auto such as the SBEII utilizes a longer receiver than does a hinged action gun. The receiver extends the sighting plane by several inches.

I wonder if Kyle (Strutbuster) is still with us?

Briley can fix it for you. It will be cheaper than a new barrel.

The rifle will be plenty accurate for your deer ranges, and probably for the caribou as well. What kind of caribou hunt it will be will have some bearing. If you're going to be ambushing migrators, the shots can be less than 100 yards, but if it's bare-ground caribou on the open tundra, you may be looking at 200-300 yard shots. The .270WSM is an inherently accurate cartridge, with outstanding ballistics. The shor and fat case nearly full of powder means that the burn will be nearly identical, whether you're shooting down a canyon or straight up a hill. Based on the performance of the one (30-06) that I had, I would trust it on caribou only to about 150 yards. Also, keep in kind that the rifle typically loses zero when dissembled and reassembled. That's not a problem if you are given time and conditions at camp to fire a few test shots and get it tuned back in. But if you're traveling with it broken down and you don't have an opportunity to sight it in after you arrive, then you'd be better off with a bolt gun.

I like the Primos Dead Zone set, but I rarely use the P (pass) tube.

I thought money wasn't important If you are going to be hunting waterfowl from a blind with other people, the M2 is the best choice. The porting on the Cordoba will be offensively loud to your blindmates. Otherwise, the Cordoba.

Clean, lube, and run 50-75 heavy field loads through her.

You banned adamlau for reporting spam. He's not the spammer. He was simply reporting them, which was refreshing to see that someone else was giving it some effort. He's prolific, but not a spammer.

Here's one Here's another one You might also call Reed's

That's not normal at all. With the drop lever down (red dot visible) the bolt is not supposed to stay back. It should close as soon as you let go of it.

A little bit of heat can be helpful. I prefer to dip the muzzle in hot water rather than apply dry heat.