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Try to avoid contacts with solvents and oils as well.

Use a damp cloth and wipe it dry with a clean, dry cloth.

Yes. I have heard that Bridsong does it better than anyone. I think this is still the number. 601-939-7448

Correct. Hevi-shot is neither lead nor steel, but when determining chokes to use, hevi-shot can be equated with lead for that purpose. That's why Fold Em posted the simple equation above. If you don't know what you're dojng, I strongly suggest latching onto an experienced waterfowler in your area and allowing him to mentor you. Reading books and Internet forums just isn't the best way to learn how to shoot and how to hunt.

My info. was not right, but the original post was.

You're right. Nice catch!

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No. Other way around. http://www.ssaa.org.au/newssaa/101-StoriesReviews/shotguns/chokes.html

Well, of course. I know of no other means by which I could contact Benelli, their CS department, or their gunsmiths

Welcome. First off, for the large part the people who complain about the durability of the dipped finishes did not have realistic expectations or a keen understanding of the finish to begin with. There have been exceptions. Secondly, NO black finished Benelli will corrode with proper care. Mine's now three years old and there is absolutely no rust on the gun. There are some battle scars, but no rust of any kind. To answer your specific question, no... the heat from a baked on finish such as gunkote will have no effect on the crio treatment. These finishes bake on at temps that are nowhere near hot enough to alter the molecular structure of the crio-treated or any other steel or alloys used on Benellis. http://www.kgcoatings.com/application.html

May very well have been poorly prepped before dipping. Either way, I learned a long time ago that e-mail is not the way to communicate with Benelli CS. It's a shame, but it's a reality. They are getting better, but the phone is till the only sure way to get answers.

Dude, Which part of CALL BENELLI CS are you not getting?! It is very, very, very, very, very likely that you will receive a favorable result.

wow did you read the original post? Do you know what hevi-shot is?

Incodent? Many of the early SBEII's gelpads were subject to easily pop out. Benelli documented the problem and they have fixed, at no charge, every single one that has been reported to them. Forum posts do not constitute reporting a problem to Benelli CS. Your shotgun comes with a five year warranty and is backed by what is arguably the best Customer Service department in the business, but they don't have a crystal ball and they don't fix guns because someone mentions their problem on these forums. Call them. Back to the original post.... Same thing applies regarding warranty and service. I've used mine hard for three seasons now and have seen no degradation or loosening of the chevrons. I fully expect this trend to continue. However, should a problem arise, whether it be still in warranty or not, I will contact Benelli CS and go from there.

The Easyhit was not for me. I am an instinctive point/shoot guy using both eyes wide opened. The big bright bead was actually distracting my eye from the birds. I went back to the original factory bead. I think the easyhit is good for folks with eye dominance problems or for those who have not shot enough to use proper form and tend to lift their heads.

I think the USFWS warning has to be read between the lines. Basically, they're saying, "Look guys, we know that there was no yield this year in these areas. If we see corn or wheat in fields that obviously didn't mature, due to the severe climatical conditions, we're going to assume that you have added grain where there was none." Yes, hunting over waste grain from typical harvesting is fine by me, but when you grow 100 acres of barley and flood it just for the ducks and your high dollar clients, then that's just baiting, plain and simple. The guy I'm talking about probably doesn't even own a combine, yet he raises 100's of acres of grain each year. Flooding barley and wheat to just the right depth makes for quick and easy access by the ducks and the hunters. Again, going back on point, the original exception to the law was put into place to allow for the hunting of waterfowl in fields that had become flooded due to natural and unavoidable processes. Prior to the exemption, farmers who had harvested or unharvested grain in fields flooded by rains could not hunt them due to baiting laws. Now, the fat cats are using that loophole to grow huge amounts of grain with no intention of harvesting it, and then through controlled processes such as damming and flooding, introducing just the right amount of water to allow the ducks to paddle up to a head of wheat and start chomping. When you have that setup, you don't need decoys, scouting, calls, hevi-shot, or even camo. You could literally stand out there in blaze orange and catch them with a landing net. They're coming and they're coming back again and again until they're either killed or the season runs out. This is why you see them coming in by the thousands on the tv shows, when you can't get one lone greenhead to drop into your public water spread with all the sweet calling and mojo action you can muster. Those guys calling on those shows could just as well be whistling "Dixie" or playing Fiddy Cent on a boom box. Those birds are on a string that runs right through their stomachs.

Sorry, amigo. Just saw that question for some reason. Once the arrow is laid down, select the Marquee tool. Then right-click the arrow and choose free transform. You can also do this with any new layer (such as a pasted on head of a handsome young fellow). You can also make quick and easy arrows using the Line tool and choosing to place an arrow at either or both ends. Change the line weight (pixel value) to make it thicker. Change the percentage value of the arrowhead to make it wider.

Thanks for posting that, MOwaterfowler. I think some of these grey areas need to be narrowed to a finer black or white. I'd like to see duck farming go the way of black.

The darkening could indicate exposure to solvents or oils. Also, DEET, found in insect repellents can kill camo film in a hurry, but it usually makes it bleached out or faded looking. By nature, these coatings are thin and not as durable as paints, bluing, Duracoat, and other firearms finishes. If it really bothers you, discuss it with Benelli CS on the phone. They will more than likely want to see it first hand. If they determine that there has been a manufacturing defect, you could be in luck. If they determine that it's normal wear and use/abuse, then go to plan B. Plan B: http://duracoatinc.com/?uid=16588&page=3720 http://www.camoent.com/index.htm

Have your son contact me. I'll find an old 1100 and trade him even for his one year old SBE2. Problem solved.

Yes, skidaho stated my position very eloquently. I believe it's a great injustice to have our children growing up to believe that you have to pay more to get better hunting opportunities. There's also the issue of over-sustaining duck and goose populations in the South and then having these welfare recipients go back up north and compete with true wild birds for nesting and feeding resources. These farmed birds have not had to forage and work for aliving the way the true wild birds have, and they are cheating the survival of the fittest tests that would normally cull the less hearty birds from the flocks. If a flu outbreak did occur, don't be too surprised to see it hit the big flocks that have been spending their days chomping on corn and sleeping the rest of the day, rather than those that are out there living the life of a truly wild species. Without the natural selection process, weaker birds can thrive, and they'll only show their weakness when disease hits the masses. And, as I already stated, these impoundments tend to hold ducks in areas longer than they would stay there if they were only feeding on natural forage and waste grains. Duck farming is a short-term bonus for the guys who are doing it, but in the long run, it's detrimental to the sport, the game, and the sportsmen.

I suppose you could make or have made a longer limiter plug to restrict the capacity to two. To be legal, the limiter cannot be removable unless some disassembly occurs. A simple limiter can be fashioned from a wooden dowel of about 5/16 diameter. If the magazine holds 5, then just do the math and make the limiter the length of 3 shells. Be sure to test it using 2-3/4" shells and be certain that no more than 2 can be stuffed into the mag. Personally, I'd simply take the extension off completely, then re-install when finished hunting.

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