tucker301

I'd approach them exactly as you've described; working your way up to the safe max. level. As you probably know, pressures and velocities also vary with regard to ambient temperature and barrell length. If your charts indicate a muzzle velocity of 2650 with a 24" barrell, but you're using a 20", you're going to be considerably under that mark on the chronograph.

robk, Follow this link for information which may be of some benefit to you. http://tinyurl.com/4zrbf

To my knowledge, the only new calibers this year are already listed in the specs. These include the 300 WSM and 270 WSM. I've heard nothing about a 7.

Is that the same as constipation?

CAPSLOCKS, I looked all over and I couldn't find one online. Methinks Benelli test markets their products by announcing they're available and then counting the number of folks who ask for them. When demand reaches a high enough level, they go to manufacturing [ 03-08-2005, 09:27 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

Yeah, they just give out those Nobel prizes to just about anyone claiming they saw anything. No real verification process. Just toss them into the crowd like a bride's boquet.

I just read an interesting article in Cabela's Outfitter Journal regarding choke/shot combinations for turkey hunting. The gist of the article is this. 1. Each gun is different. Even those made by the same company, in the same year, using the same components. So when a well-meaning friend tells you that brand X/size Y shoots the best in the Nova, what he's really saying is that it shoots best in his Nova. 2. At less than 30 yards, just about any turkey load will bag the bird. The author, Steve Comus, recommends patterning as many different brands and loads through all of your available chokes and settling on the one that seems to perform the best in your gun. One thing that does seem to hold true is that larger shot sizes do not like the tighter choke tubes. The theory is that the shot, when forced to constrict too much, tend to bounce off of each other and actually spread apart more. Think about one of those crazy scenes where shoppers have piled up around the doors of the Z-Mart store, waiting for the big 50% off for the first hour sale. When the doors open, they all cram through the tight space together, but when they hit the other side, they seek their own spaces. The biggest news this year seems to be in the advancements made in the shells themselves. Remington already has a good turkey load for longer ranges with their Hevi-Shot products. http://www.remington.com/ammo/shotshell/am_hevishot_tky.htm Winchester introduces "Xtended Range Hi-Density" this year. http://www.winchester.com/products/catalog/shotdetail.aspx?symbol=STXS1235&use=16 Federal has a new product which uses new wadding designs to keep the load together and in the shot cup for a longer period of time after it exits the muzzle. FlightControl claims 30% tighter patterns. http://www.federalcartridge.com

I haven't seen too much regarding "hot" loads. Hand loads which push or exceed the upper end of the envelope can be dangerous and harmful to any rifle, not just the R1. Premature barrell wear, instability at higher ambient temps, blown primers, case separation, etc. The R1's ARGO system relies on gases from the fired round to cycle the action. Hot loads may do some harm by pushing the cycle spring harder than necessary. I wouldn't shoot hot or heavy handloads unless there were a very good reason to do so. Even then, it's not likely that the R1, or any semi-auto, would be the best choice for such rounds. [ 03-08-2005, 09:09 PM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

All I want is good coverage at the point of aim. If I were hunting 30" circles, then I'd pattern on a 30" circle. I can fit several turkeys in a 30" circle, and miss them all without the proper density at the point of aim. But... you did know how to turkey hunt before the video, right?? Please say yes.

If that's a 30" circle, they grow some monster turkeys in California! /better switch to 000 Buck

http://tinyurl.com/3nu7c

Mmmmm... imagine the warmth as you lay your cheek on that and take aim on decoying mallards!

gowest, No. At least not without modification. The SBEII gelpad snaps on, fitting itno a groove in the inside of the stock. No screws. The SBE attaches with two screws.

crazyhair, With all the obvious problems and downfalls of Benelli's entire line, WHY are you still here?

That's nice, but I think he was looking for the stock only, not the entire gun.

I do, but I can't get there by then, so it's over for me.

The drawing's not very explicit, is it? Without putting my hands on the gun, I can't tell where that piece goes. My best guess is that it goes in behind the ejector pin, but that's only a guess. I had two novas a few months ago, but current inventory is zero. [ 03-08-2005, 07:25 AM: Message edited by: tucker301 ]

Recipe for disaster: Open one large can of worms. Stir.

Call Benelli's customer service line and ask them for one. Last I heard, some were due in around the end of March.

Part #35A?

Who does?

Overlooking the part about freezing the gun, let's move on to the part about the pin. Go to the Italian website, here. http://www.benelli.it/Home.asp?Lan=EN Click "Customer Service" Click "Spare Parts" Defrost your shotgun and replace the pin as shown in the parts breakdown (PDF).

Yeah, but I don't wear that in the duck blinds. UR one krazy mofo

GIS - "crazyhair"

Yeah. I appreaciate the effort nonetheless. I'll definitely get something booked for next year. Waterfowl season is offically closed for me September can't come soon enough! Time to start repairing blinds and scouting for turkeys. Thanks again!