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One more thing. Be sure you understand the Supersport is not made of carbon fiber. It's merely dipped in a carbon fiber film. You can get any gun treated the same way for around $200. http://www.colorandcamo.com/Patterns.htm

They can, but a barrel shorter than 24" on a hunting gun is neither practical nor very popular. For one thing, an 18" barrel is going to subject the shooter and people near him to a great deal more noise. A longer barrel helps a shooter get on target, stay on target, and swing through more smoothly than would a shorter barrel. 24"-30" are the most commonly accepted and appreciated barrel lengths. Some of that goes back to the days when a certain amount of barrel was necessary to achieve complete powder burn and desirable velocities. If those had never been factors, I suspect we'd see a lot more deaf duck hunters happily shooting their 18-20" barrels. As it is, however we've grown accustomed to these lengths in sporting shotguns, so in order for a maker to maintain market share they must make guns in these lengths.

We'll keep at it for the rest of the season, and goose through Feb. We haven't seen a complete lockup around here since about 1976. The swamps and ponds will freeze sometimes, and that just helps us river hunters even more

We got 2 woodies, 2 ringnecks, and a married greenhead Not great, but not bad. May try again tomorrow. I LOVED the Primos. I had the set - Decoy and Pass, but I never used the Pass tube. I guess I'll sell it and get another D tube. TMAC, I thought I had exclusive smartazz rights on this site

1. Minimum recommended load for all Benelli 12 ga. autoladers - 3 dram 1-1/8 ounce. 2. No and no. 3. All Benellis are light and all sporting models are Inertia (recoil) operated. The porting may help some, but it's still a lightweight shotgun. Physics demands that it will kick. 4. No. If you want an 18" barrel then you should be looking at the Tactical lines exclusively.

Oh look! A cold front!

it's been a bit slow around here lately. Yesterday's outing produced 2 woodies, 2 ringnecks, and my old buddy Leroy whacked this banded greenhead. Banded in Illinois 7/20/2007

Have you asked anyone else to shoot the gun? Although rare, there have been cases of Benelli owners not properly shouldering the gun and thus hampering the Inertia system fro doing its job. It has been my experience that the Benellis like to be run almost dry, with just a light film of quality CLP. Nothing left wet looking and certainly no drips. Kents usually work flawlessly for me, but you could try some other brands of shells just to rule that out. Does the action cycle smoothly by hand, or are there rough spots in the process?

Benelli makes one model that meets all of those criteria. Super Black Eagle II.

Apparently, Primos Dead Zone choke tubes don't float. Not even a little.

Nice mess of ditch chickens!

To add to what Novaking said, which is dead on by the way... Due to the extended receiver length to accommodate the bolt and action, a 24" semi-automatic or pump action shotgun will offer as much sighting plane as a 28" o/u or sxs. Modern propellants burn completely in 18" or so of barrel length, and pressure (thus velocity) gains are negligible with additional barrel length. Benelli's American Gun Dog covered these issues concisely in their first season. View Season 1 - Episode 3 http://americangundog.com/straightshooting_AGD1.html

Thanks. That information seems to match soemthing else I ran across on the web. You cannot attach images here. They must be hosted using a service like Photobucket.

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Rodger Cockoff ?! Was that really necessary

Never laid eyes or hands on one. Best guess is that if it isn't made to compress with snap ring pliers, then it could possibly need to be pushed inward and then rotated a half turn to release. Careful - Contents Under Pressure

I have yet to see a Benelli that could not be reversed. Nova and R1 are a bit tricky, but the SBE, SBEII are easy. I assume the Cordoba and SS are of the same design. If the detent and spring are on top of the crossbolt, then it's easy as can be (about the same as Remington 870). If they are beneath the crossbolt, she's a bit of a beetch, but can still be done. Typically, Benelli will reverse them for you for free, if you can stand the turnaround time. Gunsmiths charge about as much as it costs to ship it to and from Benelli.

What a revelation this has been. Apparently, and who would have guessed this, the Benellis come with shims to adjust the drop and cast. Something about people being different sizes or using different shooting styles. Not crazy enough for you? OK. Check this out. They include INSTRUCTIONS on how to install them!! I know! Abso-f'ing-lutely insane, isn't it?!

If I were going to get a slug gun specifically for deer hunting, I believe I'd go with A Remington 870 Express or perhaps a Mossberg. The primary concern would indeed be the Benelli's chances of getting bumped and slipping out battery. It's one thing to miss the first shot one a flock of mallards or honkers, but to experience the Benelli click with a wallhanger in in the sights might just make you want to wrap a pretty gun around a tree. Unless you're a girl or a frail man, I'd also recommend stepping up to a 12 ga. I started shooting 12 ga. slugs when I was 13 and didn't have any problems with them.

Federal Truball slugs. IC choke. Good luck!

Sounds like the ejector plate.

Nothing to see here. Move along.

Go to this page and click on your state. http://www.benelliusa.com/customer-service/contact.tpl