SteveW

No I didn't try that, I have been using 3 inch magnums though and have put around 4 boxes through the gun do you think that would be sufficient. Looking closely at the bolt it seems that the track has a bit of a flat spot at the curve where it rotates the bolt counter clockwise so maybe it is jamming there. I talked to customer service again and they said that they had never come across this problem so the only suggestion was to send the gun back and let them have a look at it. They strongly agree that the gun should not behave this way and will either fix it or replace it, hopefully it won't happen too many more times and I will send it back at the end of our season. Thanks to everone for taking the time to offer suggestions. Cheers and good hunting Steve

I did that, they just told me to send the gun in, 4-6 week turn around. Season traditionaly ends here around the end of November begining of December (freeze up). I was hoping there was something I could do in the mean time, I guess 'make do' might be my best option. thanks

I recently purchased a new SBEII(one month ago) and loved it. That was until I would pull on a bird and "click". I discovered that the bolt was not rotating all the way shut, this has happened maybe only 8-10 times out of around 4 boxes of shells. For 2 grand that is not acceptable in my opinion? Never had that problem with my 30year old winchester pump! At first it was only on the first shot, I thought that maybe it was because it had josled loose when I bumped the butt on the ground, today it did it on follow up shots. I use remington 3 inch nitro mags so I am pretty sure it's not the shells. As this is a brand new gun it can't be that something needs replacing (or can it?) Benelli sure isn't impressing me or my Hunting partners. Any suggestions Thanks