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Thanks guys. I don't need the rifle or the shotgun. I have a Model 70 .270. That's good enough for me and deer. It seems that the DU model isn't going to command much more than a regular Nova. Probably just sell the Nova. Thanks.

I won a Ducks Unlimited Super Nova last night in Max-4 HD. I know it's a nice gun, but I have a SBEII and don't think I can get used to a pump. A guy there won a Mossberg 4x4 win 300 with a scope and wanted to trade straight up. If I did, I would sell that one for sure. Does anyone know what a DU Super Nova in Max-4 HD might go for? I think the Mossberg might be worth more. I am capable of looking up prices on the internet, I just wonder if the whole DU thing might bring some more value. Thanks, Ken

Yes indeed. You have to consider that this is where unsatisfied Benelli owners go to complain, or simply ask for advice. I can tell you that I purchases an SBEII last spring and it has behaved FLAWLESSLY throughout the hunting season. I probably put 10 boxes of shells through the gun without a SINGLE issue.

I have to disagree with you there. Gun safety is a must. I'm not arguing that. I've been hunting for 30 years now, and have owned many guns. However, you don't need to know them butt to muzzle in order to safely operate one. That's like saying you have to know how to change an alternator in your car before you should be allowed to drive one. Crazy.

Wow. You learn something every day. How do I get it out?

What I meant to say was that the gun holds three. One in the chamber, two in the magazine. Sorry. Anyway, that's the way it came . . . Don't know if you can change it or not.

I am by no means an expert, however, I believe the SBE II needs no plug since it holds three shells at most. My new SBE II has no plug.

http://patternmaster.com/12ga-benelli-m1-sbe-nova-beretta-mobilchoke-franchi-stoeger-extended-black-ported/ Patternmaster extended chokes are designed to be used with the 3 1/2" shells for maximum pattern and density. The difference between the Patternmaster Extended chokes and Patternmaster Standard/Long Range is the length the tube sticks out the barrel. Patternmaster concept is that the "studs" inside the choke grabs the base of the wad as it passes through while the front of the wad is flush with the front of the tube. Since the wad is longer in the 3 1/2" shells we have made the tube longer to maintain a tight, dense pattern. This tube can be used with 3" or 2 3/4" shells also for a tight dense pattern. Interchanges with:Benelli, Beretta, Benelli Nova, Beretta Mobilchoke, Benelli SBE, Benelli M1, and Benelli M4 to name a few

I shot it once. I mean literally one shell has been through it. It's the extended length one for 3 1/2 inch shells. Black. I'll eat $25 if you want it. I paid $100. Yours for $75.

So I purchased a PORTED extended range patternmaster for my SBEII. The guys I were hunting with said my gun is now a lot louder. Ugh. Is this a myth? I could understand that NON-PORTED chokes may be quieter, but I can't see a PORTED choke making your gun louder. Anyone want a slightly-used patternmaster . . . cheap.

I suggest Max-4 HD

I purchased one brand new last spring. This is my first season whith the gun and I absolutely love it. I have put around 7 boxes of shells through it so far this season (all 3 1/2 BB), with absolutely no problems whatsoever (knock on wood). I mean NOT ONE!

Not true. The energy to kick the spent shell and reload a new shell will lower muzzle velocity. Not by much.

Help me out here. People say that barrel length does not have any effect on your pattern. In other words, a 26” barrel will pattern the same as a 28” barrel (with the same choke). How can this be? Heck, when you dial in say, a skeet choke, all you’re doing is opening up your barrel earlier. So how can a choke open up your pattern, and cutting two inches off your barrel have no effect?

Well, it all depends on how you define "recoil". If you define recoil as the "velocity" that the gun kicks back at, then there will be more kick with a lighter gun. PERIOD. This is nothing more than highschool physics, conservation of momentum. MV=mv. In other words, the mass*velocity of the shot = the mass*velocity of the gun. Lower gun mass gives greater velocity of the gun. Now, if you define "recoil" as something different, then I don't know . . .

+1 on that. The lighter the gun, the more recoil. However, I can tell you that after shooting my SBEII for the first time last month, I was surprised at how much it DIDN'T kick. I was expecting much more. I shoot nothing but 3 1/2" BBB too.

25%!!!!!! Into fuel!!!!!! Crazy!!!!

Amen Brother! I find all the doom and gloom rhetoric amusing, if not just a bit paranoid. Gun-control this, and socialist that . . . Ugh. If you really wanted to talk about socialism, and redistributing wealth, let's talk about Bush bailing out EVERY big business that seems to go under. Now that's socialism. Capitalized gains, government funded losses. Oh, wait, that's WORSE than socialism, they get to keep the gains, and we fund their losses. Do you guys realize what that is going to cost YOU?

Over the weekend I had a chance to shoot my new SBEII. We went out for opening goose season and cleaned up. Anyway, the guys that were with me all had after-market chokes. My question is, "are they that much better?" Benelli seems to put a lot of emphasis on how good their cryo chokes are. It seems funny that for less than $100 you can pick up a better one. Ken

Can someone explain why shims would modify where your gun shoots. From what I know, shims are used to "fit" the gun to you so that when you aim the gun, the two beads are "one covering the other". If they are stacked, then you use one shim, if they are off left or right of each other, then you use other shims. From my understanding, if you put the beads such that one covers the other, it doesn't matter what shim you have in, the gun's aim point stays the same. So when someone states that their gun shoots high or low, are they talking about how the gun fits them, or somehow does the shims modify where the gun shoots when the beads are on top of one another? TIA Ken

NICE!!!!!!!!!!

Can someone explain why, for example, you can use a patternmaster full choke with steel shot, but not a factory full choke. I know the PM is extended, but what exactly is going on so one choke is OK with steel and one is not.

I thought about that, but I'm not in any hurry to acquire the gun. I just want it by next year's goose season.

Thanks for the reply. Actually, I got a little better deal on the gun from my dealer (GAT GUNS in IL) than from Cabellas. They sell quite a bit though. The person that dealt with me probably wasn't the owner, but definitely in a managerial position. I was kind of suprised when they didn't work with me on the price.

I went into my local gun shop the other day to pick out an SBE II. They had a single camo one left. After looking at it I noticed that there was a chip about 2 inches from the end of the barrel. The chip wasn’t that small, definitely noticeable. You could easily see the silver of the barrel under it. While I’m definitely not a perfectionist, and realize that after a couple of times out, I too will probably have small chips, I figure if you’re spending that kind of money on a gun, it should be about as perfect as you can get. I decided to ask if he could either order a new gun, or cut me a break on the existing gun. He said he would order a new gun for me and call me when it’s in. I put a down payment on the gun. My question is this: Can a dealer just order a single gun from Benelli? I though they had to order in bulk. Also, if he does order a new gun, will he wind up with a 2008 model? I’m assuming that the “last” gun in stock was a 2007 model. I’m just curious. Ken