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highwall shu

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  1. I'll be using my SBEII for turkey hunting this year, but I'd like some help with my first turkey/duck/goose rig. It's a Browning BPS in 3 1/2" 12 ga that had such brutal recoil and muzzle rise with max turkey loads that I sent the barrel to Magnaport and had the full job done on it. It now has almost no muzzle rise and I can get right back on target very quickly and the recoil seems to have been slightly reduced. Problem now seems that the gun's recoil movement has all been directed at my cheekbone. It really smarts. Does anyone have any suggestions? I have every intention of keeping this gun, but would like to fix this. Thanks for the help
  2. Did anyone else notice the bruise on the Benelli president's cheek? He must have tried out that Browning Gold in the video. After a full Magnaport job on my Browning BPS the muzzle jump was all but eliminated, but now I can't shoot 3 1/2" turkey loads because it slams into my heek so bad.
  3. I bought a BEAR safe. One thing to consider... safes with external dials- I was told that a thief will sometimes take a hammer to the dial in frustration and then you get to pay a smith to open and repair. Mine is bolted to the floor on a corner of the house & according to the salesman (if they can be beleived) the double firewall inside safe will keep my guns safe if the house burns down around it. Paid as much 10 years ago as a new SBEII costs now and the piece of mind is well worth it.
  4. http://www.duluthtrading.com/store/gear-shops/tools-shop/tools/96825.aspx?feature=product_116 This is the only place I've seen it commercially other than a surplus store called Stroh's in Okarche, Ok. 405-263-4888. I bought several rolls that are much longer than the ones from Duluth Trading and at only .50 per roll. I'll call them tomorrow (12-26) and ask if they will ship to you folks.
  5. I have used a uni pod that has a 4"-5" bottom telescoping bi pod for the last three turkey seasons. The one I have slips on the barrel just foreword of the magazine cap and is secured with a wedge & hex screw and folds to muzzle. It has a strap that slips over my shoulder and the other end over stock so stock sits just inches below shoulder. That allows hands to be free of the shotgun for using box & friction calls and I don't have to raise gun from lap. I've been "busted" by more than one turkey just raising the gun and with this uni pod I find that there is much less movement for the birds to see. I use it whenever I don't have front cover which is often when I still hunt and move to where I hear the birds.
  6. Someone may correct this but "tags" assist in a search. Thank you
  7. I e-mailed Benelli yesterday with this question because I think I'll need one for my SBEII. They sent me to: Go to www.gunpartscorp.com or www.brownells.com $100.00 for SBEII from Numrich At that price I'll wait until I get the drop/cast figured out before I decide if I really need it.
  8. Can anyone reccomend a good turkey choke for the SBEII? Just got mine & will need a choke for next year's turkey season. JellyHead worked well with my BPS, no trouble at 50 yds with max dram 5s. p.s. I'm new at this forum & 'thread' thing, what are 'Tags'?
  9. I have long thought that folks spend way too much time worrying about different camo patterns. Any camo is better than none. All it really does is break up the outline of things, whether its you or your gun. And while I've long been a proponent of "form follows function", my BPS & SBEII both have camo. The best camo is being still, especially with turkeys.
  10. I bought a Stoeger this past winter for the upcoming turkey season with the thoughts that it had the same opperating system as the Benelli and was 1/3 the cost and then considered that 3" shells are reported to work as well and some think pattern better than 3 1/2". When I took it to pattern I was extremely dissapointed. Nothing I shot through it patterned worth a darn, from target to field to waterfowl to turkey loads. Sold it on consignment and that lesson cost me $100. Have shot two Benelli's belonging to hunting buddies and loved them. Bought a Benelli SBEII 24" last week, but have not yet shot it. I am confident it will pattern well. You will get your money's worth with the Benelli.
  11. I'm not being picky or a pr*ck, but I just learned that what I had always called a 'Picatiny Rail' is a misnomer. According to a recent article in Shotguns News, it is called a '1913 Standard Military Rail' or its abreviations and Picatiny Arsenal had nothing to do with its inception. I tell this only for those like me who like the proper nomenclature.
  12. Have you seen the silicone based tapes that are out now? They have no adhesives, are self-bonding only to themselves, withstand 500 degree temps, and stretch 3 times their length. I'm thinking that a wrap of that tape before you put the clamp on may prevent any scratches. I've used this tape and I bet that if the clamp doen't cut through it, it'll prevent those scratches and not affect the hold of the clamp.
  13. HOGWILD, I went to trulockchokes as you suggested and was surprised that they did not discuss antiseize compounds. Do you use them? I've never had any of the problems they discussed with seized tubes, although one of the tubes on my Ithica M37 12 ga that I bought about 25 years ago eroded completely through the wall on one side. The threads of the barrel were not affected nor were there problems with the other chokes. I put it down to poor manufacturing from this once great, but many-times defunct company.
  14. Amen. Guns don't kill people, physics kills people.
  15. Benelli SBEII 24" APG camo Browning BPS 12 ga with full Magna Port Ithica M 37 Browning Citori OU 12 ga Remington 870 12 ga Winchester .410 break open Browning Highwall .270 with Leupold Vari X III Bushmaster FT 5.56 with Leupold VX III 3.5x10 Savage 10ML II muzzle loader- 2.5" at 200yd! Best front-stuffer out there - uses real smokeless at 15 cents powder cost per shot NOT $2.25 per shot pellets and only needs cleaning 1x per year or every 100 shots Ruger 10-22 w/ .92 barrel Browning .22 autoloader rifle FN sweet Marlin .22 rifle Browning Buckmark .22 Kimber Eclipse 4" .45 ACP Sig 220 .45 ACP Browning HP pre-war Tangent rear sight w/ holster/shoulder stock... can hit a coyote at 125 yds! I hope the Men in Black never show up with this list...
  16. I clean mine like reblyell does, but like the way hog wild loosens after the day, which I'll start doing. Also I use automotive antiseize which is at least as good as any choke lube, but way, way cheaper.
  17. I've shot SBEs and they don't kick like my Browning pump which is considerably heavier and is truly brutal with 3 1/2" max dram turkey loads, but I only noticed it when patterning. If you feel it is excessive you can send it to Magna Port. But you may not be happy with that either. I did that with my BPS and while it didn't cut the recoil very much it almost totally stopped the muzzle rise allowing very fast flollow-up shots, but now with max dram loads it pounds my cheekbone worse than it used to pound my shoulder. I just bought an SBE 2 but haven't shot max drams with it yet, I doubt I'll have it ported. Yet with the comfort-tech comb pads or optional raised comb pads it may be OK.
  18. I'm under the impression that these camo patterns are put on with a dipping process. The camo is floated on a vat of liquid and the gun part is dipped into it. Don't know the rest of the process. Look at the bottom side of the barrel and you'll see a straight line where the pattern meets. Don't know if they would re-do that for you, probably have to ship it to Italy which would take the rest of the waterfowl season as well as being very expensive. Why would you want the scratches removed? The ducks and even geese & turkeys won't see them. I think of all the dings & scratches on my guns as kind of like war wounds and don't let it bother me.
  19. I recently read an article in a gun magazine that stated that the "modern" propellants (I assume the last few years) used in shotshells reach their maximun velocity in the first 20"-22" inside the barrel. Because of this the SBE 2 that I bought last week I got with the 24" barrel. I like a shorter barrel for turkey hunting and hope the article was correct.
  20. mudhen, why do you replace the springs on SBEs? Two of my hunting buddies have had have SBEs for several years and have never had any spring problems. Have I missed something?
  21. Thanks, I should have checked the Benelli site first, when I did I got a pretty good idea on how to go about it. I'll do trial & error until I get it right.
  22. First, I hope I never am placed in a violent situation. I have no desire to harm anyone. I've had too many people die under my hands while doing CPR to want to hurt anyone. I have never commited a violent act in my life. That being said, the penalty for violently entering my home unbidden is death or at least to be shot multiple times with a .45ACP, 9mm or 12 ga. Zero tollerance? That's me. I have zero regard for someone who has zero regard for me and mine, armed or not. I will assume that anyone who breaks in or attempts to has violent intent. I will not wait to see if an intruder is armed. The mere fact that they have broken-in tells me that they intend on causing me harm. Don't tell me that I don't know what I will do in this situation simply because I've never been in it. My mindset is survival; I've been a shooter since I was about 5 yo, was an MP 30 years ago and I have NO doubt as to my reaction and am willing to stake my life on it. I live in a city's limits, but on acreage. If my doorbell rings I answer it with a 1911 in hand; no one has ever seen this because no one has ever been to my door with any criminal intent. My dogs will more than likely alert me to someones presence. It will take more than one kick to get through any of my doors. This may seem harsh to some, but I follow society's rules and expect the same from all people. Twenty years as an inner-city Emergency Department RN have shown me that there are plenty of people out there who have no regard for the sanctity of life and anyone who dares to bring violence into my abode had better look to their life because I won't even staunch their wounds. After reading all postings and before anyone has commented on mine, I feel that I need to add more. I will identify my target as a bad guy. I am not some blood-thirsty moron. My state was the first to enact a "Make My Day" law. And to the person who suggested that they would drag someone that they had shot into the house, do you think that the police won't know you did this? Do you have any idea how messy gun shot wound are? Why do you think that it is sometimes referred to as wet-work?
  23. I just bought my first Benelli, SBE11, 24" brl, comfort tech, but can't shoot it yet because I dislocated my shoulder this week. I got the Benelli because this spring I bought a Stoeger and when I patterned it for turkey hunting it was terrible. I should have known better, but wanted to save money. Sold it on consignment and that lesson cost me $100. I'd like informattion on determining need to use the drop shims. The instructions tell how to change shims, but nothing about how to tell if I need to change them. I'd appreciate any help you folks can give me. I will be hunting ducks, geese, sand hill cranes and wild turkey. This will be my go to shotgun from now on. Both of my nephews have SBEs and love them. I'm hoping that the comfort tech works well, I sent my Browning pump to Magna-Port because when using 3 1/2" turkey loads it kicked harder than anything I've ever shot, that was the best $140 I ever spent on hunting. Thanks.
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