benelli_boy

There we go!! ...Finally! Thank you, Kind Sir. You are a scholar and a gentlemen. Yours, bb

Would someone please email me a picture(s) (not a typed description) of a "newer" SBE bolt so I can see the "notch" or "cut" that prevents floating a fourth, ghost shell on the carrier, and preferably also/ side by side an "older" SBE bolt that will, so I can see the difference. TIA, bb

I noticed that the Super Black Eagle (I) trigger guard pin spring (part # 018A as/per SBE Spare Parts List manual -refer to picture on page 4 of manual) located on the carrier pin (097H) was missing. I ordered and installed a replacement from Benelli but it pops off when I pull the trigger; release the hammer (maybe that's how the original pin went missing in the first place)! This $7-, very, very small piece of equipment can be very, very difficult to find when it comes off and it appears to be necessary for keeping the trigger group assembly intact. Please advise.

It had occurred to me that certain gun store people speak poison with two tongues. I definitely got a little spooked, probably by the dramatic conviction of said people against chokes other than cylinder, i.e.: essentially no choke at all. Maybe they were just regurgitating what others (who actually know what they are talking about) had said, referring to the hard cast stuff, and don't understand themselves the difference between lead vs. steal... Or maybe it's all just a big misunderstanding on my part. Anyhoo, thanks a bunch for your input. Lucille appears to be fine and undamaged (back when I was worried, I wasn't sure if possible damage could be some kind of unnoticeable, structural weakening/ slight deformation that would compromise my TRUBALL® shot, or what). On a happier note, though, where the Sam Hill do I find original, Benelli (Internal) Cylinder chokes for these two. Should I call BenelliUSA tomorrow or will they just tell me to call Brownells, etc?

It seems like a lot of people at sporting good stores have been telling me lately: "Make sure, whatever you do, only use a 'cylinder choke' in your shotgun if you shoot buckshot AND ESPECIALLY SLUGS!!!!!" I have shot slugs out of Lucille (that's my M4's name), with either a Modified or Improved Cylinder choke (I can't remember which)... Did I damage my gun? Please say no but tell me the truth. Also, Benelli chokes are interchangeable between models, aren't they? My SBE (Edwin) came with an XXXX and Lucille came with XXX (or vice-versa) and I've changed them around -each seems to fit the other well enough. Please advise. TIA.