rudyduck

Thanks for the feed back. I've cleaned the gun -without remoil but with the oil I received with the gun. The shells have been Winchester, Remington, and Kent, Federal, and BlackCloud and they all do this. I'll try and take a picture of this and post what this does to the shell and what it looks like hung up in the chamber. The problem seems to get worse the more it's shot. Maybe I'm missing something when I'm cleaning it?

Based on the previous writer's problems being identical to what I am experiencing, I'm obviously not the first to experience this. Does anyone from Benelli read these threads and respond to these kinds of problems through the forum? If so, I'd sure appreciate a suggestion that might be a quick fix for a local gunsmith. I am in no position to send this back to Benelli during the second week of duck season. Thanks!

I have sent my gun into Benelli and the problem still exists. After getting the gun back, I shot a round of skeet with no problems. I shot a box of shells the first 3 days of duck season with no problems. Shot a box or so the next 3 days and ruined probably a dozen shells when they hung entering the chamber and bent the metal on the head of the hulls. I swapped the bolt mechanism out with a friends Benelli SBE I and had the same problem. I think this has to be a problem with the barrel. I'm at a loss. Its now in the middle of duck season and I'm screwed. Exasperated.