Well, I ordered this sucker on December 27th and it's March 17th - no SBEII in hand. I talked to the local store salesman who takes care of the ordering and he, in turn, called the Benelli USA salesman. He said it could be as long as 90 days from the time of order.
I also called Benelli USA and was told that they cannot give me an exact time when they should get my gun in, but it's on a first-come, first-serve basis. Isn't that a contradiction? I mean, if they know who ordered first, they would know who's getting first.
I sure do love their shotguns (own one already), but I think their shipping, handling, and tracking is lacking in a big way. I think they should at least give their distributors a lot more detail.