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  1. How do I determine the manufacture date of my SBE3 based on the serial number? Thanks
  2. Does the Vinci shoot high like the SBEs do?
  3. zz3l4b

    My failed sbe2

    Buy the A400, my son has had the A400 Extreme for 4 years and it has functioned flawlessly, and he hunts 3-5 days per week and rarely cleans his gun. I sold him my A400 Lite and bought a SBE3, what a HUGE MISTAKE!!!!! My new SBE3 shoots high 80/20 and left of center, looking straight down a flat rib. Benelli basically told me to pound sand, the gun is designed to shoot high. It's currently at the Benelli repair shop for the second time to inspect their previous repair job, which appears to be a safety concern.
  4. I've got the same problem with my new 2021 SBE3 shooting high 80/20 and left. Sent it to Benelli and they adjusted the barrel stop ring in attempt to correct the POI, which didn't improve. Now the gun is back at Benelli because my barrel lug has a .015" gap between it and the barrel stop ring, following their original repair. I sent an email to Benelli's Carter Miller explaining my concern with their botched repair and it fell of deaf ears. Now I have a gun that was potentially damaged because of being fired with the barrel stop ring not being in contact with the barrel lug. I never expected this kind of poor quality and unprofessional service from Benelli. Do not buy a SBE3 unless you pattern it first! Also, Benelli's canned response that European guns shoot high while looking down a flat rib is false. I've been calling Benelli dealers every day to share my story and they all agree that when looking down a flat rib the gun should pattern close to 50/50. One can raise the stock if they choose to raise the POI of the gun. Now I'm waiting to get my SBE3 back from Benelli's repair shop, so to ensure that it is still safe to shoot prior to trading it in and taking a huge loss on this $1500 boat anchor.
  5. I'm in the same situation. My sons and I have had Berettas and Brownings for long time, and this European high shooting gun excuse doesn't hold water.
  6. Contact Carter Miller at Benelli and see what his response is to your situation. Let us know what he has to say. [email protected]
  7. I sent my SBE3 back to Benelli last week to have them inspect their previous POI repair, where the barrel stop ring is not even touching the barrel lug. I also sent an email to one of the executives at Benelli requesting a full refund. My next step is to share my story on every upland bird hunting, waterfowl hunting, sporting clays, skeet and trap shooting forum that I can find. I figure Tom Gresham's Gun Talk radio show will be interested in my story, which I can share over the 270 stations that broadcast his show. I'm not eating the cost of this defective and potentially unsafe gun.
  8. Looks like another SBE3 Point Of Impact Complaint. The Rob Roberts solution is to loosen up your barrel nut! See the following: My new SBE 3 is having the obvious same issues as previously discussed in this thread. So, I called Rob Roberts shop and spoke with a guy there and he recommended not only trying different shims, but to slightly loosed the cap on top of the magazine tube by 2 or 3 clicks. I gave this a try and it seemed to help some; I went from an 80/20 to roughly a 70/30. Just curious, has anyone else here tried this with better or worse results? Edited 19 hours ago by GregP
  9. Still haven't received my replacement sight from Benelli, I guess they cannot find one that isn't off center as they indicated to me on the phone a few weeks ago.
  10. I'm getting the feeling there is a mechanical/harmonic issue with the barrels on these guns. Based on what Rob Robert's told you, the barrel lug making contact with the barrel stop ring is the problem, and unscrewing the barrel lock nut relieves the force on the barrel stop ring. This is probably why Benelli adjusted my barrel stop ring to where it didn't contact (.015" gap) the barrel lug! I'm seriously concerned about the safety of these guns.
  11. See the following article which describes the point of impact problem Benelli has with their SBE3 shotguns. https://randywakeman.com/TheDesignDefectoftheBenelliSuperBlackEagle3.htm
  12. The following in an interesting article that discusses the SBE3 point of impact problem. https://randywakeman.com/TheDesignDefectoftheBenelliSuperBlackEagle3.htm
  13. The gun shoots high (80/20), which is the biggest problem, and to the left (2" at 21 yards & just under 4" at 40 yards). Benelli performed a repair to lower the point of impact, which appears to have left the gun in an unsafe condition, so now the gun is heading back to Benelli for inspection/repair.
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