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The Benelli repair shop moved the barrel stop ring towards the receiver to the point where it lost contact with the barrel, which is my concern. Now all of the barrel recoil force is placed on the removable top portion of the receiver, and this is why Benelli wants the gun back so to correct this situation. The pattern provided by Benelli following the above repair, based on pellet count, has a 80/20 POI, and to the left 2+ inches at 21 yards. With the "C" shims installed I see a sight picture looking straight down a flat rib, which should produce a 50/50 to 60/40 POI pattern, not an 80/20 POI pattern like was provided by the Benelli repair shop. My family has owned Browning and Beretta shotguns for over 35 years, with myself and my kids having 8 Browning and Beretta shotguns between us, and I can honestly say I totally regret ever buying a Benelli product. The Benelli customer support canned answers are "The gun patterns within our specifications" and "European shotguns are designed to shoot high" and "You do not know how to interpret shotgun patterns". Which is odd because I know folks who have other model Benelli shotguns that shoot 50/50 to 60/40 patterns. As I get older I just hate being lied to. Thanks

Hi, these are the shims that were sent to me. I casted the stock for a right handed shooter. Note, when I shoulder the gun I view a 100% flat rib.

I'm getting the impression that in order to obtain a quality Benelli shotgun, one must go straight to the performance center and ignore the standard retail models. Thanks for the help.

I'm going through the same nightmare and don't believe Benelli can fix this issue. Sounds like a design flaw from what I have been reading. Their earlier models don't have this problem.

I purchased this gun new late summer, and after a few dove hunts, I realized the POI (Point Of Impact) was off. I patterned the gun and it was shooting high (80/20) and to the 2" left with the 65mm shims installed, and while sighting straight down the rib, shooting 4 shots at 21 yards with modified choke. I contacted Benelli and they sent me a new set of shims that did not cure the problem. I sent the gun to Benelli and they adjusted the barrel stop ring, which is threaded on the magazine tube, in the attempt to drop the POI. I investigated the repair that Benelli had done, which stated "Adjust stop ring position to lower point of impact", and noticed that the barrel is now not making contact with the barrel stop ring on the magazine tube (See attached photos). I contacted Benelli and asked how important the barrel stop ring was in terms of the firearm's safety, and they said if the barrel is not contacting the barrel stop ring, than all the pressure is being placed on the receiver. I explained to them that there is a gap between the barrel and barrel stop ring of my gun, which seemed to alarm them because they requested that I send the gun back to them. I am sending the gun to them this week. Also, see the factory test pattern that Benelli provide after the barrel stop ring repair. I drew a line through the pointed of aim, which was indicated by the Benelli repair shop, and counted each pellet hole, which resulted in an 80/20 pattern. Benelli told me that this was an incorrect way to determine POI and said that the center mass of the pattern must be no higher than 5" above the point of aim to be within their specification, which is a matter of interpretation. I have have no confidence that Benelli will get this gun shooting a better POI than it already is shooting, but hopefully they can verify that it is safe to shoot. Looks like my next step is to send the gun to Briley and have them fit it with eccentric chokes to correct the POI issue.