raised rib on field guns?

[hooftrimmer]

Could anyone give me insight as to the purpose of the raised rib on some benelli shotguns? I have a nova and I shoot it very well on still targets (turkey heads), but can not seem to wing shoot with it very well. When I tried my buddies 11-87 with a flat rib I seemed to do better, but , I DON"T WANT AN 11-87. They felt cheap. I'm interested in trading on an M2, but it also has a raised or ramped vent rib. Can anyone help me to understand what the purpose of this rib is , or maybe tip me off to some sighting errors I might be making?

[TurkeyKrazy]

I had the very same problem with my Nova. I was having a problem with dove's. I changed brands and it helped alot. I also noticed that I was not pulling my cheek all the way down on the stock,which made me shoot low. Don't let a tom step out within 60 yards cause he'll be history.

[BugleMIn]

It's all in how the gun fits you. The raised rib on Benelli's is due to the smaller drop they put on the stock. Europeans don't like much drop. I have an SBE with low rib and can't hit anything, I need a barrel with the raised rib.

 

When I bring the gun up to my shoulder I am looking at the whole barrel instead of down the barrell.

[mudhen]

Raised rib shoots fine for me - but I have bent the rib on every Benelli I have owned.

 

Getting a bit tired of bending them back - they look like crap once bent.

 

mudhen - CA

[threeshot]

hooftrimmer,

 

Here is a link to "Can anybody explain raised and stepped ribs" from the SGW FAQ.

 

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=128

 

Regards threeshot

[hooftrimmer]

thanks fellas, useful feedback!

[Drundel]

I'm the exact opposite. I had a 870 with a flat rib and never could hit anything. I traded it in for a Nova, and wow, what a difference!

 

However, I can shoot my 391 Sporting Gold better than my SBEI or SBEII.

[Butch-M]

First ... I think I read somewhere that a raised rib helps with heat wave dissipation over your sight plain. Sort of makes sense. Hitting with a shotgun is about 95% how a gun "FITS" you. The best money you could possibly spend on any shotgun is getting yourself "measured" and then have the stock cut, bent, shimmed, whatever necessary to fit those measurements. When you're finding one of your guns is hitting better than another, I will guarantee you it is the gun that happens to fit you better. It points where you see naturally when you mount it to your shoulder.

[TonyG]

I just went through this, switched from an 1100 to an M2 and couldn't hit anything, noticed the rib on M2 is set up to shoot high, started pointing low, and am shooting fine.