tngunlvr Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 If you had a choice between 2 equally priced Benelli's which one would you choose for Turkey hunting? I have a choice of a SBE I in camo or a black synthetic comfortech M2. Fyi I don't shoot 31/2" shells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted May 21, 2006 Share Posted May 21, 2006 The SBEI is the clear choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tngunlvr Posted May 21, 2006 Author Share Posted May 21, 2006 Thanks for the reply. What are the reasons that the SBE I is the clear choice in your opinion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradC Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 M4 with a 2 shot magazine extension. But really, why not an M4, short barrel, pistol grip, tough as nails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarLynx Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 I killed my last Turkey with a M4...Took my last Texas limit of Blue Quail with a M4 ,too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradC Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 Thats what I'm talking about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P. Steve Morgan Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 tngunluver, You want the M-2 since it has the comfort tech stock.....especially if you are not interested in the 3.5 inch shells. I've had and traded off Benelli's without the comfort tech due to the beating I was taking. I don't duck hunt and shoot alot of heavy shells, but I shoot lots of game loads (just over 6,000 rounds per year) and the recoil was just too much w/o the comfort tech. I killed 4 gobblers and a coyote this past spring at 30,30,40,60, and 71 yards with the 1.5 oz. high velocity Hevi Shot #6's and shot several times at a pattern board without noticing excessive kick on my shoulder or any face slap. Of the Remingtons, Berretas, Brownings, and Franchi's that I've owned and shot in the past couple of years, the Benelli M-2 with a 24" barrel has got to be the most fun, none kicking shotgun I've shot. Also, I don't think you get the Criochoke system with the SBE I, I don't know for sure. I know, I know, the Criochoke system seems hard to prove, but since I've got mine, I've noticied the M-2 seems to be almost "forgiving". What I mean by that is on the shots inside 25 yards (at sporting clays) I'll put in the cylinder choke tube and can vary the shots significantly and still break the birds....and I don't mean 7 or 8 out of 10. I mean 10 for 10. There does not seem to be holes in the pattern like I'm used to at those distances with that choke/load combinations. On paper, the pattern looks the same, but I believe, after shooting it, that the shot cloud does indeed get to the target at the same time like their advertisment says. I'm not a registered sporting clays shooter (I like to keep my money), but I'm shooting right in there with the Master class and AA shooters that shoot at the club all the time and that's with a 24" barrel! I shoot that little gun as good as my 32" barrel Browning XS! Absolutely couldn't be happier. As far as the camo vs. synthetic goes, I would rather have the camo because it doesn't have to be wipped off. That's the only reason though. I looked up your residence....close to Memphis. Duck hunter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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