Swimslikearock Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 with duck season over, I had about half a dozen failure to feed events while in the field. SBE2, lefty, no mods, ejects the empty without issue and the new round comes out of the mag and hangs up in the carrier waiting for the bolt to close. I could push it closed but by that time the birds have long gone. is it the recoil spring? I had the issue with dirty gun and with clean and lubed gun. what does the little spring buried in the receiver end of the barrel do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty81 Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 I would check your recoil spring and make sure it's not gummed up. You will have to take the butt pad off the gun and undo two bolts if it's the same as the SBE 1. I think one is a 13mm and the other 17mm. The 17mm can be a little stubborn due to locktite. Heating up the bolt with a lighter will loosen it. Wear safety glasses and back the bolt out slowly so the spring doesn't go flying. I like to put a small amount of lubricant (just enough to give it a sheen) on the bolt carrier wear it rides in the channel of the receiver. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckcop Posted February 4, 2017 Share Posted February 4, 2017 what does the little spring buried in the receiver end of the barrel do? That little spring is the ejector spring. The plate that covers that spring is the ejector. That won't have anything to do with the issue you're having. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckcop Posted February 6, 2017 Share Posted February 6, 2017 As to your feeding issue, in addition to the possibility of a recoil spring problem, there's a slim possibility that the magazine spring may be a bit weak or the magazine tube is in need of a cleaning. You indicate that it fires/extracts/ejects with no problem. Are your misfeeds on the last shell in the magazine? If so, the mag spring may not be pushing that last shell out of the magazine far enough to properly engage the mechanism that sets the feeding sequence in motion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swimslikearock Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 thanks for the replies. the failure to feed could have been on the second or third shot. never hung up in the mag tube, I sent it in a couple years ago and Benelli did a free upgrade on the mag and spring. I'm hoping to upgrade the recoil spring and maybe the tube. I've seen a couple of upgrades on line. any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lefty81 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 I have ordered replacement springs from Wolff Gunsprings https://www.gunsprings.com/ They also have a reduced power spring for shooting lighter sport loads and a extra power spring for use with heavier loads (waterfowl/turkey). My suggestion would be to give your stock spring a good cleaning and light lubrication and then lubricate the action according to Benelli's standard See if that fixes the failure to feed before ordering an aftermarket part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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