MattL Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 Picking up my SBE II / Steady Grip next week (after a RI seven day waiting period)...got the chance to do a brief inspection a few days ago...first look impressions..loved the feel, action, etc., but was somewhat dissappointed in the camo finish quality (Advantage Timber)....several small edge chips on the recv'r, around the trigger guard...a;so had a "1/8 glob of what looked like molten plastic hardened on the sidewall...scraped most off with my fingernail, but the camo pattern underneath appears a bit bleached (perhaps from the heat tranfereed by the plastic)... Question: how anal have you guys gotten with yours...my only point of comparison is a with two Brownings I have...a Gold Deer Hunter and a Titanium Mountain A-bolt in Mossy Oak Durasoft....both these gun finishes are works of art... Quote
usmarine Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 I've heard bad things about the finishes from CAMO finishes from Benelli. There black finishes have always been crappy. Be careful of DEET, it eats finishes. I have an SBE II in black matte, and my bro has a SBE I and there both ok....but the finish is crappy. Quote
MattL Posted February 11, 2006 Author Posted February 11, 2006 (groan)....guess I'll wait 'til I drop a few times...dunk it in the swamps....clip a few rocks, etc....get it redone... a shame they would screw up the cosmetics, though... tks. Quote
Ol'Roy Posted February 11, 2006 Posted February 11, 2006 That seems odd that the finnish is in such poor shape right out of the box. I have an SBE and a nova both shotguns had a great camo finish. After 3 years of hard hunting the only wear marks on the firearms is right where you hold them Quote
MattL Posted February 11, 2006 Author Posted February 11, 2006 These "chips are so close to the recv'r / trigger guard edges, it screams poor pre- camo process cleaning to me....The molten plastic glob is just plain sloppy handling / quality control. Anybody out there from Benelli?...Saw an adjacent thread on a camo blistering / chip problem brought up by another customer in late Dec...same gun...wondering if there was a bad production run on these finishes... Quote
mudhen Posted February 13, 2006 Posted February 13, 2006 All my Benelli camo finishes have been perfect out of the box, including my 2005 SBE II. All, however, start wearing from the first hunt on. The finish turns glossy and starts to fade to white in many places. All film finishes have done this on my guns, regardless of the brand... mudhen - CA Quote
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