Rifled barrel super black eagle I

[Amf413]

I can’t seem to find a rifled barrel for my SBE I and was wondering if the SBE II rifled barrels are compatible with my SBE I

[Steve Rose]

52 minutes ago, Amf413 said:

I can’t seem to find a rifled barrel for my SBE I and was wondering if the SBE II rifled barrels are compatible with my SBE I

A SBE 2 barrel will work on your SBE 1.  IIRC the slug barrel (for either version) is a little fatter than than the smoothbore barrel so a different forearm (or modification to your forearm) may be needed.

[bambihunter]

Yes it will work but they use a different forearm. In fact, to the best of my knowledge all the original SBE's slugs used what became the standard forearm for all SBE's in SBEII line up. This makes sense so they don't have to produce two types.

The main part you have to look for is the recoil lug immediately in front of the barrel loop that holds the barrel to the forearm. In the picture below, it shows the differences in SBE1 and SBE 2 barrels (you can ignore the red since it is only relative for shot barrels, but red shows rib height and yellow shows recoil lug length). The bottom is SBE 1 shotgun/field barrel and the middle would be SBE 1 slug and all SBE 2 barrel types which use the longer lug.

You can do one of two things. You can either buy a modified forearm, which last I looked were ~$90 or so. Or, you can use a Dremel or similar tool and open up that channel to make room for the longer lug. For my personal guns I just bought the forearm but I have helped a couple friends Dremel theirs out and it wasn't loose or anything after we were done but we went very slow and kept it nice and tight. We didn't want a wobbly forearm.
Edit, Numrich has them. This is for the black version:
https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/981680b

This is the schematic for the SBE II (NOT the 1, but this is what you'd want for correct forearm):
https://www.gunpartscorp.com/gun-manufacturer/benelli/shotguns-benelli/semi-auto-shotguns/super-blackeagle-ii

 

Edited October 15, 2024 by bambihunter