dave64 Posted December 3, 2003 Posted December 3, 2003 I've heard there are some changes for 04 but dont know what they are. Can anybody enlighten me? and when can I expect to see them at my local dealer? Thanks Dave. [ 12-03-2003, 08:56 AM: Message edited by: dave64 ] Quote
drake99 Posted December 4, 2003 Posted December 4, 2003 Come on girl, cant you give us just a hint.My wife was going to buy a SBE for Christmas until I heard that something new was coming out, told her to hold up. Guess I will have to wait till after Christmas. Already own two benelli autos, but not the SBE, they are wonderful one is about 11 years old and it sure is sweet. Thanks in advance drake99 [ 12-04-2003, 10:22 AM: Message edited by: drake99 ] Quote
Mossberg Man Posted December 4, 2003 Posted December 4, 2003 Backboring The same choke tubes used in the Beretta Extema Stainless steel parts like the SRM System The new camo pattern that can be used for almost everything The beretta Geltek pad Quote
mudhen Posted December 4, 2003 Posted December 4, 2003 I'll just repeat what I've heard: SBE II -Longer choke tubes, Crios like the Sport II, they work very well with Hevishot. - The barrel will be a Crio barrel, some believe it patterns better. - Max 4 camo as an option. - Forcing cone lengthened. - Backbored barrel. - Gel recoil pad & gel grips. - Recoil suppressor installed. I have heard the new retail cost is $75-$150 more than the 2003 price. I have also heard that the SBE and SBE II will be sold side by side for several years. I guessing (just guessing) that Benelli will lower the price of the original SBE to keep it selling, and create a price spread to make the SBE II a premium priced gun. While I'm sure the II will sell great, I still love my original SBE. It's smooth as glass going into it's 13th season of hard use. mudhen - CA Quote
Mossberg Man Posted December 4, 2003 Posted December 4, 2003 These features are going to be included in the M1 too. Quote
DUKFVR Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 If the tubes are long like the sport they will be optima or optima plus if back bored. I have a Sport II & the bore is .724. My SBE is 12 + yrs & the bore is .721. Quote
drake99 Posted December 5, 2003 Posted December 5, 2003 When can we expect to see these out on the market or in our local gun shop? Quote
dave64 Posted December 6, 2003 Author Posted December 6, 2003 Thanks for all the replys. You've all been very helpful, I think Im going to wait for the SBEII to come out and see what the price will be. But I have till now to save the $$$ Thanks Dave Quote
Drundel Posted December 21, 2003 Posted December 21, 2003 **** Benelli, I just got my SBE this fall and tricked it out pretty good and now there is a new one I have to get. Lets see some picts and when is it going to be out? Brad Quote
Drundel Posted December 25, 2003 Posted December 25, 2003 You boys seen this yet? http://www.benelliusa.com/media/Upload/Benelli/Product-Photos/SBE2MAX4.jpg Hmm... not sure what to make of the stuff in the stock. I can see they used the nova sling mount in the stock (i liked it better than the SBE anyway). The barrel and receiver look the same to me. Now the forearm is really different and the end cap. I really need to swing one. I like the narrow forearm on the SBE. Quote
Benelli Southpaw Posted December 28, 2003 Posted December 28, 2003 Yeah, i agree with Mossberg Man, the trigger gaurd is aweful, along with everything else. Quote
birddog Posted December 29, 2003 Posted December 29, 2003 "Why fix it if it ain't broke?!?". It looks like an engineers wet dream and a tooling nightmare. Just my opinion. Quote
H&K12 Posted December 30, 2003 Posted December 30, 2003 I looked at it once and said: Ugly and cheap looking trigger gauard. Ugly and cheap looking forend cap. Ugly forend. Nice looking stock. I looked again and said: Really, really, really ugly and cheap looking trigger guard. Ugly and cheap looking forend cap. Ugly forend. Nice looking stock. The trigger guard and forend cap look like they came from a completely mis-matched gun I have a Nova and like its styling, I have an M1 and a SBE, and I love their clean well designed looks, this gun is terrible. Quote
tj Posted December 31, 2003 Posted December 31, 2003 yeah, its not very pretty. is there a link were i can read some info about it? do you think the barrels are interchangeable between the SBE and SBEII??? Quote
tj Posted January 7, 2004 Posted January 7, 2004 anybody know if the parts are interchangable between the sbe and sbe II??? also, what are the new features of this model, no rumors, or where can i find statistics about this model??? thanks Quote
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