CraigL Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 I drove out to Ohio for their spring opener. I called in a nice long beard at 11:00 AM, my shot had to be threaded between some trees and though a small amount of brush. I shot and the bird rolled and started to take flight. This time the red dot was dead on him at 25 yards with a clear flying away shot. I pulled the trigger and nothing. The gun double fed and jammed. My first shot on bird with my SBEII and it jammed. My 870 never failed me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HH Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 that should never happen ..... just imagine if you were using that gun for home defense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigL Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 I'm just a bit frustrated, that does not mean that I don't love the gun. I did screw up, I should have waited another second possibly to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liberty or death Jr. Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 Wasn't your fault at all. Doesn't matter how fast you pulled the trigger, gun should have fired. Thats the main reason I'm getting the Beretta Xtrema 2 instead of the SBE II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I drove out to Ohio for their spring opener. I called in a nice long beard at 11:00 AM, my shot had to be threaded between some trees and though a small amount of brush. I shot and the bird rolled and started to take flight. This time the red dot was dead on him at 25 yards with a clear flying away shot. I pulled the trigger and nothing. The gun double fed and jammed. My first shot on bird with my SBEII and it jammed. My 870 never failed me. I think your story smells of operator error. First, you missed your first shot. You admit it was a risky shot. You said the bird rolled. This indicates a body shot. You made a bad shot. It happens. Too bad as it probably was hit and later died from internal injuries. Maybe wait for a clear shot next time? So now the bird is in the air and you attempt a second shot? A flying shot with a red dot? Sounds like a risky shot, but that's just my take. Then you add the gun double fed. That can happen. I had two full cases of defective Kent Matrix that would release from the magazine without warning. The brass was not correctly made. What shells were you shooting? I would take the gun out and test shoot more shells. If it double feeds again, contact Benelli CS. A Benelli can also double feed when you hit the cartridge release lever. You story sounds fishy. I don't believe the gun malfunctioned, I think you did I think you should go back to your 870 and sell the SBE II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigL Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 I honestly think I hit the release at some point. That's water under the bridge now, learn and move on. The first part of the scenario....missing, my bad all the way. I missed, I hate to admit to missing, but it happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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