snipeone Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I just purchased a clean older used HK SBE for $700. I own two HK Super 90's, but am not familiar with the SBE's. I have a few questions for listers. 1) What is the major difference between a SBE-SBE1-SBE2? (I am assuming the HK models are SBE?) 2) When did the SBE begin coming with a high vent rib instead of the low ones? 3) Any downside to an older HK SBE like mine compared to the newer ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipeone Posted January 7, 2008 Author Share Posted January 7, 2008 Anyone...100+ looks and no SBE experts. The only difference between my HK marked SBE and a newer SBE2 that I can see is taller rib, different stocks and way more $. For the life of me I can not locate information on a SBE1. Was the #1 designation added during the switch from HK to Benelli USA? Do short rib SBE have a impact/shot placement problem, hence the newer ones with taller ribs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudhen Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Do your own homework There is no such gun as an 'SBE1'. All the other issues have been addressed here ad naseum over the years. My blued H&K SBE was $1000 in 1991. My camo SBE II was $1300 in 2005. Yep, much higher priced. Dead on there buddy. There are no major differences between a 1991 SBE and a 2007 SBE II. The II series added a few nice features that can be read about in their catalog or on their website. Hint; Comfortech stock, Crio treatment, Crio chokes, new trigger guard, etc. I'm only guessing that the vent rib changed around the time Beretta Holdings acquired Benelli - maybe 1998 or 1999? Same time for the change in the ejector plate. The only real downside is the suspect ejector plate in some older H&K SBE's. The older hockey stick plate can break. I've seen 98% H&K SBE's go for $400-$450. I've seen almost NIB matte black SBE II's go for $700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipeone Posted January 8, 2008 Author Share Posted January 8, 2008 Mudhen, thanks for the reply. Blue Book Gunvalues list all three, SBE-SBE1-SBE2. That is where I got the SBE1 from. It does not detail the SBE1 difference though. I have searched and cannot locate anything otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J J Mac Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 As Mudhen wrote, there is no gun designated SBE1. The first was SBE, the second was SBEII. People call the original SBE the SBE1 sometimes to distinguish it from the SBEII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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