[email protected] Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 Just bought a new nova with realtree APG. Used it for a week hunting ducks in a local flooded impoundment. Noticed that finish on the reciever chips and flakes off very easy. Gun shoots great; but at the rate I'm going, there won't be any camo in a few months. Quote
Randy L. Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 That is one of the flaws in owning a camo gun. Doubt it will all chip away. My SBE is 3.5 years old and is fading a little and chipping. It's a duck gun and I don't care what it looks like. Don't get me wrong, I pamper the **** outta it when I am done after each hunt, but it is a duck gun first. If I wanted a pretty gun, I'd bout a legacy or O/U.....Just my thoughts....Good luck, and them Nova's are bulletproof..... Quote
4MUL8R Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 My Nova in Advantage Timber is only marred at the sling swivel areas. I ended up changing swivels to minimize the gouging. I have seen three SBE camo finishes worn off on used Benellis at the local store. Quote
Spur Collector Posted January 21, 2008 Posted January 21, 2008 I had a Browning Gold in Camo for four years. The finish never chipped but it wore off in places that got the most touched and rubbed. The places where the camo wore off were black. So this time when I traded the Browning for a Benelli SBEII, I opted for Black, thinking the same thing would happen so this time just go black to start with. I put a Beartooth camo stock guard on it and a camo sling. It still looks cool. Plus, camo styles change, but black stays around. Quote
[email protected] Posted January 22, 2008 Author Posted January 22, 2008 I've had camo guns before and the finish seemed much more durable. I guess I was wondering if anyone had a problem so soon or if I maybe got a gun with a defective finish. The finish on the barrel is fine. If it's normal to wear so badly on the reciever, then I would recommend black to anyone wanting to by a Nova Quote
10Gauge Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 I've heard this complaint from other Benelli owners about camo pelling, flaking or chipping but I have several in HD Timber and all are in very good condition.....the only flaws have happened when I did something like sit it on the side of the duck boat and it slides down the gunwall scrapping the camo off the reciever top! If your gun is that new send it back to Benelli and have them fix it! Quote
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