rogerph Posted March 8, 2004 Posted March 8, 2004 Has anyone had problems with shells cycling thru their SBE. Mine has been returned to the factory in Md. three times and still have the same problem. Lots of excuses but no solutions. Very disgusting. Wish I had my money back. Quote
tj Posted March 9, 2004 Posted March 9, 2004 rogerph, what shells are you trying to shoot in your SBE??? Quote
rogerph Posted March 9, 2004 Author Posted March 9, 2004 I've used Federal Winchester, and Remington in both 3in and 31/2 and been fed every excuse imaginable. They have replaced springs twice and also removed some metal.from receiver. I include previous emails each time so they can keep a running account of the problems. Cost of return is $20 each time. No offer for reimbursement. Quote
tj Posted March 10, 2004 Posted March 10, 2004 this seems very odd, what exactly is your gun doing?? did you degrease the action before you started shooting it?? its just odd that its springs have been replaced and it wont even cycle 3 1/2s. benellis come packed in a brown grease that needs to be completely removed from all areas of the gun and lightly oiled before use. if it is not removed it can harden and hinder the actions operation. i have never heard of any SBE with malfunctions like yours. let us know what you find out Quote
bluedavis Posted March 22, 2004 Posted March 22, 2004 I had a similar problem with my SBE - it wouldn't cycle 3.5 inch shells and the service folk wouldn't (couldn't) help. It was as if they couldn't believe the gun didn't work. I finally took a video of the thing jamming after they had sent it back to me the second time. That seemed to get their attention - at least they did something - and now it works better. Not perfect, but better. Pay the money for a long distance call to the service department and make yourself heard. They're a stubborn bunch and you have to be that way too. You paid too much money to be shooting a single-shot. Quote
bambihunter Posted March 26, 2004 Posted March 26, 2004 The only ammo my SBE won't cycle 100% is el-cheapo 7/8 oz. light load 2 3/4" shells. On these it'll eject the empty, but it doesn't release a shell from the magazine. That's ok, for pennies more a box I get the 1 1/8 oz loads (for quail, dove, and skeet/trap). Mine has worked flawlessly for 10 years now and should continue for the foreseeable future. It really sounds like you got one of the few bad Benelli's I've ever heard of. Quote
rogerph Posted June 10, 2004 Author Posted June 10, 2004 As an update to the cycling issue of my SBE LH it was returned again in early May with the same problem. Service personnel were very apologetic and had no answer so replaced it with a new SBE LH. Haven't shot it yet but wanted to let everyone know that Benelli does stand behind there product. Quote
Benelli Southpaw Posted June 10, 2004 Posted June 10, 2004 I'm glad to know that they replaced your gun, i have had no problems from mine, with the exection, of you can't cycle a 3.5 with a 2 3/4 shell, but that isn't a biggie, i wouldn't really expect it to, i was just playing a joke on one of my friends when i tried that. Quote
shell waster Posted June 11, 2004 Posted June 11, 2004 I am glad you got a new gun, enjoy. The next group of ducks or flush of grouse are wishing you didn't have that new Benelli. [ 06-10-2004, 07:13 PM: Message edited by: shell waster ] Quote
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