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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #15 on: December 21, 2014, 05:14:56 AM »
IMO... no wood for waterfowl! the wood and blue will be toast after a season. go camo.

I really liked the super vinci when I was looking at it. would it be the same problems with everyone?
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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #16 on: December 21, 2014, 05:30:32 AM »
I'm in the market for a new gun as well. Have a nova that I've shot the last ten years and time to move on. I've been looking towards the browning maxus. Point and shoot style gun. My nova shoots low. My brother is looking into it for me and I'll let you know what he comes up with. Either browning or I'll go with sbe 2. Everyone hangs onto then for a reason

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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #17 on: December 21, 2014, 06:49:07 AM »
The inertia guns kick more than the gas operated semi autos. The only time I really notice is when shooting 3.5s. I switched to a sbe 2 this year and love it.

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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #18 on: December 21, 2014, 06:56:53 AM »
I'm a fan of the Versa Max. Shoots every time, light recoil. 


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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #19 on: December 21, 2014, 07:27:34 AM »
nothing wrong with wood and blued steel, mine are fine after years of hunting salt water mostly, i just take care of them.

benellis are nice guns, but the price point is pretty outrageous on the SBE II.  i'd take a good look at the versamax sportsman, or winchester SX3.  just not a big fan of inertia guns for heavy waterfowl loads.
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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #20 on: December 21, 2014, 08:43:33 AM »
I'm a SBE and M1 super 90 Benelli fan. I prefer a semi to a pump loader because for the life of me I'd lift my head when I was racking a new round in a pump and missed a lot more than I do with the semi. I hear good reports about Franchi Affinity.

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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #21 on: December 21, 2014, 08:51:34 AM »
Ive got a nova pump i got two years ago. That thing kicks like a mule. Just bought a stoeger M3000 for this season and couldn't be happier. Hardly any kick, and its really evident from my go pro footage. The camera hardly twitches when I shoot.

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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #22 on: December 21, 2014, 09:38:54 AM »
Another SBE fan here. I've had mine about 15 years and have probably cycled 7500 waterfowl loads through it. Great gun which fits me better than most other shotguns I've tried.

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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #23 on: December 21, 2014, 10:51:57 AM »
I"ve got 7yrs into my SBEII now. It's reliable, lighter than the gas guns which makes it faster on the swing but still follows thru well. Recoil is not even noticeable even w/3.5"ers.
Out of the dozen or so shotguns I've shot for hunting over the years the SBEII is by far my favorite.
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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #24 on: December 21, 2014, 11:24:20 AM »
I am also a fan of the SBEII.  I have 3 of them in different set ups!  Good functioning guns!
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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #25 on: December 21, 2014, 04:33:22 PM »
I have an SBE I and SBE II both in 28'. I like them both really well. I appreciate how easy it is to tear the SBEs down as I do most of my hunting in the salt. That being said if my SX II hadn't of grown legs and disappeared I would still be shooting it. The SX II was noticeably heavier but it soaked up a lot more of recoil when shooting heavy loads.

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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #26 on: December 22, 2014, 12:24:35 PM »
Leave benelli and look at the new browning A5.  Absolutely fantastic waterfowl shotgun. It points like a dream, still kicks like a 12ga, and muzzle jump is seems almost non existent.  Cost is very similar to the benelli.  The dura touch stock is great, it gives a much better grip especially when the gun is wet.  I'm not saying benelli is a bad gun by any means.  Just give a looks see.  I sell guns as a part time job and I sell A5s' over benellis' 2:1. :twocents: :tup:

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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #27 on: December 22, 2014, 12:36:24 PM »
Love my SBE!!!

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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #28 on: December 22, 2014, 10:21:45 PM »
Ohh shoot, no one told me wood and blued barrels won't work. Guess my Ruger Red Label will have to be retired since it will rust and warp. Sure glad it hasn't so far in the last 19 years.
  Is it me or have people gotten so used to stainless and other materials that they no longer know how to or care to take proper care of a firearm? I have guns from my grandfather that have been used for many decades that still work and look fine except for wear in the expected places.
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Re: Benelli? Waterfowl Shotguns?
« Reply #29 on: December 23, 2014, 09:32:30 AM »
Ohh shoot, no one told me wood and blued barrels won't work. Guess my Ruger Red Label will have to be retired since it will rust and warp. Sure glad it hasn't so far in the last 19 years.

HAha yea seriously.  How on earth did all those Winchester model 12's survive?  They must be made of purgo haha. I own a couple of plastic guns but now I've grown out of it.  Clean your gun after every trip and dont use it as a boat paddle and it will be fine. Yes it will get dings and maybe a scrape but thats what you call character.  I will have no pride in handing down my plastic guns but the wood ones will have stories to tell. 

 


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