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Greenhead22 wrote:ALL guns will screw up if you do not take care of it.

lol.....+1

What shells are being shot thru this SBE2? My SBE2 did not like Win Xpert 3.5" shells. It would shoot the first and then jam every time. I got to comparing shells one morning in the blind and found that the Xpert 3.5's were almost 1/4" longer than the Kent's, Remington's, and Winchester DriLoks. Stopped shooting the Xperts and have never had another problem.

shooting 3" xpert, they work great thru my A-5

I've been having to shoot my Xtrema1 to get it to thaw out. I can't even unload the magazine tube by hand right now, but thankfully it will still cycle normally and shoot all three times.

I've been sold on these guns for a long time, but after this there's nothing better as far as I'm concerned.

Spoke with a guy yesterday who was having problems and he fixed it by taking the stock off, putting some "gorilla lubeoil" (or something like that in it - supposed to clean and lube at same time) in the top of that inertia tube in the stock, and working the spring up and down. He said he was full of crud and he just kept adding this oil stuff until the excess became clear. Ask Matt Dugger at Big Buck in Ridgeland what the oil / cleaner stuff is.

Agua wrote:Spoke with a guy yesterday who was having problems and he fixed it by taking the stock off, putting some "gorilla lubeoil" (or something like that in it - supposed to clean and lube at same time) in the top of that inertia tube in the stock, and working the spring up and down. He said he was full of crud and he just kept adding this oil stuff until the excess became clear. Ask Matt Dugger at Big Buck in Ridgeland what the oil / cleaner stuff is.

If trash gets in the recoil spring tube, the gun will not cycle properly. Benelli seals the tube, so you can't get to the interior and spring via disassembly. If you strip the gun, you can get to the top of the recoil spring tube. Take the recoil pad, shims, and stock off the gun.

At the bottom of the recoil spring tube, you will see a weep hole. Position the gun so all the crap that will come out that weep hole hits a paper towel. Take a small wooden dowel or a bamboo skewer and depress the cap of the recoil spring tube, located in the back of the gun's receiver. Run an ether-based dry-lube cleanser like Gunslick Gun Flush into the open cap end until the lube coming out the weep hole is completely clear. Work the spring with the wooden dowel and flush again with cleaner. The Gun Flush will dry out within an hour. Reassemble the gun. It will work properly now.

cupnglide wrote:

Agua wrote:Spoke with a guy yesterday who was having problems and he fixed it by taking the stock off, putting some "gorilla lubeoil" (or something like that in it - supposed to clean and lube at same time) in the top of that inertia tube in the stock, and working the spring up and down. He said he was full of crud and he just kept adding this oil stuff until the excess became clear. Ask Matt Dugger at Big Buck in Ridgeland what the oil / cleaner stuff is.

If trash gets in the recoil spring tube, the gun will not cycle properly. Benelli seals the tube, so you can't get to the interior and spring via disassembly. If you strip the gun, you can get to the top of the recoil spring tube. Take the recoil pad, shims, and stock off the gun.

At the bottom of the recoil spring tube, you will see a weep hole. Position the gun so all the crap that will come out that weep hole hits a paper towel. Take a small wooden dowel or a bamboo skewer and depress the cap of the recoil spring tube, located in the back of the gun's receiver. Run an ether-based dry-lube cleanser like Gunslick Gun Flush into the open cap end until the lube coming out the weep hole is completely clear. Work the spring with the wooden dowel and flush again with cleaner. The Gun Flush will dry out within an hour. Reassemble the gun. It will work properly now.

NOSIR! Benelli does not seal this tube. It does have loctite on the bolt head to keep it from coming loose while shooting it. It must be heated with a small propane or alchohol torch prior to loosening the nut. This tube needs to be taken apart and cleaned anytime the stock of this gun gets in the water or at least once a year! This gun can KILL you if used with this tube dirty! This tube must be shiney and new looking inside at all times. If it ever gets any kind of rust or pitting inside PLEASE replace the tube and spring! The life you save may be your own or the guy sittin next to you! Read your Benelli owners manual! Shooting a fouled or dirty gun may lead to misfires or acidental discharge! This gun can and will fire with the SAFTEY ON if used in this condition!

Thanks guys, good info, and I'll pass it all on. And from what I'm reading and seeing in the duck boat this year, I'll also be avoiding all benelli products for the rest of my life. My A-5 is hard to break all the way down and clean, but....IT NEVER NEEDS IT.

BR549 wrote:NOSIR! Benelli does not seal this tube. It does have loctite on the bolt head to keep it from coming loose while shooting it. It must be heated with a small propane or alchohol torch prior to loosening the nut. This tube needs to be taken apart and cleaned anytime the stock of this gun gets in the water or at least once a year! This gun can KILL you if used with this tube dirty! This tube must be shiney and new looking inside at all times. If it ever gets any kind of rust or pitting inside PLEASE replace the tube and spring! The life you save may be your own or the guy sittin next to you! Read your Benelli owners manual! Shooting a fouled or dirty gun may lead to misfires or acidental discharge! This gun can and will fire with the SAFTEY ON if used in this condition!

Perhaps I should have said "secured with loctite" instead of "sealed". I was offering advice on how to clean out the tube if the gun is not cycling properly. If the gun has been submerged, dropped in mud, or something similar, then oh yeah you gotta clean out that tube. Benelli will recommend you either send it to them or a Benelli-trained gunsmith for disassembly of that tube.

I've heard of people using torches, boiling water and so forth to break the loctite on that tube's nut. But I'm not going to advise a guy to do something like that to his $1500 gun. If he finds that advice elsewhere and tries it (and it works) more power to him.

Actually I hunted with a guy this morning shooting an Extrema 2 single shot style, I think he used to much oil in the action froze up bigger than haitis. I try and use as little oil as possible usually just put a little on a rag and wipe it down as oposed to putting the lube on the gun itself, seems to help, my SX3 didnt mess up today.

My .02 worth. I bought a stainless steel recoil tube and spring for my SBE2 and put it in, best thing I've ever done for the gun. I've hunted everyday in this cold weather, and it hasn't missed a beat. Cost is about 50 bucks maybe, but well worth it.

So you spend 1500 on a new gun, and have to spend more to make it work correctly? Geez.

BR549 wrote:870's can have problems too! Especially if you pound the hell out of em with heavy loads! I get about 3 to 4 years out of the extractors and ejectors. The next thing to go is the hammers. I can get 5 maybe 6 good years out of one without to much maintenence. They just don't build a gun that can take constant abuse from some of the ammo that's available today!

870= mostdependablebestdayumgunyouwilleverown

its funny you say that about 3-4 cause my dad has an 870 wingmaster that he got new when he was 12 and now he is 53 so that makes the gun hmmmmm 41 and has NEVER had a problem and its been pounded on like..... well use your imagination

I just recently bought a berretta 391 and like it but my 870 still holds a place in my heart.

heard and seen alot of horror stories about benilli wont own one. My personal favorite is people who pull their trigger and the barrel flies off along with the ducks. More than one person says that and Benilli being the high dollar company says send us the barrel(which could be in the gulf by now) and we will warranty it but will be months.

We had this same discussion at the duck camp this weekend. In all Benelli's, especially you MUST take care of the spring in the stock. Most replaced the spring and tube every year in them. I'd bet you that's the problem. Also make sure there isn't TOO much oil in the gun if there is especially if it's WD-40 it will freeze up when it gets cold and the gun won't operate properly.

Find you a good-condition model12 heavy duck gun-have the choke opened up to modified and you can put anti-aircraft ammo in and it'll take it. I shoot nothing but pumps for waterfowl-only part that can foul up is if you have a broken firing pin. Have a bad shell-eject and at least kill one bird. No worries about the action freezing up on 'ya.