Looking for a Shotgun
 

Im looking at a 12ga. Benelli Super Black Eagle semi auto. What do you guys think of this shotgun ? How much does a used one run ?Thanks

RE: Looking for a Shotgun
 

very good shotgun... i would say usually 700-900 bucks used if in great condition....should be reliable

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I bought 1 some time ago and it's defective-I'm still waiting to miss a shot or waiting forit to malfunction in any way! :DUntil I bought my first benelli,I wondered what the fuss was all about. Now I know the reason why people like em so much. Unless yer gunna shoot 3.5" shells regularly, like for turkey gun,I would reccomend the 3" model benelli. Less money that way.

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i hate em, not because there bad, but cuz i cant afford one! there supposed to be very nice, AND I WANT ONE REALLY BAD!

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I've got a Franchi 1-12. Same type gun, just doesn't shoot the 3.5" shells. 3" Shells will do all I ever want to do with it, anyway. And it is also $600 new.

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I really like my Benelli SBE II I've had for 1 season, especially for late season waterfowl with the 3 1/2" I used heavily on Canadaand lots of Snows last fall. I still use my older Benelli M1 / Super 90 3" for early season ducks,pheasants and sporting clays. They are a very reliable shotgun design from my experience. You just need to shoot a minimum 3 dram equivalent shell to operate the inertias bolt system poperly. I like that it's not the heavier forward balance of many modern gas operated shotguns. Easy to take down and clean. And if you ever have a round slip out of the magazine above the bottom trap door place with the bolt closed, it doesn't affect the operation. You can fire as usual, which a BrowningI have wouldn't do, without tearing it down and pulling out magazine spring of the Browning.

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sounds like I should get this one and shoot it for a while.

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minnfinn...your right...they can be finicky with ammo...but after you cycle some rounds through them they break in. my buddy had one. morning we were goose huntin. afternoon we were shootin doves with light dove loads. but that gun had probably 5000+ rounds through it. i know 2 other guys that bought new ones..they took them out and shot turkey loads and heavy buckshot loads and after that they were fine with light loads.

i like how light they are..they are nice shotguns. cant say ive ever seen one jam or malfunction and we hunted with my buddys ALOT of days...if he wasnt carrying it his son was...ive busted some clays with it..

RE: Looking for a Shotgun
 

over rated, over priced.........You want the same type of working action and save yourself money, then look into the Stoeger 2000.

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Unless you simply must have 3.5" shells, this is sorta true.

I don't think Benellis are over rated, they are fantasic guns. Over priced...no, not really. They can charge whatever they want for them. I think that their margins are too slim for gun shops though. They should let their dealers make a little money on them.

The stoeger is a great deal on a great gun. One of the few "bargain" models I would recommened with confidence. Its also the only stoeger gun I would ever consider owning, that is, if my 390 ever quits, which I don't see happening anytime soon....

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I bought my SBE 5 years ago, I dont think I will ever buy another shotgun, it is that good.

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CDNN hada new SBE I left handed timber camo for $900. If you don't mind the shells flying the wrong way for you, it's a bargain. I don't know if it's listed in their catalogue, it was sent out in an email which I'm attaching.


This is CDNN Sports, Inc. Below Is Our Latest List Of Pistols,
Rifles and Shotguns Reduced For A Quick Blowout Sale. Most Of These
Guns Are Limited Quantity With Only 1 or 2 In Stock. Please Call Us
at 800-588-9500 To Order or Check Availability.


Astra A-75 · 9mm · Blue Finish · 1-Mag · Very Good-Excellent
#ASTA75....$179.99

Astra A-80 · 9mm · Refinished · Very Good · 1-10rd Mag
#ASTREF....$179.99

Benelli SBE · 12/26/3.5" · Left Hand ·Timber Camo · 5 Chokes
#BEN10120....$899.99

Benelli M1 Super 90 ·12/24/3" · Timber Camo · 2 Chokes ·
Steady Grip Pistol Grip
#BEN11145....$799.99

Beretta 96F · 40s&w · 1-11rd Mag ·Good-Very Good Condition
#BER96FG....$319.99

Glock 19 · 9mm · 1-15rd Mag · Case · Marked VA Beach PD ·
Fixed Sights · Excellent Condition · 2nd Generation
#GLO10....$369.99

Glock 22 · 40s&w ·Night Sights · 1-15rd Mag · Case · Good-Very
Good Condition · 2nd Generation
#GLO22NM....$339.99

HK Classic Elite · 12/28/Fixed Choke, Full/Modified · SideXSide
English Stock · 2-Trigger · Auto Ejector ·Excellent-Like New · Fabarms
#HKU38520T....$899.99

HK USP · 40s&w ·Compact · Variant 3 · Decocker · 1-12rd Mag ·
Excellent-Like New
#HKUSP1....$489.99

HK USP · 40s&w · Variant 3 · Decocker · 1-13rd Mag · Case ·Very
Good-Excellent
#HKUSP40DE....$449.99

HK USP · 40s&w ·Variant 3 · Decocker ·1-13rd Mag ·Night Sights ·
Very Good-Excellent
#HKUSP40DENS....$469.99

KBI Superior · 12/26/3" · 5 Chokes · Extractors · Silver Receiver
Sabatti Side x Side · Tiny Scratch
#KBICDGE2333....$599.99

KBI Empire · 12/30&32Mono/3" ·5 Chokes ·Combo · Bad Case ·
Charles Daly
#KBICDGP3838Z....$1499.99

Kahn Combo · 12 & 20/26 · M&M · Improved Modified, Full
Silver Engraved · Over/Under · Case
#KHACOMBO....$399.99

Kahn Deluxe ·12/28/3 · 4 Chokes · DEMO
#LEGKHN10012Z1....$189.99

Legacy Sports PS ****** · 12/28/3 · Auto ·Black Synthetic · 3
Chokes · SAMPLE
#LSIHAT00015D....$189.99

Legacy Sports Field Hunter ·12/28/3" · Black Synthetic ·3 Chokes
Pump
#LSIHAT00025....$139.99

Legacy Sports Superlight ·12/28/2.75" · 1 Non Selective Trigger
Modified/Full ·Ding On Stock
#LSISIL00010D....$299.99

Verona Auto ·12/26/3" · Synthetic Stock · 1 Choke ·DEMO
#LX405S12D....$179.99

Smith & Wesson 3914 · 9mm · Blue · 1-8rd Mag · Good-Very Good
#MSMI3914U....$289.99

Remington SPR310 · 16/28/2.75" ·Spartan · Over/Under · Blue
#REM89660....$379.99

Remington SPR310 · 28/26/2.75" · Spartan · Over/Under · Blue
#REM89740....$379.99

Ruger GP100 ·.357Magnum · 4" Barrel · Stainless · Very Good-Excellent
#RUGD1....$329.99

Sig P6-225 · 9mm · Blue · Very Good-Excellent · 1-8rd Mag · Case
#SIGP225....$359.99

Sig P6-225 · 9mm · Blue · Excellent-Like New · 1-8rd Mag
#SIGP6....$389.99

Smith & Wesson 4013 · 40s&w Compact · Stainless ·1-8rd Mag · Case
#SMI148042U....$329.99

Smith & Wesson 4006 ·40s&w · Adjustable Sights · Stainless ·
1-11rd Mag · Case · Very Good-Excellent
#SMI4006AE....$339.99

Smith & Wesson 4013 ·40s&w Compact · Night Sights · Stainless ·
1-8rd Mag ·Case · Very Good-Excellent
#SMI4013UT....$349.99

Smith & Wesson 4053TSW · 40s&w · Double Action Only · Stainless ·
1-9rd Mag · Case · NO RAIL · Good-Very Good
#SMI4053TSWV....$339.99

Smith & Wesson 411 · 9mm · Blue · 1-15rd Mag ·Good-Very Good
#SMI411G....$249.99

Smith & Wesson 5946 · 9mm · DAO · 1-15rd Mag ·Custom Matte Finish ·
Case · Excellent-Like New
#SMI5946RF....$299.99

Smith & Wesson 686 · 357Mag ·4" Barrel · Stainless · 6-Shot · Case ·
Frame Lock · Excellent-Like New
#SMI6864U....$389.99

Smith & Wesson 686 · 357Mag · 4" Barrel · Stainless · Case · Engraved #
On Frame · Case ·Very Good
#SMI686EV....$349.99

Smith & Wesson 909 · 9mm ·Blue · 3-Dot Sights · 1-9rd Mag ·
Excellent-Like New
#SMI909....$269.99

Star 28PK · 9mm ·1-15rd Mag · Blue · Very Good-Excellent
#STA28PKR....$239.99

Star M28PK ·9mm ·Ambi-Safety · 1-15rd Mag · Good-Very Good
#STA28VG....$199.99

Star 30PK · 9mm ·1-15rd Mag ·Average-Good
#STA30....$199.99

Star 30M · 9mm ·1-15rd Mag ·Good Condition
#STA30M....$229.99

Star 30MI ·9mm ·1-15rd Mag ·Blue · Very Good-Excellent
#STA30MIE....$259.99

Star 30PK ·9mm · 1-15rd · Good-Very Good Condition
#STA30V....$229.99

Star M28PK · 9mm · Ambi-Safety · 1-15rd Mag ·Very Good-Excellent
#STAM28PK....$239.99

Bernardelli 801L Sport · 12/30/2.75" · Display, Has Dings
#SX801L12D....$339.99

Browning Silver Hunt · 12/28/3" · Camo Shadow Grass · 3 Chokes
#BRO011353304....$649.99

Benelli M1S90 · 12/18.5 · Fixed Choke Improved/Cylinder ·Synthetic
Stock ·+1 Shot Tube
#BEN11200....$789.99

Beretta 8040 ·40s&w · DOA ·Night Sights · 1-11rd Mag ·
Excellent-Like New
#BER8040E....$279.99

Beretta 8040 · 40s&w · DOA ·Night Sights · 1-11rd Mag · Good-Very Good
#BER8040G....$259.99

Beretta 8040 ·40s&w · DOA · Night Sights · 1-11rd Mag ·Very
Good-Excellent
#BER8040V....$269.99

RE: Looking for a Shotgun
 

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One of the best guns I've ever owned or shot. Their patented recoil system is amazing. I got rid of mine not for the way it performed, I just decided to stick to over and unders. I have a Beretta Teknys Gold, I got for some money a guy owed me, and its the only shotgun I've ever shot that I liked better than the SBE II.

I do not believe the SBE II is overated, But I know 3 1/2 inch shells are. They do not pattern as well, and most of the serious waterfowl hunters I know are getting away from them.
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RE: Looking for a Shotgun
 

I have one of the first imported Benellis a m1 super 90 imported by HK i have had it since i was 16 and shot skeet, trap, sporting clays, alot of birds, and other things i don't want around. i never even took it aprt untill a few years ago when it got were it would not change shells. the problem was in the spring in the butt stock. got a new one and no problems. i bet i have spent more on shells going through this gun than i spent on 5 other shotguns

RE: Looking for a Shotgun
 

I believe the gun is overrated--just like lots of guns.

I would say buy a Remington Model 1100, 11-87, or possibly a Stoeger M2000. You can find lots of guns that will be more than reliable for about half the price of that sucker. Hell, you could buy a couple of the other guns for that price. That would be the way I would go.

If I was going to spend a thousand bucks on a semi auto, I'd buy a Browning Gold. It's an awesome gun and I'm sure it's good or better than that thing.

There's my two cents worth.

RE: Looking for a Shotgun
 

Great guns. Just make sure a gun fits and you can get psychologically attached to it. I own a 12 gage Wingmaster, two 1100's with Hastings barrels, one 11-87, MP-153, and a Mossy 935. They all fit with the same drop after working on them. My 935 out patterns them all with fast, fast steel shot. I shoot 2 3/4" fast, fast 7/8 oz loads at waterfowl, dove and pheasant most the time(1724 fps). Ned S the young 78 yr old.