gezzz @NBK you never say strong work when i post pics of bootlips
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It's a big fat odd feeling shotgun that goes booom every time you pull the trigger. It's the most reliable shotgun I have ever shot and recoil reduction works amazing good. My only bitch is they didn't make a camo 3" gun when I got mine. Something they rectified recently. I don't goose hunt much and shooting 3.5s at ducks is retarded
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I know, I know, Benelli makes one too! Inertia guns kick harder I hear.I am biting my tongue....................
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How much softer do they kick than a pump?They don't....Well, unless you're the sensitive type...........................
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A lot softer than my old 3 1/2", 24" barreled, Mossy 835 Ulti-Mag.....Good God could that thing rock your world....
ps...San J, 1995, D-2...Neo waders, Realtree green shirt, DU hat, and flip phone...Life was good...
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How much of a difference in recoil is there between your Benelli and the gas guns you’ve shot?A lot softer than my old 3 1/2", 24" barreled, Mossy 835 Ulti-Mag.....Good God could that thing rock your world....
ps...San J, 1995, D-2...Neo waders, Realtree green shirt, DU hat, and flip phone...Life was good...
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That shotgun and 3.5 mag. hold on tight.A lot softer than my old 3 1/2", 24" barreled, Mossy 835 Ulti-Mag.....Good God could that thing rock your world....
ps...San J, 1995, D-2...Neo waders, Realtree green shirt, DU hat, and flip phone...Life was good...
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I can't really give you a true assessment, because I've only shot the A-400 Extrema a few times...When I did shoot it....It was side by side with the SBE 2...I PERSONALLY, could not tell the difference in felt recoil...Kent 3 1/2" shells were the shell of choice for the experiment (shells definitely make a difference)...I can tell you that I have had 2 friends switch to the A400 over SBE 2's...One was because of felt recoil and the other was the Benelli "Bite"...Which I've never experienced and had never even heard the term...These 2 only use their 400's for waterfowling...At the least, pick-up and handle both.
What has always sold me on Benelli, is their pointability, versatility, and reliability...And originally, felt recoil (1996)...Always a personal choice...2 cents
This is a subject that never gets old.
One of my hunting partners who has been shooting Benellis for 23 years just switched over to the A400 for waterfowl. And he likes it.
If you want a gun for waterfowl and you are a purest, the A400 is hard to beat. It is reliable, shoots soft and has a bit slower swing than the SBE. If you want a shotgun to shoot at everything you hunt then the SBE might be your tool.
I can't think for the life of me why someone would want to shoot a 3.5" shotgun at upland game, let alone a 12 gauge. As @Aeon has quoted "it's like swinging a "Winnebago".
One thing is for sure, they are both good guns. I find the A400 to be more reliable. I have never had the A400 malfunction in the waterfowl blind, ever. I can't say that about the SBE. I also prefer the M1 Super 90 over the SBE.
My two cents.
One of my hunting partners who has been shooting Benellis for 23 years just switched over to the A400 for waterfowl. And he likes it.
If you want a gun for waterfowl and you are a purest, the A400 is hard to beat. It is reliable, shoots soft and has a bit slower swing than the SBE. If you want a shotgun to shoot at everything you hunt then the SBE might be your tool.
I can't think for the life of me why someone would want to shoot a 3.5" shotgun at upland game, let alone a 12 gauge. As @Aeon has quoted "it's like swinging a "Winnebago".
One thing is for sure, they are both good guns. I find the A400 to be more reliable. I have never had the A400 malfunction in the waterfowl blind, ever. I can't say that about the SBE. I also prefer the M1 Super 90 over the SBE.
My two cents.
Benelli bite??? What the hell is that?
A made up term for people to blame their crappy shooting on their equipment perhaps?
A made up term for people to blame their crappy shooting on their equipment perhaps?
Steve,
On recoil, the finger behind your index finger gets hit...The trigger guard has an edge and impacts said finger...The person that complained of that, has small hands...Like I mentioned earlier, only person (even on the Benelli webpage) that I've heard complain about it...I do know, they increased the size of the trigger guard in the SBE 3's.
I wear fingerless gloves about 95% of the time...So, I wouldn't feel it, even it did happens with 3 1/2" goose loads.