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  • tacking1
    do any of you shoot benelli?

    I have a friend that wants one as a hunting gun but is not sure which semi auto model he wants.

    If you have experience or knowledge about this ...please weigh in.
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  • HappyNanoq
    I'm really happy with the Benelli Super Black Eagle (First generation), 12 gauge 3.5" semiauto.

    It is however built for huntingloads and does take huntingloads to cycke - but if you will be using it for sport - you can get a "reduced recoil"-spring, which cost about 15$ - and about 3 minutes to change.

    Then you can use light trap/skeet loads also.
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  • Mk 19
    What is your friend going to be hunting? That will tell us the best gun for him, here are a few examples:
    Dove, Quail, Grouse: M-2, Cordoba or Supersport in 20 Ga
    Duck, Phesant, Rabbit: M-2 or Ultralight in 12 Gauge
    Goose, Turkey: SBE II

    Of course if he is interested in larger game:
    http://www.benelliusa.com/firearms/m4.tpl
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  • Marner
    Don't have one. At one time I thought I would like to have one. Recently two of my hunting buddies each bought a 12 gauge auto 3 1/2 inch.... I don't know the model but they're both camo with a grass pattern. One consistently misfired - it went back to Stoeger and the firing pin spring was replaced - seems to be OK now. The other one jams about 3 out of 5 times - it is also going back to Stoeger - time will tell. This has discouraged me. My Browning Gold 3 1/2 has never failed me regardless of what load I'm using.
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  • HavegunJoe
    I have an M2 I bought about 2 years ago. It's a great gun. I use it for trap, sporties, and phesant hunting.
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  • Alpine
    I have a Super Black Eagle (first generation), and when the youngest will let me shoot it, it works very well. It will cycle everything from 1 oz. target loads up to the 3 1/2 inch shoulder killers.
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  • pre6422hornet
    I have two currently. One M190 24" barrel and an identical M190 Slug version with 24" barrel and Burris 4x scope. Both have been 100% reliable. The field barrel M1 I have owned since 1999 and it has thousands upon thousands of rounds through her. I use it for everything. It has been dropped in the mud, snow, dirt, etc and keeps on going "bang" every time I pull the trigger.

    You can't go wrong with one. It will last a lifetime.
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  • rock,roll,n,load
    I was trying to save a little money when the 3 1/2" 12ga. first came out. I bought a Charles Daly Maxi-Mag. What a piece of junk that was. It shot great for about a dozen shot's, then became a single shot. It wouldn't cycle a new round (shooting heavy 3 1/2 inchers mind you), sent it back to CD, they "fixed it". Good for another dozen - dozen and a half rounds, then same problem all over again. So I sent it back a second time and it was "fixed" again. This time I didn't even fire it when I got it back, took it right down to my local Benelli dealer (who I had to beg and plead with to take, he didn't want that piece of junk either) and bought a SBE. That was the best choice I ever made. I love them guns! They just won't quit! As a matter of fact, when the SBEII came out, I traded my origional SBE in on the II. The redesigned trigger guard was what sold me on that, the extra room for a gloved hand is really nice. I guess it's true what they say, you get what you pay for.
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  • godalejr
    for under 5 bills in my area i would try the stogger if money is no object a black eagle. i been told the stoggers are just imported they are acitally made in turkey
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  • Laredo Lefty
    I have 5 Benelli shotguns. 3 M1 Super 90's, one Legacy, and one Super Black Eagle in camo.

    They are all excellent guns. Reliable, fast cycling, accurate. I use the Super 90's for 3-gun competition, and the SBE for upland birds and waterfowl.

    Your friend will not be dissappointed if he gets one.
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