"FLOATING" a fourth shell

[nw tenn duckslayer]

Does anyone know how to float a fourth shell in the SBE II or if it can be done? I could do it with my original sbe. Thanks

[tucker301]

Yes, I know.
Yes, it can be done.
I've discussed it before, so you can look through my posts and find the information. There aren't that many :D

[acmf74]

What is floating?

[tucker301]

One in the chamber, two in the magazine, and one "floating" on the carrier underneath the bolt.

[mudhen]

Floating was allowed by design in older Benellis. I recall an old HK video that shows how a Benelli can cycle even with a shell on the carrier. It was clearly an intentional feature.

Benelli made a remedial alteration to the bolt at some point in order to prevent floating a shell. This modification can be reversed by several mechanical methods.

There is some speculation as to who asked Benelli to do this. Might have been USF&W. Might have been no one. They might have been responding to customers who were cited for floating. Who knows?

A Benelli with the modification, that is plugged to hold only two in the magazine, will satisfy the federal law requiring a waterfowling gun to hold no more than three shells. Of course, you can float a shell any time it is legal.

[Diabolus]

I tried to float one in my M4 and I cant get it to work.

[tucker301]

http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?t=101368

[OLTD2]

Any Game Warden----State or Federal would be glad to help with this question.