SBEII Shooting High and to the Left

[DU4ME2]

OK, I'm stupid....I purchased this gun last year and never patterned it...Well, today I thru a couple of rounds in it just to see where i was at....the first load was a 3 1/2 winchester expert, 1 3/8 #2 at roughly 35 yards. Kicks Full choke Tube..Well, the load went high and to the left....Second load was a Federal 3" Speed Shok 1/1/4 #2 same choke tube...Wasn't much better....So, I changed Choke Tubes to the factory modified and tried the 3 1/2" incher again.. it was somewhat better and probably enough to bring the bird down...Any suggestions??? Should I slow the speed down, maybe?? It just was not a nice and tight pattern..Or should I continue to look for a shell that patterns well....

[tucker301]

IMHO, full choke is too tight for #2 shot.
The pattern is probably being distorted from being overly compacted.

[Trapshooter1]

OK, I'm stupid....I purchased this gun last year and never patterned it...Well, today I thru a couple of rounds in it just to see where i was at....the first load was a 3 1/2 winchester expert, 1 3/8 #2 at roughly 35 yards. Kicks Full choke Tube..Well, the load went high and to the left....Second load was a Federal 3" Speed Shok 1/1/4 #2 same choke tube...Wasn't much better....So, I changed Choke Tubes to the factory modified and tried the 3 1/2" incher again.. it was somewhat better and probably enough to bring the bird down...Any suggestions??? Should I slow the speed down, maybe?? It just was not a nice and tight pattern..Or should I continue to look for a shell that patterns well....

It could be what tucker said and you have a distorted pattern. Or it could be a POI problem. Try shooting some 6 shot or lighter with the full choke. The gun shooting a little high is normal for a Benelli. This is so you can shoot the bird while seeing the bird. I like to have my wing and clay guns shooting 80% of the shot above the dot I put the bead on. I like a scope-less turkey gun to put 60-50% of the shot above the dot I put my bead on. Are you right hand or left hand? Are you shooting a right or left hand gun? Have you ever took the butt stock off?

[DU4ME2]

I'm right handed and shoot that way....Shooting at ducks I normally shoot #2's, but if this is the case, maybe #4's would be better with a full choke.....Haven't touched the stock yet or shims...........

[Trapshooter1]

I'm right handed and shoot that way....Shooting at ducks I normally shoot #2's, but if this is the case, maybe #4's would be better with a full choke.....Haven't touched the stock yet or shims...........

I guess that means you have a right hand gun right? If so then if it was used then maybe the seller flipped the locking plate around. Maybe the manufacturer flipped the locking plate around. Maybe the gun doesn't fit you right, maybe you hold your gun a little different than most people, maybe you flinch, who knows? You need to try shooting from a rest. How far does it shoot to the left?

[DU4ME2]

I was shooting from a sitting positon...after looking and shouldering the gun, maybe, just maybe it could be the sights???I'm really not use to the optic sight on the end of the barrel and then I have the small bead behind it...What if I took the optic sight off and replaced it with a regular bead, and took the other bead off...Then I would be only shooting and aiming off of one bead??

[hognutz]

I was shooting from a sitting positon...after looking and shouldering the gun, maybe, just maybe it could be the sights???I'm really not use to the optic sight on the end of the barrel and then I have the small bead behind it...What if I took the optic sight off and replaced it with a regular bead, and took the other bead off...Then I would be only shooting and aiming off of one bead??

You could try putting a larger type bead on the front. Like the beads used on the Novas. The bigger diameter will make you shoot lower. This does not help the shooting to the left problem though. Just a thought.. Good luck.

[DU4ME2]

I have a Nova 20 gauge...Why is the end sight bigger on the Nova and so small on the SBEII... i would think they would be the same>>

[Trapshooter1]

I was shooting from a sitting positon...after looking and shouldering the gun, maybe, just maybe it could be the sights???I'm really not use to the optic sight on the end of the barrel and then I have the small bead behind it...What if I took the optic sight off and replaced it with a regular bead, and took the other bead off...Then I would be only shooting and aiming off of one bead??

You are supposed to line the two beads up, so that the beads are centered with each other, and sitting down wont make much difference, you need to shoot with the gun on a table.

[Trapshooter1]

I have a Nova 20 gauge...Why is the end sight bigger on the Nova and so small on the SBEII... i would think they would be the same>>

I can't tell you why, but I put the champion easy hit sight which is bigger than the sbe/m2 bead, but just a tad smaller than the nova bead. And it is much brighter that either beads. It is amazing how much different the pump models are from the semi autos.