Benelli Super Black Eagle Predator Shotgun

Treillw

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Hello,

I'm going to purchase a Benelli Superblack Eagle to use primarily for fox and coyote hunting. I would also like to be able to use the gun for waterfowl hunting, turkeys, and pheasants. I am thinking of going with the 28" barrel initially and hoping that I can do everything with that. If that feels too long for turkeys or predators, I'll pick up a 24" barrel and swap them out as needed.

I would like to put a red dot on it for predators. Do you guys have any suggestions as to what works well? Benelli has a custom shop turkey gun that comes with a Burris Fast Fire sight. I assume they are putting a good sight on their $3000 gun and that it would work well for predators. I've also seen EOTechs mounted on shotguns, which I think would be a bit big and bulky. The EOTech "ring and dot" reticle would probably be nice though. It might help for leads when shooting at moving targets. Are there any other red dots with similar "ring and dot" reticles that would be good for my purposes?

Has anybody who has a red dot on their shotgun used it to shoot flying targets (ducks, pheasants)? How does it work? I want to get the gun setup for predators, but it would be nice to not have to rip everything apart if I wanted to take it duck hunting.

What kind of shells do you use for predators? I would think the best thing for long range shots would be a 3 1/2" magnum with heavyshot buckshot and a extra full choke. But this would sure make a mess of a fox at 20 yards! How do you guys deal with targets at multiple ranges?

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks!
 
The google search function and this page here will help to answer pretty much all your questions. You'll just need to do some homework and spend time on the range patterning.

I'm a big fan of red dots, really makes it easy to put the dot on your target and pull the trigger. Also clears up any POA/POI issues since you center the dot in the middle of your pattern.

Like any other optic it boils down to what you want to spend. If you're a buy once cry once kind of guy check out the aimpoint T1's, real small and super durable. Battery lasts for 5 years in the on position. Very low light settings (important if you hunt at night, some red-dots on their lowest setting are too bright). The T1 is a really a hard to beat red-dot.

Good luck.
 
There is a 26" barrel option between the two lengths you mentioned. That would seem a good compromise? An optic sight for flying waterfowl? NO!
 
Check the prices of Benelli barrels. They seem to be almost as expensive as the whole gun. If you can find them. You are about as well off buying one with a 28in bbl for the waterfowl/birds; and one with a 20-24in bbl for predators, upon which you can mount a red dot.
 
Red dots are for turkeys and coyotes, they don't work for wing shooting. I have a Burris FastFire III and have had no problems. For me it is the least expensive red dot I would put on a shotgun. I also have a Vortex Razor red dot that I like better. It looks like it is much sturdier but of course costs quite a bit more.
 
Why no love for 3.5" shells?

I am going to buy the SBE II, just for clarification.


I believe that the Benelli barrels are in the $500-$600 range. Yes you could buy another gun for this price, but not another SBE.

One thing I like about the Burris Fast Fire is that it doesn't obstruct your field of view as much as some other red dots. I thought it might be manageable for wing shooting.

I think that a red dot for wing shooting would be odd too, but it might be nice from some aspects. You don't have to worry about having your cheek perfectly on the stock, since they are parallax free. I did a search around the internet to see if anybody has done this and managed to find a video of guys shooting ducks with EOTechs. Not sure if it actually works half decent, or its EOTechs attempt at selling a few more red dots to a new market.
 
I also shoot the 3 1/2" shell out of my SBE for turkey and it will put 282 BBS in a 10" square at 40 yrds using an Indian Creek choke tube.
 
I have a sbe2 that I use for turkey, predator and ducks. I also have a fastfire iii mounted on a weaver tactical base. When duck season comes I remove the burris. Luckily because of the stepped rib there is no need to remove the base since it does not interfere with sighting. The 26" barrel is a great compromise and with it there is no justification for getting a shorter barrel.

In my case and experience the 24 was difficult to pattern. I finally traded for a 26 and couldnt be happier.

Buying the custom sbe2 is a waste of money at that price. The base gun costs about $1700, and you can probably find it cheaper. The burris costs about $220. A weaver 93at base about $9. An additional pistol grip $165. All toll about $2100

The benefit to the custom is some barrel work and porting I beleive. Porting is questionable, so is lengthening the forcing cone. If trigger work is done also that is a good thing but not sure if its included on the custom.

My gun patterns excellent and it is bone stock. A better trigger would be nice but Ive never missed a turkey or dog because of it.

I would suggest getting a stock gun, buying the accessories you want, enjoy working on your gun to get it the way you want it and use the extra cash saved from not getting the custom and buy some good chokes, ammo and practice. Good luck
 
My SBE II, basically the same thing you're talking about. I got it with a 28" and picked up a 24". Shop around and you can find them NIB for less that you're talking about.

The 24" has a Vortex Venom, the 28" is the factory bead.

The barrel is the whole top of the receiver so, the optics go with the barrel. Like a 30 second swap.

I love mine, not cheap but good quality rarely is.
 
Originally Posted By: bryan hLike the paint job Bushy that's not the one you had feathers painted on is it.

Yeah actually it is. I continued the paint job. I just can't leave anything alone.
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