If you don’t like it and you’re not shooting it well, let it go and get what you do like and fits you well. Shotgun fit is the most important aspect of finding the right gun for you.

If it is only a high patterning issue and everything else about the gun is great for you, you can stick a taller bead on it to trick your eye to push the gun lower, or send it in to Benelli on Warranty. It should shoot 60/40-70/30 with most loads, but by now I think we all know the SBE 3 has a problem with inconsistency of pattern POA vs POI from example to example. I have a 12ga and 28ga example, and my 12 had issues with 80/20-100/0 patterns. Still have them both, but yeah, Benelli sucked eggs on that one. Everything else about the gun is great, though.

 

I’m thinking it’s not the gun shooting high but it’s you shooting high. It’s all about shotgun fit. If you like the gun take it to some place that will assess the fit and modify it if necessary. Depending on fit you may have the same problem with an A400.

 

Hang onto the SBE3 and buy an A400 and have both. If the A400 is what you want, sell the SBE3 later on.

 

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why someone would spend $2,000.00 on a shotgun and then spend another $600.00 to $800.00 at Rob Roberts Custon Gunworks to get it to pattern right.

I’ve got $960.00 in a Winchester SX4 20 Gauge that patters very well. The only reason I bought a $60 Carlson’s choke was to protect the end of the muzzle. Otherwise, the shotgun patterns great with the factory flush Modified choke.

I just gave my 12 Gauge Winchester SX-3 to one of our sons. In ten seasons, it had one failure to extract with cheap, Browning Wicked Wing garbage ammo in 25F weather. It patterns superbly.

My experience with modern Benelli shoguns is to use a Modifed or looser choke. They all tend to pattern a little on the high side versus the typical 50/50 pattern of a Browning.

I really like the handling, light weight and ease of maintenance with a Benelli. I’ve also seen them go thousands of rounds. Sorry it’s not working out for you.

 

For the life of me, I cannot figure out why someone would spend $2,000.00 on a shotgun and then spend another $600.00 to $800.00 at Rob Roberts Custon Gunworks to get it to pattern right.

I’ve got $960.00 in a Winchester SX4 20 Gauge that patters very well. The only reason I bought a $60 Carlson’s choke was to protect the end of the muzzle. Otherwise, the shotgun patterns great with the factory flush Modified choke.

I just gave my 12 Gauge Winchester SX-3 to one of our sons. In ten seasons, it had one failure to extract with cheap, Browning Wicked Wing garbage ammo in 25F weather. It patterns superbly.

My experience with modern Benelli shoguns is to use a Modifed or looser choke. They all tend to pattern a little on the high side versus the typical 50/50 pattern of a Browning.

I really like the handling, light weight and ease of maintenance with a Benelli. I’ve also seen them go thousands of rounds. Sorry it’s not working out for you.

Because they can lol