Semi-auto Question.......

[Reddog]

I was reading on the web about breaking in new semi-automatic shotguns that have the "Inertia Recoil System", some were saying you should run heavy shot through it first before you go to lighter loads. I guess it is suppose to help it's performance later on down the road. Is this true, or can I just start shooting whatever I want right off the bat? The owners manual does not mention anything about this so I am kind of thinking it does not matter.

Thanks for your help!

[STUBBLE BUM]

Troy; is the gun chambered for 2.75, 3 and 3.5 inch loads?

When I first bought my SBE nearly a decade ago I took it to the skeet range and it cycled the light stuff no problem.

I didn't buy a 3.5 inch gun to shoot skeet loads though and run 3.5 inch stuff through it exclusively. The spring has such a memory now after all these years that it will not cycle 2.75 light loads at all. I still run the original spring and will replace it next year with a sure cycle system.

I have another SBE that I bought used that had been on a trip to Argentina and Cuba and it still eats up everything.

So I guess the big question is.....what did you buy? :LAF:

[Reddog]

Well, if you were to look back on one of my old posts regarding semi-automatic shotguns.........lets just say you can call me a hypocrite for purchasing a semi! I swore in that post I would be a pump man until I died! :CF:

Over the past three seasons I have had so many problems with my Winchester pump I wanted to get rid of it before this season started. I had planned on a Browning pump (which I will still more than likely get), but a Stoeger 2000 in advantage timber caught my eye. Mallard Magnet was telling me about Stoeger using the same inertia recoil system as Benelli, so for fun I asked to shoulder it. I was impressed by the weight and it fit me perfect, so I figured what the heck, I would give it a try this season and see how it works for me. I traded in my Winchester pump and a 30-30 so the cost was not an issue. After reading more about them they are suppose to be a good bang for your buck and lots of guys like theirs! The only really bad thing I have read about them is they have a good kick to them - well that and the fact they are made in Turkey! :LAF: But I have to say, the gun is a sharp looking gun and it looks like the workmanship is pretty decent - I guess we won't really know until I take it to the field!

Back to your reply - it is only a 3 inch. So, I guess there will not be too much of a difference in shot to really even worry about eh? I would like your thoughts please!