Benelli Super Black Eagle 2 Carlson Chokes

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Hey Guys,

I am very new to shotgun so forgive my inexperience. I am purchasing a brand new Benelli Super Black Eagle 2 for my 25th birthday. One of my friends also a Benelli Super Black Eagle 2 user recommended that I get some Carlson chokes for the shotgun. However the Benelli comes with its own chokes. Is it recommended to get these Carlson chokes and if so why? Also if it is recommended to buy these aftermarket chokes, which ones would be the best (buy once, cry once)? I was planning on this being my all around shotgun (clays, turkeys, ducks etc.) Any advice/help would be greatly appreciated.
 
Congrats on the new shotgun. Likely more knowledgeable people will chime in here but here is my advice. Take it fwiw. Use your factory chokes and pattern your shotgun with the ammo you intend to use. You likely don't need to purchase any aftermarket chokes. Shoot the gun as much as you can (trap, skeet or informal clay bird shooting) and get used to it. Usually aftermarket chokes will give you some slight advantage regarding your pattern. Being new to the shotgun world I would spend the money on ammunition and practice and then later down the road you make a determination if you in fact need aftermarket chokes be it for hunting or the clay bird sports. Cheers Bac4
 
Not to poop on your parade - but the SBEII is a dinosaur of the shotgun world. There are much better options these days, IMHO. The SBE has 'punishing' recoil compared to gas autoloaders...

Top of my list would be the Beretta A400 and the Browning Maxus. Even an Urika 391 would be better.

Oh and aftermarket chokes, while they look cool, are really usually no better than the stockers. I do have a set of Carlsons chokes for my Brownings, and while good, you'd be hard pressed to say they pattern 'better' than the stockers.
 
I own quite a few chokes manufactured by Carlson's and can say they are quite possibly the best bang for your buck today. That being said...the only reason I do own them is because I hate fiddling with choke wrenches. I always buy extended ones, so that way I can finger spin them in and out. Never need that feature when hunting but I do switch fairly often when shooting Sporting Clays.

Edit: Even big dollar "competition" chokes won't guaranty better patterns than the chokes that came with the gun but most do have a much smoother bore finish that helps prevent or at least slows the accumulation of plastic build-up in them, therefore providing more consistent patterns...however they could be consistently bad if the load/choke combo isn't a good one!
 
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I am personally a big fan of Comp-n-Chokes, they seem to pattern very well in my guns (beretta and zoli), easy to change, and I think they look cool.

Down side is that they are a big of a pain to clean the ports, but such is the case of all ported extended chokes I've tried.
 
Enjoy your SBE2 and as far as after market chokes go, I don't usually bother although Carlson's are very good for the money. I only bother with them if I can't get a pattern I like with a factory choke. Although I may get a light mod and Improved mod choke just to try them. I usually just stick with factory either modified or improved.
 
Thanks for the replies guys. Im guessing the best would be for me to shoot it for a while and then from there see if aftermarket chokes are right for me. But as far as the Carlson's go they are a good way to go correct?
 
I have a full set of Carlson's extended chokes for my Heckler & Koch stamped Benelli SBE and another full set of extended 12 ga. for my various 870s and 11-87 Trap. I also have a2 full set of Invector Plus Briley extended chokes (regular extended stainless & Helix) for my various Browning and Winchester guns. I like the Carlson's better...probably because they are cheaper to buy! Pattern wise...brand "X" of ammo shoots better thru the Carlson's choke and brand "Y" shoots better thru the Briley! As stated earlier, no choke brand will guaranty you a better pattern. You really have to pattern various loads thru the chokes to find the best combo.
 
I had a Benelli SBE I and now I have a SBE II in transit. I loved the first one for many reasons, one of them being the soft recoil I perceived. Extended tubes are nice for the convenience of screwin them in and out and "might" help pattern better.
 
nothing wrong with the sbe 1 or 2 its still light year agead of most semi autos on the market.
Normally I would say yes to buying after market choke tube, as most guns, rem, win, moss ect provide very cheap chokes when you buy a new gun ( we call them thread protectors :) )
Try the factory first, then look at after market.
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One thing to keep in mind is that the New SBE II Crio chokes are longer than most other internal factory chokes so they offer the smoother transition offered by the extended chokes, so no real benefit but the extended ones are easily changed without a tool and in the SBE II they are even longer offering an even smoother transition for the shot which causes less deformation. Still, the factory SBE chokes should be just fine.
 
You don't have to look hard to find recommendations for and against pretty much every brand of choke. I have yet to find any consistent or reliable data on the subject. The usual solution offered to this sea of conflicting information is to pattern your gun with several chokes and see which works best. The problem with that approach is that it requires you to invest significantly in several chokes, all for the purpose of determining which is the one that you didn't waste your money on. At least in your case you have a friend with the same gun. I'd borrow his chokes and pattern your gun with them. If you find one that works well, pick one up for yourself.
 
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