The first ones were H&K I was told when I bought it new. All their parts were machined. Versus a year later made SBEs having some stamped parts in the trigger group. My first one is H&K stamped and I thought Beretta imported them. Bought it from Buck and Bass in Memphis, closest place I could find that had one. I bought it on my first credit card and paid off the next month. I’ve owned 2 H&Ks and 10 plus more other varying Super Black Eagles.

The first time I saw one was in Arkansas and went by to see a demonstration. Guy showed how to float a shell and broke it down to show ease of cleaning in the field if needed. I had a 835 because it was the first 3.5 gun I could find.

I have heard from some that said they were manufactured to H&Ks specs but I’ve also been told that H&K made trendiest year or two because the specs were tight for the SBE to function.

Either way it’s obvious the first few years were a different gun

I broke and ejector and had to send it in to beretta for repairs if I recall correctly. I think he told me they were workjng on getting Benelli USA setup by the next year. I’d had the forcing cone lengthened ported by Angle Porting in Arkansas. Benellis held into a few fortified it would run the lightest thru the heaviest loads. Also had a spring kit installed in the stock. They did say it was the ugliest benelli they’d seen. Cabelas teflon coated it and the color was nothing like it was slipped to be.

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