“sbe 3”

For 2023, Benelli has broadened the SBE 3 line by adding two new models in 28-gauge.

Benelli USA has added several color options to its Benelli Super Black Eagle 3 lineup, including new Cerakote and camo combinations for their 28-inch barrel shotguns with 12- and 20-gauge three-inch chambers.

American Hunter Executive Editor Jon Draper checks out the new 20-gauge Benelli Super Black Eagle 3, at a field-day event in West Virginia.

Benelli has debuted a new model of its 20-gauge Super Black Eagle 3, decked out in Realtree Max-5 camouflage.

From sleek Italian side-by-sides to pumps that punch above their pay grade, these new scatterguns should be on every hunter's wish list.

Managing Editor Jon Draper discusses the Benelli Super Black Eagle 3, the latest addition to our #SundayGunday series.

In most areas they call them hurricane-force winds. On the edge of the Alaska Peninsula, sandwiched between the Pacific Ocean and the Bearing Sea, 50-70 mph gusts are just part of another ducky day.

All things considered, the Benelli SBE 3 is a well-planned evolution of not just the SBE platform, but semi-automatic shotguns in general. The dominance of the pump gun is over, never to return.

Here are five things you need to know about Benelli's new Super Black Eagle 3.