[fabsroman]

I was going to say that about the only thing earth shattering nowadays is the finish and engraving on today's guns, but that probably isn't right.

One thing that is new is the use of synthetics and the ability to camo guns by immersing them in the dissolved paint.

I will agree that the Benelli SBE is so simple it is insane. On opening day of dove season I hunted in the rain and decided to tear the entire gun apart and clean it. The trigger group, which I have taken out a bunch of times, drops out just by pushing a single pin out. After spraying the trigger mechanism down with WD-40, I started working on the bolt and noticed that a bunch of crap was coming out of it when I sprayed it down with WD-40. So, I removed one pin and pretty much took the entire thing apart, cleaned up really good, and put it back together in less than minutes. To thoroughly, and I mean thoroughly clean my SBE, it takes less than an hour. I have never taken the A-5 trigger out because it looks like it would be a nightmare. Luckily, that gun doesn't see bad weather.

My SBE has so many rounds through it that I have worn out the finish on the inside where rounds are put into the magazine, where the rounds come out of the magazine, and where the spent shells are ejected. I am pretty sure that it will last be another decade, if not more.