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Old 06-01-2020, 12:06 AM
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Any thoughts on full solid stock versus pinned telescoping in terms of full stock being better for blunting recoil? Anyone notice a difference while cheek welding?
Yes. The pinned telescoping stock has a long length of pull and is too low for a comfortable cheek weld. I changed it to a Mesa Tactical Urbino with Limbsaver. The shorter LOP and adjustable comb give a comfortable cheek weld. The Limbsaver mitigates recoil substantially. I do prefer the Benelli grip however and found that it will fit nicely on the Urbino.

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I’ve had this m4 since 2007
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Yes. The pinned telescoping stock has a long length of pull and is too low for a comfortable cheek weld. I changed it to a Mesa Tactical Urbino with Limbsaver. The shorter LOP and adjustable comb give a comfortable cheek weld. The Limbsaver mitigates recoil substantially. I do prefer the Benelli grip however and found that it will fit nicely on the Urbino.

https://www.mesatactical.com/product...-ga-black.html
I didn't know you could change the grip! How does it mount?
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I didn't know you could change the grip! How does it mount?
It's a rubber sleeve that slides on/off.

https://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/70084
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Very nice! How many of you also bought the Freedom Fighter Tactical parts? share impressions please.
The only FFT part I have is the 3/4" steel charging handle. It has been superb. I tried the GG&G offering. There was an issue with the way the detentes were milled that didn't allow it to lock in place - it fell out frequently. I don't know if they've rectified the problem, but I'm very happy with the FFT handle.
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Old 07-06-2020, 7:14 PM
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Here are some photos of my M1014. My first and favorite gun - purchased in 2004.





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Old 07-06-2020, 9:49 PM
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It's a rubber sleeve that slides on/off.

https://www.midwestgunworks.com/page/mgwi/prod/70084
Just to be clear, you bought a new grip for your mesa. You didn’t pull the original grip off the M4 stock.

Asking because I’ve tried like heck to pull the original grip off. It won’t budge. I’m assuming it’s glued.
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Old 07-06-2020, 10:25 PM
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That’s exactly what I did since I planned to sell the original fixed skeleton stock. I never tried to remove the grip from the Benelli stock. The Urbino grip came off easily iirc.

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I've had no problem with FFT parts. I got their trigger group, charging handle, bolt release, and handguards.

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They used to make these guns with Conventional Buttstocks.

I got to shoot a few shoots thru one in one of my Front Sight Classes. The guy next to me was an Alaska State Trooper and it was his car gun.
I was afraid I was going to like the gun too much and have to have one, but it turned out that "he" liked my A5 so much that he had to have one of those.

Not a big fan of the Pistol Grip Stock but the one with the conventional stock handled and ran well.

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Just a question for all you M4 owners. I've been looking and I find myself considering the M3 more and more. Was there any reason you decided against it?
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Just a question for all you M4 owners. I've been looking and I find myself considering the M3 more and more. Was there any reason you decided against it?
Personally, for me it came down to aftermarket parts availability, and I wanted the gas system instead of inertia (is one better than the other? I have no idea, but I liked the idea of the gas system)
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Just curious anyone wish they went with a Beretta 1301 instead of the M4 / M1014?

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Anyone knows the difference with NP3 and titanium cerakote? Which is better?
Also, is there a way to search by serial# what one have and built year?
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Agreed, there’s a reason why one is $5-800 more than the other ..
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Agreed, there’s a reason why one is $5-800 more than the other ..
Reminds me of all the threads I've seen talking about Benelli m4 clones, particularly turkish ones. Everyone is always saying they're dimensionally identical, interchangeable parts, etc, so they're "basically the same gun, only less expensive"... but something tell me that from a metallurgy, refinement, and QC point of view, they're probably not the same. I doubt they use exactly the same alloys, I doubt they have the same attention to tolerances, etc.
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Agreed, there’s a reason why one is $5-800 more than the other ..
The M4 is a tank, being around for alone time. The fact is was adopted by the military, proven tool, short supply, and some believe after it was showcased in John Wick the supply and demand has helped the price increased. The M4 does have less plastic parts than the 1301T. I have both, love both.

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Just pick up this two sibling about a month ago.
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Here are my Italian M4 with its long distance Turkish cousin adopted by American Charles Daly

To fit in CD had some modifications added.
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Took long enough but finally joined the club. Hoping to have time to install the trigger upgrade tonight

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Let's bring some life back to this thread

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Here's pics of my twins.


Is it my imagination or are they two different sizes? Do they have different length barrels on the M4 model? Thanks...
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Is it my imagination or are they two different sizes? Do they have different length barrels on the M4 model? Thanks...
The one above has the shorter LOP mesa tactical stock
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Is anyone looking to trade their Black Benelli M4 for a H2O Model?
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Hey there everyone. New here. Just wanted to share my Benelli M4, my home firearm.

Modified it to fit my needs.

-Scalarworks Sync mount with Trijicon RMR Type 2 RM06
-RXArms Titanium Charging Handle
-FFT Carrier
-FFT Bolt Release
-FFT Titanium Full Length Magazine Tube
-FFT Follower
-Midwest Industries M-Lok handguard
-T-Rex Arms Lightbar Scout Mount (extended light mount to reach the barrel)
-Arisaka 600 Body, Malkoff E2HTv2 Head, Surefire DS00 cap
-Modlite Modbutton Lite with M-Lok adapter

All in all, it's basically perfect. 922R compliant, full length tube, cycles everything. The last thing I want to do is to chop the stock down a bit, to shorten the LOP. I tried the Mesa Tactical stock, and I really didn't like the mounting design, and I found the shorter LOP with the same profile pistol grip to be really awkward.

For anyone wondering about the light and light button placement, I'm left handed.













I keep it loaded with Hornady #4 Varmint Express buckshot. I find it patterns far better than the Winchester Super-X 00 I can easily get, and I appreciate the extra pellets and the less potential overpenetration in a home defense situation. I'll explore some high power birdshot loads at some point.








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Nice setup. Surprised you didn't like the Urbino stock. Great gun to customize for an individual fit.
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Nice setup. Surprised you didn't like the Urbino stock. Great gun to customize for an individual fit.
After about 200 rounds, it started to wobble on me, despite everything being fully tightened. I tried to tighten it further, and it was already as tight as it would go, and Vibra-Tite had been applied on the threads.

That just turned me off from it.

I also didn't like the change in the take down process. From other members anecdotes on BenelliUSA, that handguard really does not want to be removed and replaced many times. People have had the recoil spring retention washer become one with the Urbino screw, and people have no choice but to remove it with the stock. Then the whole recoil spring which is under way more pressure than say an AR buffer spring, wants to rip it's way out. I just wasn't a fan of that, vs the tool-less removal and mounting of the stock system.

The Midwest handguard definitely changes the take down process, but it's two tiny set screws at the bottom that just need to be backed out a few turns to remove the barrel as normal.

At some point I may pursue a 3-6 point recoil tube with a fixed and pinned collapsable stock so that I can set my LOP exactly where I want it.
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Hey there everyone. New here. Just wanted to share my Benelli M4, my home firearm.

Modified it to fit my needs.

-Scalarworks Sync mount with Trijicon RMR Type 2 RM06
-RXArms Titanium Charging Handle
-FFT Carrier
-FFT Bolt Release
-FFT Titanium Full Length Magazine Tube
-FFT Follower
-Midwest Industries M-Lok handguard
-T-Rex Arms Lightbar Scout Mount (extended light mount to reach the barrel)
-Arisaka 600 Body, Malkoff E2HTv2 Head, Surefire DS00 cap
-Modlite Modbutton Lite with M-Lok adapter

All in all, it's basically perfect. 922R compliant, full length tube, cycles everything. The last thing I want to do is to chop the stock down a bit, to shorten the LOP. I tried the Mesa Tactical stock, and I really didn't like the mounting design, and I found the shorter LOP with the same profile pistol grip to be really awkward.

For anyone wondering about the light and light button placement, I'm left handed.












Nice setup. I really should look into replacing my old chunky Surefire handguard with the Midwest.
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Nice setup. I really should look into replacing my old chunky Surefire handguard with the Midwest.
Thank you. That Surefire handguard is actually quite rare and desirable, if you do decide to do so head over to the BenelliUSA forums, I'm sure people over there would be all over it.

I'm not sure how the Surefire handguard goes on, but just be aware if you're not that the Midwest handguard needs two set screws that press against the magazine tube to stay in place. Once they're in, it's REALLY snug and on there.

That being said, those set screws do need to be backed out in order to remove the barrel, so it changes the no tool field strip dynamic.

The set screws also do innately leave some marks on your magazine tube, due to the fact that they need to be tightened down onto the tube.

It's pretty easy to back out the two screws and take the barrel off and get the bolt out, but if you want access to the pistons, it's a lot more awkward, as you have to completely take off the handguard, which is 4 screws to get to the pistons.
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