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I understand there is a guy/place in Texas that does custom work on Benelli shotguns... Specifically looking for work on an M2. Anyone know the name? Used them?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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The guy you are talking about is Benny Hill www.triangleshootingsports.com
In So Cal there is Rob Melhorne and Dave Lawver, www.davesmetalworks.com.I move slow but I make up for it by shooting poorly.
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send it to dave, he does great work and I'm always impressed with his machiningNRA - Life Member
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Rob Melhorn, great guy and a Guru when it comes to Benellis!
You can contact him here: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/member.php?u=40205Last edited by Mstnpete; 11-30-2009, 10:52 AM.sigpicComment
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The person everyone seems to mention when you want work done on a Benelli is Benny Hill. Their website sucks though.
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Hypothetically...
Would the smiths be able to convert to this?
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Thats a SBS you would need to have M24armorer to do that and get an AOWComment
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Rob Melhorn did my M2, and it is slicker than snot. Love it! He is also a great guy and knows these guns inside & out, also competes heavily which informs his work. He's also designed some new shotshell carriers (Man Mountain Engineering), I recently bought a few from him and shot a few matches with them and they are awesome!
Have heard great things about Dave Laver, another long time Benelli smith. Also, Randall (ar15barrels on this site) is doing Benelli work now as well.
Benny Hill is a legendary Benelli smith, but with so many great local options...Comment
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Help me out guys, I've had an M1Super 90 (1st gen) for approx. 14 years with no problems and use the heck out of it. Other than repairing a breakage, putting on a new bolt handle, maybe add that bolt release button/lever improvement and extending magazine capacity, what exactly are these guys doing for your Benellis?
Reliablity can't be the issue, is it? I have very little experience with the new M-4 gas guns, so what's the deal? USPSA competition 3 gun stuff? The websites look interesting, I'm curious.
Thanks.Larry Renner
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They specialize in tuning and modifying the shotguns for 3-gun competition, in addition to the stuff you've done, things such as:
* weld carrier so you don't get "Benelli thumb" when loading
* bevel loading port to make loading easier and round out sharp edges
* other tweaks to make loading easier/quicker
* modify bolt to allow ghost loading
* other modifications to bolt, e.g. lightening
* installing hi-viz fiber front sight
* tap/install extended release button
* tweak recoil pad
* trigger work
* additional polishing/reliability/tuning work
* sprinkling magic pixie dust
* some will install a folding rear sight to aid in slug shooting with the vent rib
Note dedicated 3-gun shotguns often have longer, vent rib barrels, and they are usually either Benelli M1 or M2s, not the M4s. 3-gunners will also look to run light loads, so reliability work often focuses around making sure those run reliably. As compared to hotter defensive loads.
Some of these mods one might consider for a defensive gun (e.g. ease of loading mods, ghost loading mod, etc), and some one might not (e.g. lightening the bolt, etc). Not unlike mods one might make to an AR -- e.g. I'd consider a lightened BCG and adjustable gas block for a competition gun to optimize the recoil impulse but wouldn't run those on a defensive gun.
Or if you've ever had the joy of handling a full house 1911 build from a great gunsmith like Yost/etc, it's like that -- handling a Benelli with the full package from Melhorn or Benny feels like that. Loading shotshells feels like they just glide into the gun rather than fighting it, etc.
ETA: Another out of state gunsmith does smaller work (e.g. pop out your carrier & send it to him, etc) and is affordable. I haven't dealt with him but hear good things.
Last edited by esskay; 12-01-2009, 11:36 AM.Comment
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great thread. i'm heading up to Dave's in the near future to get a speedloader installed.Comment
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Esskay,
Excellent that was exactly what I needed to see. I can definitely see dehorning the loading area and modifing the carrier so you don't waste your thumb. I imagine they refinish the receiver after the modifications?
I think I will contact them and see what they could do for my old S-90.
It's part of my own personal stimulus plan.Larry Renner
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