Needing Advice...

[BlK Lantern]

Hello Everyone or ALCON,

Currently Im contemplating on purchasing a very expensive shotgun, i.e, Benelli M4, within the next few days.

I currently own an 870 & my main purpose for this shotgun is:
1. Home Defense
2. Target shooting
3. "Maybe" limited hunting (Boar, etc...).
4. Collection/Investment

My wife gave me the go ahead but damn its pricey.

I've also thought about getting another 870 but as the 870P.

I really like this shotgun but man its going to cost me more OT!

I looked at the Mossberg equivalent but the M4 has the best feedback...

I like your help fellows.

Thank you...

[Ron-Solo]

Love Benelli shotguns!

[L84CABO]

Get it! You'll love it.

The mag tube is restricted because it's an imported shotgun and there's a law that says that imports are limted to 5 rounds. But there are legal ways around that. Plenty of posts on 922R already. The relevance here, however, is that it will cost you more money to convert it...which you will want to do eventually.

The collapsible stock is a no go for Ca though.

[BlK Lantern]

There is a compliant stock it is the only legal one: http://www.atigunstocks.com/stocks/5...ven-stock.html

[Vertigofirearms]

http://www.promagindustries.com/product-p/pm253.htm

Made in America and at the fraction of the price for a Benelli

[Bert Gamble]

If you can afford to consider it, there is no reason not to buy it.

[Ubermcoupe]

Kind of makes you reconsider though when you realize that M4 is 2% of an annual income of 100K.

[BlK Lantern]

Thank you gentlemen

[whtl]

Check out Bass Pro Shop....open a Bank of America account and get $150.00 of the price of your Benelli. You deserve the best. Good Luck.

[NapalmCheese]

Get it because you want a tactical shotgun.

Don't get it because you want to shoot clays or hunt with it. Pistol grips, short barrels, and extended mag tubes make shooting clays (with the purpose of getting good at shooting clays) or hunting less fun or illegal (you'd have to block the mag to 2 rounds).

As a collection piece I'd say it's probably going to have some cachet and will certainly go up in price. If you really want to make the most bang for your buck with it as a collector item buy it and don't shoot it.

If you want to spend some cash on a gun that you can do it all with, get an 870 Wingmaster with a 28 inch barrel and find a matching blued 18 or 20 inch barrel threaded for chokes and a matching blued mag extension, all in all that'd run you about $1k and you'd have a nice shotgun that is truly multipurpose, albeit not semi-auto.

[k1dude]

First, the 870 is a good gun. You can easily and quickly convert it to "tactical" and back to "sporting." So you don't have to buy a new shotgun. Just buy a mag extension and another barrel.

That being said, adding a semi-auto into the quiver is a good move IMHO. But if you're balking at the price of an M4, there are plenty of other good options that cost far less and won't trigger 922r if you install a mag extension.

You should consider American made shotguns (no 922r) like the Mossberg 930SPX Tactical, Mossberg JM Pro, Remington Versa-Max Tactical, FNH SLP MK1, FNH SLP MK1 Competition, and the Remington 1100 Tac-4. There are other good ones that I didn't mention either.

If you must have a Benelli, consider the M2 as well. It costs much less than the M4 and has a very good reputation. But once again, if you add a mag extension you trigger 922r.