922r compliant

[randy]

I don't have the law in front of me but to the best of my knowledge you need to change 3 parts on a Benelli to make it 922r compliant.

The problem is nobody can seem to find the 3 parts. Somebody on this board was going have 3 trigger parts made the hammer, trigger and disconnector. They might still be trying and good on them if they do.

If you want to be compliant today here's what I think you need. Replace the mag tube with an american made mag tube (called out in the law). Not just the extension. Replace the follower(called out in the law) that's two. The third part has elluded us until now. I just don't think anybody thought of it and I'm not 100% sure on this one. The list states a muzzle device is a part. Buy a Briley choke tube. It's made in America and it's a muzzle device as far as I can tell.

For under $140 bucks I think you will be legal but I could be wrong.

You can get the tube in the receiver and the extension from www.davesmetalworks.com the Briley choke tube I don't know. There are other chokes made in the USA but I don't remember their names and I don't know if they make a choke for a Benelli.

Good luck

[savasyn]

I also went with the SureFire forearm. It's pricey and a bit bulky, but it counts as a part.

[gose]

Depends on which Benelli we're talking about. AFAIK, the M1/M2 only has 12 parts, at least with a straight stock and the M4 has 14 parts.
So, M1/M2 -> replace two parts, M4 -> replace four parts.
When it comes to an M1/M2 with a pg stock, it's a bit unclear. The ATF letter I have a copy of says that a stock that has a pistolgrip molded into the stock counts as one part, not two, but I'm not entirely sure on how the original Benelli pg stock counts. If I remember correctly, the pg and stock is one unit, so should just count as one part, but I might be wrong on this.
I dont think a choke counts as a muzzle device, so it probably wont do you much good to replace it with a Briley one.
The following parts should be possible to replace for an M1:
Stock (Speed feed, not sure if it fits the M2, but definitely for the M1)
Mag tube, including extension.
Forearm
Follower

So it's definitely possible to get an M1/M2 compliant without too much hassle

[randy]

Why would you thing the choke isn't a muzzle device? Like I said I'm not 100% sure it is but why would it not be?

[monkey]

Why would you thing the choke isn't a muzzle device? Like I said I'm not 100% sure it is but why would it not be?

Choke tubes are not considered "muzzle devices" for purposes of 922(r). First of all, choke tubes are not parts, but accessories since they are not part of the basic function of a firearm. Secondly, they are usually found on "sporting" firearms, so they are not considered a part of a "non-sporting" firearm and hence are not covered by "muzzle device" as it appears in 922(r). The parts list found in 922(r) should be read in the context of a disassembled "non-sporting" or unimportable firearm.