Benelli m4

[aznwolf118]

Hello,
i have a benelli m1s90 and wanted to change to a benelli m4.
the questions i have are as follows?

- is it really that big a difference?
-which ones are cali legal?
-are parts easy to get? forgive me but i don't quite understand the difference between us made and imported.

i my m1s90 is a few years old and has a boat load and then some worth of rounds through it.

thanks for any knowledge

[badicedog]

Hello,
i have a benelli m1s90 and wanted to change to a benelli m4.
the questions i have are as follows?

- is it really that big a difference?
-which ones are cali legal?
-are parts easy to get? forgive me but i don't quite understand the difference between us made and imported.

i my m1s90 is a few years old and has a boat load and then some worth of rounds through it.

thanks for any knowledge

I own a M4 but cannot tell you major differences between the models. The M4 has a top rail for accessories/sights/red dots, etc. It has a pistol grip and a dual gas piston system. Any M4 is legal as long as it does not have a collapsable stock. Parts are same as your M1S90, it's a Benelli, yeah its a b_tch to order. You don't have to worry about imported/US made parts if you keep it in it's original configuration. If you alter it i.e., larger magazine tube then 922R comes into play. I hope this helps

[snaggletooth]

My experience with the M4 vs the M1S90 is that the m4 will still function reliably with an added side saddle, it will cycle low recoil slug, buck and bird. The chrome lined barrel makes it nice if you don't clean it too often and the gun works upside down, lol. There's nothing really I can say that's bad about it. I think its a good buy, worth the wait. I liked it so much I bought 2.

[randy]

The M1 is recoil operated, the M4 is a gas gun. The gas system requires more maintenance.

I don't have any problems with lo recoil stuff in my M1. My M4 is NIB. Both guns are chrome lined.

As far as 922r if a choke tube is a muzzle device then you can buy one of those and get a full length mag tube and new follower and you are past 922r. Others on here disagree with that so do your own research. If you want a full length tube www.davesmetalworks.com has them with followers and springs.

Otherwise both guns work the same the M4 might have a bit less recoil. If you want to run a side saddle on your M1 get a velcro model and you shouldn't have any problems. The receivers are alloy and people tighten them on too much and it chokes the gun.

Good luck and let us know how you like it.

[Ding126]

I have owned the Benelli M1, M3 & M4 while they are all very nice and all perform great. I have a slight favor towards the m4.

The look, the feel the performance. In one afternoon I shot aprox 100 rnds of Buck, slug & bird shot. When I went to clean the rifle it was like nothing was there..very slight amounts of power residue on the bolt and in the reciever.

My LE buddy who has been trained and retrained on the Rem 870 pump was skeptical about the M4. Once he shot a few tubes full of ammo, got the feel and saw how fast the M4 was capable of cycling rounds he was hooked. He shot about 50 of the 100 rnds that day. You can practically shoot 5+1 rounds in the blink of an eye or before the first shell hits the ground.

As for Ca you can have the pistol grip stock or the skel stock in a fixed only position. IMO the pistol grip stock was the most comfortable for me.

The M4 ( military version ) has no choke tubes or threads
The 11707 ( LE version ) comes with one tube, some earlier models came with 3 chokes

You might look at Benelliusa.com and go to the forum for additional information.

[cal3gunner]

If you want to sell your M1 let me know.

[aplinker]

I don't see the reason to buy an M4 over an M1.

The M1 cycles faster, by the way.

You can buy M1's for nearly 1/2 an M4.

They'll both do the job.

[esskay]

In my experience felt recoil with the M4 is significantly less than the M1. The M4 really is a sweet shooting gun and has been very easy to maintain. It does come at a premium indeed. What is your intended use for the gun?