BigBoss0311 Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 Howdy. Long time reader here. Just picked up a Benelli M3. Everything on it looks to be in good shape. My problem is the mag tube follower. I cannot for the life of me load shells into the magazine. I believe it is because the follower is to skinny and it has a little wiggle room in the tube. So when I press it, it turns a little and gets stuck. I am looking online at Brownells and found these factory mag followers: http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=6268/Product/MAGAZINE_FOLLOWER http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=6460/Product/MAGAZINE_FOLLOWER My question is since these are both 12 gauge tubes, will either of these work? Or is tere something else I should try? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tIII Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) I tried my M1 follower in my M3 so your first choice should work. However, I ordered a US Made follower for mine as I'll be replacing 2-3 parts with US made ones in order to comply with 922r and eventually fit a full length mag tube onto my M3. On the advice of a couple HK members, I was told a std Remi 12 guage follower would do the trick. Here's a link to a couple followers that people seem to really like. http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=25278/Product/TACTICAL_RESPONSE_MAGAZINE_FOLLOWER http://www.cactustactical.com/osc/nordic-components-gauge-shotgun-follower-p-1257.html Edited June 20, 2011 by tIII Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBoss0311 Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 EUREKA! First off, thank you for the reply, I do appreciate your help. I foigured out the problem, and while I do feel stupid, I am just glad to have this fixed. Turns out when it was sent to me the mag follower and the mag tube plug were put in the others place. Sat here staring at the parts for a good 10 minutes before it just hit me, now the thing feeds flawlessly! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tIII Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 Oh niiice. They are the same diameters... Good save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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