wdritchey Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 It’s a pet peeve I feel a tactical shotgun should absolutely have a light. I was lucky to find a M4 Gen 2 with the new proprietary rail among other features. However, Benelli makes no accessories so you must add picatinny sections provided to mount to it. It’s well made, but heavy and just inconvenient. I personally like the feel of the plastic hand guards more. In any case, I have heard complaints about literally every rail out there except the Surefire which is a little lighter than this rail, but discontinued. I do care about tool-less field stripping of the shotgun and the rail should fit correctly. These guns have been around over 20 years, surely there are some quality options out there? Photo of my shotgun as it sits… RMR and scallerworks mount on the way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4prime Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 Here's some discussion on my thread about the Agency rail. I really really disliked the Midwest Industries rail, although the function was there. Takedown was too difficult and required set screws that did leave marring on my titanium mag tube. I'm back with the OEM handguards, but I'm probably going to head the Agency route soon. RX Arms is also coming out with a highly anticipated heatshield / MLok rail, but there isn't a solid ETA on it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdritchey Posted January 28 Author Share Posted January 28 Yeah, the Agency rail looks even more complex than the MI rail after watching some videos on them. I think I’m going to stick to the Benelli multirail until I see anything better come out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Doe Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 2 hours ago, wdritchey said: Yeah, the Agency rail looks even more complex than the MI rail after watching some videos on them. I think I’m going to stick to the Benelli multirail until I see anything better come out. Have you considered the Briley rail? I keep seeing people talk about the Benelli rail or the Agency and the MI, but why isnt the Briley ever added to that list? I have the 13" Briley on my M4 and it is awesome. What do you think about it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetSweeper56 Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 48 minutes ago, John Doe said: Have you considered the Briley rail? I keep seeing people talk about the Benelli rail or the Agency and the MI, but why isnt the Briley ever added to that list? I have the 13" Briley on my M4 and it is awesome. What do you think about it? Totally agree, I have both sizes. fits snug, m-lok compatible and acts as a heat shield. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Doe Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 5 hours ago, StreetSweeper56 said: Totally agree, I have both sizes. fits snug, m-lok compatible and acts as a heat shield. Can you post some pics I would love to see yours. I just don't understand why Briley keeps getting forgotten. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StreetSweeper56 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) 10 minutes ago, John Doe said: Can you post some pics I would love to see yours. I just don't understand why Briley keeps getting forgotten. I am out of town at the moment but here's 2 I took a few years ago. I cerekoted it "bazooka green". The 2nd one is showing the top. This is the long one, the exact length escapes me at the moment. Edited January 29 by StreetSweeper56 Fix fat finger spelling error 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Doe Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 16 hours ago, StreetSweeper56 said: I am out of town at the moment but here's 2 I took a few years ago. I cerekoted it "bazooka green". The 2nd one is showing the top. This is the long one, the exact length escapes me at the moment. Nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REZARF2 Posted March 14 Share Posted March 14 I love my Midwest Industries M4 rail too. Might as well toss that one into the mix. It is a great rail, very solid and looks great in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benelliwerkes Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 On 1/28/2024 at 12:08 PM, m4prime said: I'm back with the OEM handguards You can mount a rail to the OEM handguards....did it many years ago when the forum old guard were spitballing solutions. T-nuts work. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingChevy Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 3 hours ago, benelliwerkes said: You can mount a rail to the OEM handguards....did it many years ago when the forum old guard were spitballing solutions. T-nuts work. I need to get around to my project solution similar to this. I am trying to get a Tri-Rail attachment 3D printed to fit snug to the OEM handguard, it will be screwed down similar to yours. Think of the Tri-Rail attachment on Benelli MR1 or Beretta CX4, basically that. Has anyone ever tried to "weld" the 2 L/R handguard pieces together? Kind of thinking of doing that as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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tall_guy Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 3/14/2024 at 5:16 PM, REZARF2 said: I love my Midwest Industries M4 rail too. Might as well toss that one into the mix. It is a great rail, very solid and looks great in my opinion. This one from MidwayUSA for $183? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdritchey Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 On 3/15/2024 at 6:18 PM, benelliwerkes said: You can mount a rail to the OEM handguards....did it many years ago when the forum old guard were spitballing solutions. T-nuts work. I love this! Great write up too. To my understanding the multirail and this older rail are easily hot swapped too. I really love the near stock looking Surefire rails too, but holy cow they’re expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdritchey Posted April 3 Author Share Posted April 3 On 3/14/2024 at 5:16 PM, REZARF2 said: I love my Midwest Industries M4 rail too. Might as well toss that one into the mix. It is a great rail, very solid and looks great in my opinion. My friend put one on his MAC clone and likes it. I was avoiding it solely because I don’t like how much work it takes to take it off for cleaning and put back on. The factory rail just slides off, because it’s wedged on and tightened when you tighten the magazine tube nut. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3one5 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 After a ton of searching I ended up going with the Agency rail for my Benlleli M2. Should be here this weekend, it was expensive so I hope I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REZARF2 Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 On 4/3/2024 at 6:46 AM, tall_guy said: This one from MidwayUSA for $183? That’s the one… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tall_guy Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago On 4/14/2024 at 5:23 PM, REZARF2 said: That’s the one… Two posts above yours: "My friend put one on his MAC clone and likes it. I was avoiding it solely because I don’t like how much work it takes to take it off for cleaning and put back on." You have no problem with the above inconvenience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4prime Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago 3 hours ago, tall_guy said: Two posts above yours: "My friend put one on his MAC clone and likes it. I was avoiding it solely because I don’t like how much work it takes to take it off for cleaning and put back on." You have no problem with the above inconvenience? I have one I'm about to list up for sale if you decide on ordering one. As far as the inconvenience, it's only a pain when it comes to cleaning the pistons (which I pretty much never do). When cleaning the pistons, some MLok attachments might need to come off as they get in the way. As far as field stripping the shotgun, you back out two set screws (allen keys, just need to back them out, not fully remove), and then the barrel comes off the receiver as normal, but with the handguard still around the barrel. You can then access the bolt housing, and of course removing the bolt and cleaning the barrel and chamber. I don't love the set screws, but I will say the handguard is mega tight and stiff to the shotgun. It's definitely well made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjajim4 Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 3 hours ago, m4prime said: I have one I'm about to list up for sale if you decide on ordering one. As far as the inconvenience, it's only a pain when it comes to cleaning the pistons (which I pretty much never do). When cleaning the pistons, some MLok attachments might need to come off as they get in the way. As far as field stripping the shotgun, you back out two set screws (allen keys, just need to back them out, not fully remove), and then the barrel comes off the receiver as normal, but with the handguard still around the barrel. You can then access the bolt housing, and of course removing the bolt and cleaning the barrel and chamber. I don't love the set screws, but I will say the handguard is mega tight and stiff to the shotgun. It's definitely well made. Just say no to set screws 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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