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I have always thought the 922r law was thought up by one of the major aftermarket suppliers here in the USA. It has benefited them tremendously.

I think that this is the most concise explanation (that I have seen) of what is required to stay in compliance for the M4 and other Benellis. Are you in California by chance? I only ask because some of the wording that you used in your post is strikingly similar to the wording that is used in parts of the California AW laws as regards SA CF rifles.. 922R is a whole other ball of wax not to be confused with any Ca. AW laws. Below is a list of the import parts restricted by 922r as it applies to the Benelli M1/M2/M4 shotguns once you increase magazine capacity past the "sporting use" limit of 5 rounds. You are allowed a maximum of (10) of these parts to remain in compliance with 922r import restrictions. The factory M2 has only (12) of these parts, the factory M4 with fixed pistol grip stock has (13), and the factory M4 with the collapsible/separate butt stock & pistol grip has (14). BATFE has made it clear that the collapsible-capable stock, even if fixed as on the factory Limited Edition 1 of 2500 Benelli M1014, constitutes (2) separate 922r parts: a butt stock AND a pistol grip. Conversely, the fixed M1/M2/M4 pistol grip stock constitutes only one of these parts just as the NON-pistol grip M1/M2/M4 butt stock does. When you get the number of imported parts on this list down to (10), you are in compliance with 922r. 1 Receiver 2 Barrel 3 Bolt 4 Bolt Carrier 5 Gas Piston 6 Trigger Housing 7 Trigger 8 Hammer 9 Disconnector 10 Butt stocks 11 Forearm 12 Magazine body 13 Followers 14 Pistol grip

It took four months, but these sights just returned with Trijicon lamps installed by Tooltech in a NP3 sight housing. It cost way too much at 262.00 plus whatever it cost me to ship the housings there; but they are quite nice.

Damn Bro, CT is worse than CA?! Sorry. Field stock.

Milspec - I've got to ask (after re-reading this thread several times looking for the answer), what state do you live in? If it's Cali, I'm not aware of any limitations on capacity beyond the limit of 10 rounds in the tube. I'm not including the 922r compliance issues here. For a shotgun, you can't have BOTH a pistol grip AND a collapsible stock. Since Benelli collapsible stocks come with a pistol grip, it satisfies BOTH of the evil features in Cali. You can have either the pistol grip or field stock versions with increased capacity if you maintain 922r. I've read some posts recently that seemed to confuse or include the requirements/limitations for ("assault") rifles with shotguns in the Cali's Assault Weapons Ban (AWB). They are different. Of course, if your not from cali..., never mind... . Having said all that, I think I bought my field stock from you! I prefer it because it allows me to "load 2" easier. As a right hander, you keep the right hand in a firing position grip but dismount the stock from the shoulder and rotate the gun to the right by rotating your right wrist while placing the butt stock between your side (rib cage) and right forearm. This exposes the loading port for a left handed load-2. Your right hand never leaves a firing grip.

Field stock.

Yeah, so bad news: it does not work. I only made 1 batch of these hammers, so I know they are identical, and I've been selling them for a while with no issues, then suddenly in the past month, I've had 4 people with issues. #4, I thought to ask him if his gun was new, and it was. I'm leaning towards something changed slightly in the trigger group for new guns. I can see two ways to make it work, neither great: 1. The trigger is not going far enough forward to allow reset. Forward travel is controlled by a notch in the back of the trigger, and there is a pin (smaller than the notch) that goes through the notch, so the notch limits both forward and rearward max positions. Dunno if the notch is too small, or the pin is in the wrong location, or has casting flash, but taking some material off the top of the notch would allow the trigger to swing slightly further forward. This is probably my favorite technical solution, but I advertise these hammers as 'drop-in', so I do not like asking a customer to modify their gun so my hammer fits. 2. You can take material off the back hook of the hammer. Not a fan of this one either, because messing with the sear geometry can lead to bad consequences if it is not done correctly. Naturally, I'll refund anyone who has issues, so no one will be out anything. I find this product especially frustrating, because Benelli has different dimensions between the metal trigger housing and the plastic, and now it looks like differences within the plastic housings.

I’d probably go with the Field Stock given that Sophie’s Choice.

I say if its not the collapsible stock, then I'd go with the field stock, I havent used either though lol. The M4 look isn't complete without at least a mag extension or full length tube IMO.

What’s 265$ when u drop 2K for the shotgun!! Very nice addition. Now u just cost me 265$$!!?

Thank you all for your advise! bambihunter, I do prefer the M2 for its simplicity. I am trying to make arrangements to shoot one with a friend...even thought I may have a lust for the M2, I may not like shooting it...in the words of my friend. I did find a few websites that offer advance purchase when these are available, but the gun must be shipped to a registered re-seller. This makes sense to me. I did review a few used M2s, one from the links above - thank you bambihunter...but I worry that I do not have enough used gun knowledge...