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A&S guard: https://www.briley.com/p-61125-as-enhanced-trigger-guard-benelli-breda-franchi.aspx As I understand it, Briley basically bought out their entire inventory. Additionally, if you buy their trigger, they'll assembled everything for you free if charge.

I have encountered a FFT set that did not ‘drop in’ to the A&S frame recently. The hammer would hang up on the disconnector. It only requires a light amount of filing to get the clearance needed on the hammer/disconnector side of the sear. Dozens of others I’ve done this past year have been perfect and dropped right in. Luck of the draw I suppose.

Perfect, thank you. Just have been consumed with my son and his trap team, and all the accoutrement (e.g $$$) that comes with it. Finally got a breather, and figure it would tackle the trigger.

That’s about it. the A&S housing is phenomenal, I have the FFT trigger parts as well as a Geissele hammer. Just have to get the time and patience to install the bits in the housing

Best to contact Scalarworks. There should have been three small bags with the mounting hardware marked A,B and C.

Thanks for the excellent instructions! I just finished installing one of SOCOMguy’s high quality 7-shot magazine tubes (and a new spring and 922(r) follower - and these instructions were invaluable. I wish everything in life went as smoothly...

Nice job Shekkie and most grateful thanks to Benelliwerks and Strangerous Dave. A few things to add to your most excellent range/garage report: 1) A 13mm 8/1.0mm nut must not be the industry standard. I really wanted a nylon lock nut but neither Lowes or Home Depot had them. They did have plenty of 8/1.25mm stuff. I did manage to pick up a 4-pack of regular 8/1.0 mm nuts that worked just fine on reassembly....now what do I do with them? On another note, I didn't see a lot of inventory on their shelves; lots of empty holes...my first reality check that COVID has hit the manufacturing and logistics pipeline. The Chinka'nese hit our Lines Of Communications! 2) The Mutherland must have been saving money on blue Loctite as I was able to remove the stock bolt nut without heat or retard strength (per SD). There wasn't much Loctite to remove. Easy do. 3) Here is where stupid must be overcome by money and time. I inventoried my tools and found that much of my 3/8" socket tools had found other more needy homes (they grew legs). However, the 1/2" socket drives and extensions were plentiful with the exception of deep socket metric. Off to Lowes to get 1/2" drive deep socket metrics. That accomplished, taking the nut of the stock bolt (stock butt end) is pretty simple as far as reach and access goes. However, the tunnel in the forend of the stock is where you need the 10" extension. Using a 1/2" socket set, things were pretty tight and confined getting through the tunnel. Maybe a little petroleum jelly would have made life easier -- as it usually does in tight fitting situations....not that I'd know. I ended up accepting defeat on taking that hill. While in full retreat mode, managed to pull the 13mm socket off of the 10" extension. Shit the bed! I was able to reseat the extension in the socket and slowly twist and ease all lost tools out of the stock. Back to Lowes for 3/8" stuff. Money, time, gas, whatever. 4) With a 3/8" socket drive set-up, I used the actual stock bolt retaining nut as the salve nut to remove the stock retaining plate. As the tutorials described, tighten it down pretty good then apply heat to the retaining plate through the butt end of the stock and work it, until she likes it. Then, all is so good. 5) I used my Lowes 13mm bolt as the salve bolt on reassembly and all went according to plan and as described in the tutorials. After my cross-country travels to un-f#ck myself with the proper tools, I'd have to agree with Shekkie that half-hour to 45 mins is all it takes. 6) I found SD's tutorial to be excellent (read it 15 times before picking up a tool), but I also found Benelliwerks' Anatomy of the M4 Manual to be an outstanding cross reference to the task. If you are unaware of Benelliwerks' manual, give him a PM shout. He charges a few bucks for a PDF download version but it is excellent reading and a great pictorial-tutorial. You'll know your gun better after reading it!!! 7) OBTW, The Noveski Sling Plate is NOT a full swivel/rotational quick-disconnect receptacle. In other words, it is very much positioned and locked-in after insertion - it won't swivel once locked-in. Only training and experience will tell if that is a deal, or not. Birdog - OUT! Time to cook dinner..... P.S. rum-drunk

Oh no! Look what arrived via UPS this evening. Do I start drinking before or after the attempted swap-out? It's hard to tell from the photo, but it is a Noveski.