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Can’t go wrong with Trijicon. They have got good designs that has stuck around for years. RMR is still wildy popular; but I prefer my SRO for my shotguns.

I had voiced same concerns as well.... Covid era production parts/models. As much as we like to rely on historical quality, we shouldn't practice blind allegiance in unprecedented times. Benelli is still a for profit company and amidst managerial pressure to pump out product, really easy for corners to be cut, established QA processes to be ignored, or master craftsmen unavailability as they're working remote/quarantined. Even if Benelli stayed true to their standards... What about the full supply chain starting with quality of raw materials. All this might lead to a batch of production dates/serials later deemed to be undesirable, or at least potential risk of being Benelli*.

Wow. Never seen that on a M4. I had something similar happen on our old M121. My dad brazed it back on and it’s still chugging along 30 years later.

I wish I could find the old thread, but the general consensus was as you stated. This is all from memory so it isn't word for word, but basically since most aftermarket forearms are aluminum or use bushings that don't compress, they have no give when tightening down the barrel. If specs aren't exact then it could potentially cause pressure on the barrel lug during the recoil cycle.

I’ll invest in a better one. Having never used one I wanted to see how I liked it before shelling out the big bucks.

That is a common trend with cheap optics, yes. My go to optic brands are trijicon and nightforce. Both are durable as heck, and marine proof like the benelli m4. I can take a trijicon optic off and on repeatedly and it will still hold a true zero. I can bash someones head in with a trijicon optic and itll hold a zero and still function. I dont like cheap parts on my tools that i need to rely on survival with.

Should be an easy warranty. As much as I am a shill for the brand, its apparent the last few years of guns have had more issues.