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Hi guys. It’s been awhile since I’ve posted but I’ve been reading frequently about all the improvements you all have been making to your M4s. I was able to do a couple small things like the TTI extended carrier and tried out various bolt handles. You guys are a gigantic wealth of information! Thank you! I don’t yet quite have the gunsmithing confidence to make sure that my M4 is built correctly, so I sent it off to Briley to get a bunch of work done. They did the elite package for me as well as the 6 position buffer tube. It took close to 3 months as they explained the buffer tube wasn’t commercially available yet but they were going to get it for me. Needless to say, my credit card has vastly outpaced my skill level. Last time I saw my credit card it was heading westbound over the horizon. If anyone sees it, use your Benelli and put it out of its misery. Now, I’m hoping to up my game with defensive shotgun classes at Sig Sauer Academy this week. I’ve had that on the books for quite awhile and that’s why I ended up sending it off to Briley, so I could have the mods I wanted done correctly before the classes. I thought I’d share some pictures in case anyone was interested how it turned out from Briley. I was thinking about losing the iron sights to shed some weight, not sure if it would make much difference, but one thing I noticed that makes me feel I should keep them and possibly upgrade them to tritium sights, is when I use the weapon light it washes out the red dot on the SRO. I’m thinking if I need to use it with the light on, I would have to revert to the irons. Anyone experience this issue?

Wishing all the dad’s out there a Happy Father’s Day!

I've sent off a sample for PVD using a Titanium Aluminum Nitride (TiAlN) coating. Looks like a really nice tech to me, costs a bit more per piece, but I believe M4 owners would appreciate the premium finish it provides. It will be the same colour as this example here. TiAlN is a coating used on cutting inserts, end mills, and drill bits, intended to resist high heat (not applicable here), give extreme hardness, provide lubricity and corrosion protection. Should pretty much last a lifetime...

Now, under NODS. (Sorry, the sionyx wanted more light. I just got it and am learning. Really, it's a Father's Day gift for my Dad, but I charged all batteries and so forth and got it all set up for him so it's unwrap and play, was just testing it). 6 rounds on 3 targets, followed by a reload from shot card/side saddle and 3 rounds on 3 targets. (First 6 shots LE133, next 3 shots LE127RS)

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2022/06/10/french-army-benelli-supernova/

I've never heard of that. It looks like a nice finish and if it's used for tooling it should hold up well.

Nice kit. You're right, the Sionyx is a way cool tool, not for serious work, no one should consider otherwise.

The Sionyx is my Dad's Father's Day gift. I bought it for him so that he can go on walks and look at "what was that noise" and record things and share it with his wife when they go walking or whatever. It's not meant for anything but fun and building quality time for him. I took it out, charged all of the batteries, and configured the camera settings for him so that when he unwraps it, it's 100% ready to roll. This was just a test video I did. Here is my setup: L3 filmless tubes that I spec'ed.

I got a Sionyx and ditched it because of the latency issue, plus it mounts poorly on a helmet (tilted). Sure, the color is cool and the twilight setting is definitely a plus but no equivalent to a PVS-14.

Not new. Everything is recycled from other models aside from the rail. Plastic stock is from the Supernova, recoil tube is from the MR1, latch with the drilled hole is from the practical M1/M2. The rail isn’t M-Lok spaced either. Need to use their rail