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Does anyone know if they make a cheek riser that works with the standard M4 stock? Not the collapsible?

Appreciate the comments. Sorry I haven’t been on any of the forums for several months. I had lost access to my account for quite a while, and when I got it back I guess checking the forums just wasn’t in my daily routine. Plus all the built back better stresses that I’m sure everyone is experiencing… I think I replied to your PM’s to pass along some information.

I was telling my wife the other day that even though the M4 is my go-to shotgun, the M3 is probably the most versatile firearm I own. Buy the 26" hunting barrel and it's truly a one-stop shop of the shotgun world. And more you shoot it, the better it runs. The duel operating modes really make it hard to beat. And with a little work it's able to be ghost loaded. And yes my wife actually listens and "acts" interested when I'm going on about shotgun theory. Lol she's an angel.

I put off buying the M3 for a while cause I had the M2 & M4 at the time. Once I bought it I realized if I only can have one shotgun it'll be the M3. Overall I prefer hands down a semi but I grew up with a pump like most of us. The M3 covers both platforms.

Strangerdanger did some work for me on my M4. Price was fair and I was able to rest assured he knew what he was doing. Guy is awesome. Might reach out to him for your own specific needs and see what he says

I have been very dissatisfied and disappointed with my Benelli left hand SB3 I bought it December 2020, my gun shop had just received it in. I had ordered it special being left handed, I took it out the following day that I bought it and was missing ducks left and right. I was very frustrated and thought it was my shooting. My buddy who had a old Rem 870 had almost limited out asked to swap guns with me for his last duck of his 7 duck limit. Mind you I had not killed a duck yet. As far as hunting goes, It was awesome day of late season Idaho duck hunting on the snake River with lots of birds working the river. We didn’t have to wait long for more birds to come in. On next flock of ducks that sailed right into our spread wings cupped like they had been all morning, I ended up with a double with the 870 and my did the missing with 3 shot out of my Benelli. Our dog had just retrieved my two birds and we barely had time to reload our guns when another small flock of mallards came diving into our spread. Same results, I had two ducks down in the water and my buddy, missed again with all three shots. He asked for his 870 back and we didn’t have to wait long and he killed his last duck, and I missed again with all three shots. At that point we both knew it wasn’t our shooting that was the problem but the gun. I then decided to shoot at a small piece of ice floating by about the size of a clay pigeon 20 yards out to see where the heck the gun was shooting. To say we were both shocked when the pattern hit way above the piece of ice. I ended up finishing off my limit of birds with his 870. And was angry and determined to figure out why my new SB3 shoot so high. Now a year and a half later I still own the gun, it’s been sent into Benelli twice, I have all the right shims on it and even have a high viz sight on the end of the barrel as well as bought different chokes for it. And guess what it still shoots super high. I had hopes of Turkey hunting with it but no way is that possible. We even tried to pattern it from a rifle rest to take all human error out of it. With shooting from a rifle rest at the range it’s shoots/patterns 100/0 high at 22 yards. That’s ridiculous and not acceptable imo. I have not sold the gun or traded it off, I am a gun collector, and I own most of the waterfowl shotguns on the market. This year my Browning Maxxis 2 and Beretta A400 will be traded back and forth on my waterfowl hunts. Both of them shoot a near perfect, 60/40 pattern. So if looking to get a new shotgun, I can get behind and support most of them on the market today, but not Benelli, I would caution anyone that wants to buy a Benelli, and that’s a shame for such a prestigious gun manufacturer. Jason Liebe Blackfoot, Idaho

I've got the same problem with my new 2021 SBE3 shooting high 80/20 and left. Sent it to Benelli and they adjusted the barrel stop ring in attempt to correct the POI, which didn't improve. Now the gun is back at Benelli because my barrel lug has a .015" gap between it and the barrel stop ring, following their original repair. I sent an email to Benelli's Carter Miller explaining my concern with their botched repair and it fell of deaf ears. Now I have a gun that was potentially damaged because of being fired with the barrel stop ring not being in contact with the barrel lug. I never expected this kind of poor quality and unprofessional service from Benelli. Do not buy a SBE3 unless you pattern it first! Also, Benelli's canned response that European guns shoot high while looking down a flat rib is false. I've been calling Benelli dealers every day to share my story and they all agree that when looking down a flat rib the gun should pattern close to 50/50. One can raise the stock if they choose to raise the POI of the gun. Now I'm waiting to get my SBE3 back from Benelli's repair shop, so to ensure that it is still safe to shoot prior to trading it in and taking a huge loss on this $1500 boat anchor.

I completely disagree with your contention that the SBE3 doesn't shoot high. I have the 8 pattern targets shot at 20 yards last week using two different chokes and four brands of ammo that say otherwise.