Duke of Lawnchair

Anytime. Let us know how your new M1 runs. -Jim

Mark, Something heavy. You do not need to use 3" magnums. 2-3/4" will do just fine. Buck, hi-vel birdshot, etc. are all good for initial break-in. I used Sellier & Bellot 2-3/4" 00buck for my M1's official launch into the world. Purchased 250 and rallied through all 250 on it's debut. Run it hard, it's a thoroughbred shotgun. -Jim

WGS, Thanks for the information. I'm looking to buy an M2 Field to supplement my M1 Tactical. -Jim

Anyone out there with both an M1 and M2?

garyoNC, Here's my list: 301-000-028 60315 TRIGGER GUARD RETAINING PIN $6.74 $6.74 In Stock 301-000-048 60180 FIRING PIN, AFTER SN M104801 $23.90 $23.90 In Stock 301-000-058 60309 LINK PIN $5.09 $5.09 In Stock 301-000-065 60311 LOCKING HEAD PIN $12.36 $12.36 In Stock 301-000-069 60477 EXTRACTOR SPRING $5.09 $5.09 In Stock 301-000-070 60177 EXTRACTOR $15.16 $15.16 In Stock 301-000-071 60173 EXTRACTOR PIN $6.53 $6.53 In Stock 301-000-073 60497 INERTIA SPRING $6.74 $6.74 In Stock 301-000-075 60179 FIRING PIN SPRING $8.50 $8.50 In Stock 301-000-076 60468 BOLT HANDLE RETAINING SPRING $5.09 $5.09 In Stock 301-000-077 60301 BOLT HANDLE PIN $6.53 $6.53 In Stock 301-000-085 60324 EJECTOR PIN $8.68 $8.68 In Stock 301-000-087 60474 EJECTOR PIN SPRING, MAGNUM $5.06 $5.06 In Stock 301-000-102 60303 CARRIER LATCH PIN $5.09 $5.09 In Stock 301-000-106 60469 CARRIER LATCH SPRING $5.09 $5.09 In Stock 301-000-289 60604 BOLT HANDLE RETAINER SPRING PIN $4.95 $4.95 In Stock The order totaled $130.60. Not that cheap, but is cheap insurance in my opinion. -Jim

I generally clean my guns after each and every range trip. -Jim

garyoNC, I just placed an order through Brownells for some spare components. No, nothing has broken on my m1s90 Tactical, but spares never hurt. Lemme know if you'd like the list of components that I ordered. -Jim

Jon, I personally use CLPs, whether they be Breakfree, Firepower FP-10 or Slip2000. ALL have done the job for my Benellis within thousands of trouble free rounds. My lubrication regiment for my m1s90 and Nova is as follows: - * Bolt body's cylinder (the portion that goes into the Bolt carrier) receives a healthy dose of lubricant. The healthy does ensures that the inertia spring receives lubricant as well. The locking lugs also receive a very light coat of oil. - * Bolt Cam Pin receives a healthy dose of lubricant. - * I dab the bolt link pin with oil and allow it to seep into the nooks and crannies. - The bolt carrier's body receives dabs of lubricant on the rails. - I make sure to place small dabs of lubricant on all of the trigger assembly pins. No need to overdo, a dab each is all that I use. * Adjust as needed for the Nova since it doesn't have an inertia spring, bolt link, etc.. Your mileage may vary, but my Benellis have lasted thousands of rounds with nary a hiccup. One of them has seen hard-use during a training course and ran like clockwork. Then again, that doesn't surprise me because all of the other semis (which so happened to be M1s90s) ran without a hitch, including the instructor's two personal M1s90s. The guns run, and even my mine can run with 7/8 oz loads. -Jim [ 02-27-2005, 06:45 PM: Message edited by: Duke of Lawnchair ]

Alrighty folks, Do any of you know which parts will interchange between the two models? For example: - bolt assembly - trigger components - forends Thanks in advance, Jim

The Defensive Shotgun by Louis Awerbuck It's a good read, and reaffirms everything that I learned in class (not instructed by him, but by Fred Darling @ West Coast Tactical). Jim

The Nova does not have palm swells. There are no laws against adding a magazine extension on a pump shotgun in the state of California.