truckcop
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Functionally, no difference. The SBE is a bit more "heavy-duty" with its steel upper receiver. I have several M1's and a SBE I. Aside from the SBE being a bit heavier, I've never really noticed any between how the two shoot. I never shoot 3 or 3.5 inch magnums. Consequently, I shoot the M1 a lot more than I shoot the SBE. If you're shooting a lot of magnums, the SBE is probably the way to go. If not, M2.
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Stuff happens. Send it to them. They'll fix it.
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While you're waiting to find one, you could slightly modify your M1 forearm to accept the M2 barrel. A few minutes with the Dremel tool.
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My father lost an eye in the military in the 40's. It never kept him from shooting just fine. He's 80 now but when I was growing up, we hunted ducks and doves and we never came home empty handed. More recently, he still does well shooting skeet.
You should have no problem.
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Why change guns? I've been shooting "right hand" guns off my left shoulder since I was 9, when I got my first shotgun. I've never, ever been bothered by shells ejecting to the right. The Benelli safety is easy to switch around. To change yours from right to left, you'll have to get a whole 'nother barrel/bolt assembly, if you can find them at all. You can probably find a used lefty SBE for what it would cost to change out the one you have. Trade your righty for a lefty if it's that big a deal.
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Thanks fellas those pics are exactley what I am looking at right now and they go together fine. Truckcop have you fired the M1 with the M2 barrel on it.
Yes, it works just fine.
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Barrel lug longer on M2. Requires more mod to the forearm. M2 barrel on bottom:
Forearm modification:
A M2 forearm and barrel may fit right on the M1 but I didn't have a M2 forearm to try that out.
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Modified forearm on left. Slight dremel work to clear M2 barrel ring:
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Barrel fit at extension - wider ring (reinforcement??) - requires modification to M1 forearm. M2 on top:
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There are some slight differences. I put a new M2 barrel on one of my older M1's. It fits the receiver just fine. The differences are in the forearm. I had to do some slight sculpting of the M1 forearm. I'm not sure about the fit of a M2 forearm on the M1.
Barrel Extension - slightly different - no observed effect on operation or fit. M2 on top:
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You could also try your hand at shooting clays with it just like it is. I've shot clays (mostly skeet) with my old M1 with ghost ring sights and I've done just fine with it.
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You could go old-school:
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Looks cool, but wonder how he operates it...looks like an awkward position.
Could be a remote switch tailcap instead of push button. Run the line along the rail to behind the rear sight. Use thumb to operate.
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Probably something like this from Larue & Surefire:
Others make offset light mounts as well - Vltor, Daniel Defense, GGG, and a bunch more.
Google is your friend.
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will this barrel fit M2 Tactical?
I put a M2 barrel on one of my M1's. I had to make a slight modification to the fore end (ground a small relief area at the rear on both sides where the M2 barrel has a slightly different profile). Otherwise, I couldn't tell any difference in the barrels. I would think the M1 barrel would go on the M2 without any problem.
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My guess is that you're hearing the inertia spring moving around inside the bolt. When the bolt/locking head are in battery, the locking head presses against the inertia spring, keeping it from moving around. When the bolt is out-of-battery, or out of the gun, the locking head is no longer pressing against the spring, allowing it to move freely.
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Depends. If I'm already in a gunfight, of course I'd prefer to have the shotgun in my hands, or M60, or six-barreled minigun. However, under normal circumstances, I'm more likely to have the handgun immediately available. I can walk around the house with a handgun on my person. I can mow the lawn carrying the handgun. I can walk the dog carrying the handgun. That's not practical or wise with a long gun unless you live in a really, really, really bad neighborhood like, say, Kandahar. I can answer the door with the handgun discreetly available.
Everyone would PREFER to have more firepower than an adversary. Preference isn't always practical.
Let the flames begin.
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Couldn't say. Never used one. I think the link you provided above included a discussion from one shooter that said they couldn't tell the difference.
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It's a muzzle brake for recoil control, not a door breacher. They made a "practical shooting" competition model for a while with the brake attached. I guess they must have had some of the brakes left over and put them on something else for a while. I wouldn't want the extra weight hanging off the front myself. But that's just me.
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1014 fit? No
I would think the M1 Super 90 barrel would fit, but I don't know that for sure. If it does, you're looking at $250 minimum for a used barrel and $450 for a new barrel, if you can find either. Occasionally you will come across them on GunBroker and here on this site. Same with stocks. The standard M1 stock probably fits. You're looking at a minimum $100 there.
Worth the conversion? Only you can determine that. Personally, the M3 operating system wouldn't be my choice for clays. It's more of a specialty gun in my view. But that's just me.
Me, I would probably sell it or trade it for a comparable gun, depending on whether you want semi or pump. You can find a number of M1 field guns on GB if you want a semi-auto. If you want to go with the pump, Remington 870 is hard to beat and a lot cheaper. There's a jillion of them out there. Sell the M3, buy an 870 and use the rest of the money for ammo.
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Doesn't make any difference either way.
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I have one but it doesn't include the sling plate/mounting bracket nor the butt pad. $125 shipped.
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