bootster

The aircraft locknut will come off first allowing you to pull the stock off and then you can remove the end of the recoil spring tube assembly. The tube is "permanently" attatched to the reciever. You can get it off if you want to but it is locktited on. Then you can remove the spring and replace wit the new one and reassemble.

In my infinite wisdom,I decided to replace my "sure cycle" recoil tube with the factory one. I had forgot to put the spacer on (the "sure cycle" doesn't need one) and tightened down the aircraft locknut. I tried to loosen it and it loosened the end of the recoil tube instead! It might not sound like a problem to some,but since there is a metal plate that goes through the stock to accept the sling,the end of the recoil tube is TRAPPED in the middle of the stock with NO WAY to get to the recoil tube end! I am thinking about putting some Locktite 242 (in the red tube) on the recoil tube and tightening it back down and let it dry. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks for the response. Dealing with "jeff" is not an option. Thanks anyway.

Thanks for the reply. I am going to put the "sure cycle" on ebay and get a heavy Wolffe spring to put in my factory tube. I'd like to distance myself as far as possible from "jeff" anyway. I won't go into it but I DON'T deal with people of his demeanor. I still haven't gotten a response to my other thread concerning the strength of the spring. Deer season closes next Sat. here. I wouldn't be able to get the spring here in time anyway without paying an outrageous overnight shipping fee. I'm done pouring money in this gun just to get it to cycle. It's one of the most dissappointing purchases I have ever made.

I have converted a Benelli Super 90 from a tactical configuration to a rifled slug gun. It went from a 18.75" open sight bbl to a 24" heavy fully rifled slug bbl with a scope drilled and tapped to the reciever. I would say that I added maybe three lbs. to the gun. It misfires all the time and I have done everything I know of to fix it,including adding a "sure cycle" recoil spring unit. My question is this;do I need a heavier recoil spring than the one that comes with the tactical configuration or "sure cycle"? This gun is about 15 years old. Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks for the reply. I was considering the heavy spring from Wolf. I spent $100 on this "sure cycle" thing and it had jammed more now than with the factory spring. That was before I sprayed this dry lube junk in it. I don't think I need to spend any more money on this gun to get it to feed properly as it is a Benelli and that is what they are supposedly all about.

I have not looked at these forums in awhile but I read that Remington Dry Lube sprayed on the Reciever spring will surely fail to cycle. The bolt will hardly close now with NO shell in it. How do I remove it? Brake Cleaner? What? [ 11-28-2005, 06:22 AM: Message edited by: bootster ]

Thanks Tucker301,I'll try that for sure.

I lost my limiter plug for my Remingto 870 Wingmaster shotgun. Can someone tell me the length of one? I am Goose hunting in a few days and would like to make one. I am assuming that it is about 2 shells in length,is this a fair assumption?

I would like to get a 2 shot extention to replace my 4 shot one. I was informed that the spring does not come with the 2 shot extention. How would a spring that is factory equipped for a 4 shot extention work in a 2 shot one?

A fixed magazine tube? I would doubt that, but then I don't know. Mine is seven rd,but unscrews for cleaning.

I have had failures with my sure cycle on my M1 90. I dont want to say that it is an over rated piece of junk,but I have had problems cycling in cold weather with it. As you have guessed,I was having problems cycling with the factory "action system" and spent the premium on the "upgrade". The instructions for the "sure cycle" clearly states that you should not lubricate it. If it is non adjustable and not to be lubricated,then what can I do to get it to work properly? I have already corresponded with SRM performance products and I won't go there but I certainly wish that I knew what I know now or I wouldn't have given that "guy" who owns the company a dime of my hard earned money (I won't go there). Does anyone else find the "sure cycle" to be less than promised advertising gimmick?

tgf600 Mine came as the M1 Super 90 Tactical. http://www.benelli.it/Prodotti/SchedaProdotto.asp?Lan=EN&IDTipo=1&PathID=2.68.104 The bbl is 18.75" smooth bore,chrome plated. I don't have the ghost sights or any choke tube options. I have replaced the bbl with a 24" rifled bbl and put a Burris 1.75-5x scope on it. The original bbl sits in the closet collecting dust but I won,t sell it for resale reasons. It has it's own forearm as the new slug bbl requires a different forearm. Try here: http://www.calssportingarmory.com/BenelliBarrels.htm [ 04-19-2005, 07:23 AM: Message edited by: bootster ]

Try the Franchi forum.

I have a slot in the rear of the stock that the sling mounts to. I can't use a quick release sling however. The front has the Benelli cap with a slot for the sling. I have to "permanently" attach the sling at both ends of the gun.

I find the Lightfields recommendation ambiguous. The "bottom line" is that a 2 3/4" shell is 1/4" shorter than a 3" shell while a 3 1/2" shell is 1/2" longer. I shoot 2 3/4" lightfields in my M1-90 slug gun. I don't like 3" slugs period. If they "recommend" you can shoot 3" shells in a 3 1/2" chamber,than a 2 3/4" in a 3" chamber should be safe as well and accurate too. I know this is a bit off-topic but I am merely pointing out a bad recommendation on Lightfields part. The bold print statement in the last line of the "recommendation" contradicts the previous line in the "recommendation". At least that's the way I see it.

I believe the 18.5" smoothbore slug/buckshot bbl is an improved cylinder but I may be wrong.

Thanks again for the response threeshot. I feel like it's a chamber problem in the rifled bbl. If the smoothbore shoots them all day without a hiccup,then logic would have it that the slugs work fine in the action of the Benelli. The bbl must be the issue. I was hoping that someone else shooting 2 3/4 in. Lightfields would have chimed in with an idea. I don't like 3" slugs,I don't know why,but I've never liked them.

threeshot,thanks for the response. I only shoot slugs out of this gun. I shoot 1.25 oz. Lightfield 2.75 in. slugs in both. It has always been a dedicated deer gun.

Thanks for the greeting threeshot. The spent shell gets flung halfway out of the ejection port and the shell on the carrier jams it against the roof of the reciever. I have to pull the spent shell out that is stuck sideways out of the reciever and physically pull the bolt back for the shell on the carrier to load properly. The gun with the original bbl setup functions fine,never had a jam. This doesn't happen "all the time" either,just when I don't need it to. I put about 12 rounds a year through this gun. [ 12-22-2004, 03:15 PM: Message edited by: bootster ]

Hello all! This is my first post here. I have a Benelli M1 with a serial # below M130000. It is HK vintage with the long four shot extention tube.It originally had a smoothbore 18.5" bbl. I bought a slug bbl for it as soon as they became available in the US and had a Burris 1.75-5x scope professionally installed. I had shot numerous deer with it before I switched to the rifled bbl without incident of a jam. The gun would jam "all the time" after installing the rifled bbl/forearm. I clean it regularly,but still have it jam on me after installing a Sure Cycle recoil spring. I thought that the spring was the culprit. I am using Lightfield 2.75" slugs. What could be the problem? [ 12-22-2004, 03:13 PM: Message edited by: bootster ]