vagabundo94

As I posted a few days ago, I picked up an M4 recently. Today I sent out a money order to SOCOMguy for his full-length magazine tube (guess I should have kept one of the Benelli OEM tubes I got from Numrich several months ago, before I had an M4, instead of selling them on ebay! ). Anyway...I've been down this road before with other guns...and I know where it leads: It's going to lead to a lot of money spent, and a pretty kick-a$$ gun when all is said and done. I know that this magazine tube enhancement is like a hit of nicotine to somebody trying to stop smoking. First one puff (one modification), then a few more...and next thing you know, you simply dive in head-first. Question about the collapsible stock: Why would a person want one? I don't mean this to be a flippant question. Seriously - what is the advantage, other than it looking more tactical? Does it reduce recoil? I doubt I'd ever want to shoot the M4 with the stock folded up (although I suppose one advantage of the stock is simply that you could, should you want to). And since I really only plan on shooting with the stock fully extended, I'd just as soon do so with the stock that comes with the gun. If there is a compelling advantage to the collapsible stock, I'd be interested in one. But if its major advantage is simply looks, I don't think I'll bother. And yes - it's true - I've never owned a tactical shotgun before. Perhaps there is a very logical advantage to the collapsible stock, and me simply asking the question exposes my cluelessness.

M1014, So, first off, great looking guns you've got there! Secondly, I don't have any good pics yet, and it's bone-stock (having just brought it home yesterday), but here are the pics that I do have: Ready to be my new official SHTF Gun: Fresh out of the box:

I've been lurking here for quite some time now (the better part of a year), and have rarely participated in any discussions, because I have not been a Benelli owner (although, I was able to get in on that OEM M4 full-length magazine tube from Numrich Gun Parts a few months back, in anticipation of eventually owning a Benelli:). Well - I finally did it! Picked up my new M4 this afternoon! I'm a long-time Beretta fan, and have spent a lot of time & energy (and money) on my handgun collection this past year, but I'm a firm believer that when the SHTF, the only purpose of my handgun is to get me to a more appropriate weapon. I finally own that weapon!! Looking forward to participating more on this forum, and continuing to pick up on some good tips from you all, as I have done many times while lurking here.

Yes - lurking here does have it's advantages. I have learned a great deal about Benelli's, and am leaning towards purchasing one, at some point. Currently, I do not own one, but lurking on this board has given me a great deal of food for thought...and it's been profitable, as I was able to learn about the OEM extended magazine tubes and make a quick grand off of selling a couple of the ones I was able to snag! That wouldn't have happened without lurking on this site.