cadidiot1103

Not sure how well an m3 would fire without being shouldered. How well does the benelli inertia system operate when the weapon is fired "freehand", ie no shouldering of the weapon, just point and shoot. If its not reliable, then you could really only use it with the stock deployed. The only real advantage then would just be concealment/maneuverability. Personally, I'd rather have a larger weapon that is stored in a dedicated hassle-free spot so it is ready to tock-and-roll once I grab it rather than an ungainly folded weapon that is much more complicated getting up and going. I personally don't like the look of top-folders and I think they seriously hamper functionality.

Also, just from experience, I've seen green lasers ranging from 5-25 mW in day and night, and they are both PLENTY bright and emit a solid stream of light that can be seen from any angle. During the day, evena 5mW laser is clearly visible in the broad sunlight. If it comes to intimidation, i think a 5mW is still gonna work. If you notice with lasers, if its being pointed near you it appears VERY bright (you see the beam and the emissions from the actual laser diode). If you want the target to know you got a bead on him, a 5mW laser is gonna do a good job. I mean, we're talking about marginal returns here, spending hundreds on a laser is not a good investment if you can get somewhat the same results with 60-70 bucks. if you really want to spend that much, by a surefire (i think thats the company) green laser. They are one of the only green lasers specifically designed to be mounted on a rifle or shotgun. They are pricey though, like 500 bucks or something.

Before doing that, you should find out what sort of protection it has against shock. Those lasers aren't necessarily designed to put up with the recoil and they could eitehr be damaged or thrown off zero by recoil (not like zero matters a whole bunch with a shotgun). EOtechs are tested to withstand like 3500 G's of acceleration for 25 milliseconds (recoil of a .454 casull revolver) without breaking, and they function fine on a shotgun. Perhaps the maker can give you shock resistance specifications. Am i just being overly concerned? Another thing, you should research the legality of that particular laser; like 5mW is the max for most pen-type lasers. 300 mW could get you into trouble if it were used against someone (that could seriously incinerate someone's retina).

Hey all, I'm new here and I just bought a Benelli M3 but haven't been able to use it yet (im up at Westpoint right now and the gun is at home in California). I just had a few questions I was hoping you all could help out with: 1) does the m3 accept m1 barrels? 2) does the m3 accept screw-in chokes 3) If not, what sort of choke (or equivalent) is installed? 4) What size shot pattern does the M3 with an 18.5" barrel achieve with normal 00 buckshot at, say, 25 yards? How about with slugs at 50-100 yds? 5) will an aftermarket heatshield fit the m1/m3 barrel? 6) Lastly, is the stock magazine tube (the shortest one) long/wide enough to accept a universal barrel mount, or does it have to clamp onto the barrel itself? I'm sorry, I know thats a **** of a lot of questions but I'm about to throw down some cash on some upgrades so I want a good idea of what will and won't work with the M3. Thanks a lot guys/gals! -cadidiot