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100% normal, just like cam-pin wear in an M4/AR upper. Don't look at it.

No doubt, a major source of sadness.

I'm not worried if I don't sell it. If I do, $4K is what it takes. If I don't, I'll just be forced to continue looking at the ugly thing, terrible...just terrible...

That's cool, and as long as you don't ask for MINE at that price, I smile and support your desire!

None, many people like myself prefer the PG stock in lieu of a FUNCTIONAL C-stock, simply because it means you need 1 less part to comply with 922R, and it's a better cheek-weld depending on your face-shape. Length of pull and drop at the comb is identical, so why not go with a 1-piece affair other than "looks", which aren't a high priority for me, and personally, I like the look of the Benelli PG stock, anyway.

Notice how even after 3 days at 1600+ rounds it's still wet? Good stuff. Protects pretty well against corrosion, too. Only slightly less effective than Breakfree CLP, which isn't nearly as good a lube, but is an insane corrosion prevention chemical. Also goes to prove that a dirty M4 runs just fine and they aren't all "super sensitive" like some people seem to think they are. I was able to SLOWLY hand-cycle it (empty) and it would fully seat the bolt, etc. Very much still G2G.

The LPX product is excellent at everything. I might would use a light grease on the cam-pin and BCG rails, though. However, the LPX is a very solid choice. I would not at all have a problem just using that. It's what I use on all of my Noveske M4's. It does great. Last time, I ran my M4 1600+ rounds in a 3-day course using the LPX product, and it didn't have a single problem other than two caused by me, 1 bad reload (slammed the mag in and a round came loose and double-feed resulted as a round was not fully seated/snagged on the pouch when I pulled it out, is my theory) and me babying the CH forward 1 time (I was tired and screwed up, my fault, obviously it didn't strip a round). Here is how the weapon looked---still functioning flawlessly after 3 days at 1600+ rounds with NO added lube and NO cleaning: This took place at Viking Tactics Carbine 1.5 in November.

Yes, and 3 hours later I walked out. I turned everything over to an attorney today, as my PCP told me that my ER visit was directly linked to an auto wreck I had about 72 hours prior. Still, if it sells, it sells. If not, I'll just be forced to keep it

M-Pro 7 LPX is some great stuff.

I'm not going to cry if mine doesn't sell, but I promise you won't hold an M1014 for that. They only made 2500, and I appreciate the differences enough that I did indeed pay a premium over the 11707 when I bought mine.

I have emotional attachment, it's just that I have gotten more into other firearms, and rarely shoot my M1014. Thus it has been with all of the M4's before it. Also, I hate to say it, I have a $2700 ER bill that I need to tend to, which has also swayed my decision to put it up for sale. I'm not backing off of my price, as I don't need to sell it, but it sure would make life simpler right now. No, it's not a fire-sale, so please, noone offer anything less than what I've put it up for, I'll just ignore you.

I'm not stressed, if I can get $4K for it, it's gone. Do I need/want to sell it, no. Will I for $4K? Derp.

Like a moonless night. I don't want to part it out, and I don't want to sell it, but if I can get $4K for it, I will.

...but I'm curious what my lightly used M1014, #555, with Kip's Ti tube, Gen II Hybrid handle, custom bolt-release, Geissele Hammer, and fixed PG stock would go for in today's climate.

Typical of the population in this area, I think she has the crappiest policy available. My limits are 1/4 to 1/2 Mil depending on what happens. Hers are more like $25,000. It's a $43K MSRP car. You do the math, and I doubt she has any wages worth even trying to garnish. Yeah, I am not happy, but the lawyer I spoke with said that I should demand 7.5-10% blue-book value in diminution value considering I trade cars every year or so, and it's a 2012. Also, I am probably (surely) upside down in the car since I did not put anything down on it (I planned on keeping it until paid off). At least I have GAP, and my own insurance can sue hers, and so on, lots of options, but right now I don't even know what the damages are beyond the pic I posted.

I agree. I'm not sure yet what I will replace it with. It's not totalled I don't think, but I'm trading it ASAP. Ideas?

Thanks, all. I traded the Z06 for this, and it has been a very fun ride. It's a 2012 370Z Touring, Sport, NAV with a manual. Rare as ****. Anyway, it had about 17K miles on it. I'm headed to the chiropractor as of now, and then going to call the offending's insurance agent and see if I need to see my attorney before I turn in to bed. *Reason for the trade is that I love the interior and it's fast enough for the street and I never drove my Z06, so it got about 4K miles in one year, this, I drive every day and loved it.

Yeah, today, but what happened yesterday So obviously I want pity and such. Woman lost control of her SUV on an overpass and slammed into my car and pinned it to the guard-rail.

The same way I do my AR/M4 series weapons. Lots on the BCG. It will spit out what it doesn't want. Unlike my AR/M4's, though, I will use grease on the rails of the BCG in my M1014.

Welcome! A CF bolt release would be nice, but might be a bit difficult to come by/create. If so, you could consider either having one screen graphics painted, or "wraping" it like we do automobiles here in America (and probably in the UK, too). http://www.simcarbon.com/carbon-fiber-wrap

As stated, this is normal. I have seen this on almost every Benelli sitting on the rack since I first saw a Benelli back in the early 2000's while browsing the local LGS. It's not cool or pretty or good, but it is 100% normal, often to some extent before they even leave the store.

I fully agree with you. Ti is good for things...some things. All of my M4 (5.56) have their OEM FA chrome-plated steel USGI spec firing pins. However, for magazine tubes and the outside portion of the charging-handle, Ti offers great benefits. Less weight (especially nice for the charging handle, as it directly impacts and enhances reliability with light loads and when dirty, also reduces weight toward the muzzle making for a faster-swinging weapon when used in the mag-tube), further, Ti will not readily corrode, which is also a plus of the mag-tube, not so much for the CH.

I have personally owned a Ti FFT charging handle and it deformed with usage. Not significantly, but indeed it did. That is why CC uses an A2 steel tang vs. a Ti tang. They actually T&E'ed an all-Ti version, saw the deformation, and opted to use an A2 tang to prevent it. A limited run of all Ti handles were made by CC, and they were handed out gratis (no, I do not have one), as well as tested in-house. The results of this are why the hybrid handle came to be. The Ti handle I had from FFT was the 3/4" version. I am sure that their 1/2" version performs much better in every way due to having less weight (less momentum during cycling = less impact on the tang each shot). Here is a link to my experiences with it: http://www.benelliusa.com/forum/showthread.php/22341-FFT-Ti-Bolt-Review?highlight=FFT FFT brings things to market fast, CC brings better things to market, much much slower. Which one you buy depends on how patient you are and how much the details mean to you. Both are very serviceable products. Further, Carrier Comp uses thicker tubing for their magazine tubes than does FFT. Now you have to decide...a bit lighter, or a bit stronger? Further still, FFT is just an answer to CC's longer wait-times. Almost everything they have for the M4 except for the handguards, CC came out with first, and in my opinion having owned products from both, better. There is definitely competition and has been friction in the past. However, I do not side PERSONALLY with one or the other, except to say that Kip was first, and responded directly to requests from myself and other users here for product, and has been very personable. FFT is headed by a man who is trying to provide for himself and his family, and also provides a response to the requests people have: Wanting Ti products faster than Kip can provide them. So I am not "anti-FFT", per se, but I am "Pro-CC". That said, If I were in the market right now for a bolt-charging handle, the FFT 1/2" handle would get my vote. If and when I could upgrade to Kip's hybrid product, I would do so and dump the FFT. Regarding the magazine tube, I think they are close enough so as not to stress over it, although I buy from CC because I place orders before I need things so the wait is transparent to me. Kip himself has personally told me in the past that he has no negative sentiment toward FFT, and that speaks volumes. We are lucky that Kip and FFT exist in our community to meet our wants and needs---varied they may be. FFT ships fast, and they are very easy to deal with. Instead of a better product, they offer a more accessible product. A type of PI in and of itself. Like most small businesses, you will find a few stories of conflict involving FFT, but nothing to make a big to-do about, and you will find as many stories praising their fast shipping and easy business dealings as you will praising CC's superb finished products. Vote with your wallet, regardless of who gets the green, it's going to Americans feeding their families.

I have owned items from each and stand by my statement, one of those items being a 3/4" Ti bolt-handle from FFT.

I get roughly 10% more pattern density at 25 yards in a 12" circle using Winchester 9-pellet reduced recoil Ranger buckshot as opposed to the full-power. It ejects and cycles reliably. It hits roughly 3" lower on target due to less recoil while the shot column is in the barrel (shotguns recoil about 3/4" before projectiles leave the muzzle, as a rule. This is why follow-through when duck-hunting, slug-shooting, etc. is so vital for good results).