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FFT is the slightly lower T&E'ed/QA/QC version of CC's products, IMO/IME. Their CH should be workable. I would recommend this one: http://freedomfightertactical.com/products-page/tactical-charging-handles/the-freedom-fighter-tactical-12-inch-diameter-finished-titanium-tactical-charging-handle/

This is very true, and there is nothing at all wrong with your M2 except that you want an M4. Don't take my above post to mean this.

As I explained to the loan officer at my CU when he asked me why I wanted a Z06 when I could have a Grand Sport, and would not buy the Grand Sport even though it would be simpler to finance, I told him: "Buying something other than what I want to save money is just wasting ALL of the money."

I think I offered something like $100/ea for Design Concepts handles a while back. I got no PM's.

Suppressed 9mm SBRs are sex to shoot from what I have seen. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd_xJDuqRiA

Why is there so much spam on a low traffic forum?!

That caliber is $$ to shoot. How much $$ are you willing to burn to feed it? Where do you live (is this for bear?) etc. Too many questions to answer, really, but I personally don't like pistons on the AR platform. As far as a brake? None. I hate them. Ever shoot one inside a building or car? They rattle your teeth for noise, but the real PITA is the concussion. It is ****. In a car, it blows glass EVERYWHERE. In a building, it blows plaster or sheetrock or whatnot off of walls and into the air. If you are going with a large-caliber AR like that, suppress it so you can shoot subsonics. Subsonic .50 would be neat and still pack a whollop, I would think.

Thanks! I was all set to go NSR, but then I discovered LaRue index clips. They feel and fit great. New life for an old type system!

Waiting to come home from my dealer once the Form 4 for the lower clears (I already possess the suppressor)... Noveske 10.5" CHF chrome-lined barrel Switchblock Surefire -212a FH/mount Surefire 556-212 2MOA T1 in LT751 mount Noveske factory SBR lower Geissele SSA trigger Vltor 7" VIS upper Surefire M600C Scout in LT offset tucked mount LT FUG (not pictured) PIG Slider 1-point sling (not pictured) Noveske/Troy BUIS Factory Noveske SBR build with a 12.5" upper (clone of 10.5" upper), 10.5" upper also included (pictured).

Try finding a Gen 3 with factory Trijicons and get back with me I considered it high-end because it outperformed the Wilson Supergrade and Les Baer in the reliability department and was plenty accurate. But meh, that's belaboring the point. I guess a $550 or whatever pistol isn't exactly high-end, but then, neither is a $1800 shotgun, in the shotgun world, either.

I have always used the tail of the factory charging bolt to pull the magazine snap-ring out. Then to put it back in, I pinch it, get the split part started, and push it back in with the heel of my hand.

It was a thing of chance. Within about a week of wanting one, I found this one on gunbroker. Yes, it was over-priced to the max, but I recouped $400ish selling the C-stock.

Because to me, the only reason to do so is to add an optic, and the main reason that I would add an optic is to run the gun at night with a light, and since I have yet to find a light solution I like, my AR plays the role of night-time usage. The mid-setting doesn't work well with irons with the C-stock, and the "long" setting is the same length, so that's just about looks at that point.

Here is another great example of the engineering that went into this firearm. Notice how smoothly it feeds and cycles? Yes, there is some bolt-bounce, but it is not critical, and is the result of not using a buffer with mobile weights in it like the AR platform.

I have owned lots of different firearms from various makers, all more high-end stuff. Wilson Tactical Supergrade 1911 Les Baer TRS 1911 Glock 19 P226 Elite ST 9mm P226 Elite ST 357SIG, customized by GGI Ruger SRH .44 customized by Clark's Ruger M77 VT Sabre Defense AR15A2 Noveske 14.5" suppressed M4 (and 12.5 and 10.5" of same) Etc. etc. etc. List goes on. But the M1014 is the epitome of a firearm in my opinion. Why? First, I am a civilian. I hunt and I go about my business. I do not take on Taliban mobs. If I shoot someone---and I hope I never do, it is likely to be in my home, and only 1-3 people or so. There has yet to be invented a firearm that has the CQB prowess of the 12ga shotgun. It destroys things. The M4S90 is of course a 12ga. Second, I have owned 4 of them over the years. I currently own an M1014 with Kip's Ti tube, geissele hammer, an elusive black charging bolt from Kip, and a custom mag release. I sold the C-stock and run the fixed PG stock. It wears Meprolite night-sights. However, ALL of my M4 shotguns have been 100% reliable. 2.75" bird-shot, or 3" slugs, it eats 'em all. Further, I have YET to see a post from someone with an M4 shotgun that has put a few hundred rounds through it, holds it tightly, and lubes it correctly that says it malfunctions. I have surfed this and other boards for almost half a decade, and I have YET! to see a person with a "problem child" M4 that wasn't a 4-port or other early snafu. Same for broken parts. Other than a carelessly torn O-ring---I have yet to hear of any. Nada. If the idiots on the internet haven't broken one in the 5 years my ear has been to the ground...DAMN! Third, they are accurate. With slugs my M1014 likes, it shoots 1/2" 3-shot groups at 25 yards, no problem, off a bench (measured CTC obviously). Also, ALL of my M4 shotguns have shot slugs, and buckshot to the same POA. many shotguns will not do this. You sight in for slug, and the buck is 10" one way or the other or something. I have a couple of 20ga shotguns that are this way. One slings slugs 2' from POA with buckshot at 15 yards. It also patterns buckshot VERY well. 3 Brenneke Classic Magnum slugs, 25 yards, benched. 3 rounds of Winchester 9-pellet full-power Ranger Buckshot, 25 yards, benched. Fourth, It is very VERY well designed. I have yet to find anything and say "You know, this is not made well". Sure, there are things that can be made DIFFERENT, such as the rail on top, etc. but the whole thing is made VERY Well. The capacity of 9 rounds total in an 18.5" barreled semi-auto shotgun is VERY impressive. Fifth, it is a very clean system. It is piston operated and has no funky O-rings like the 1187 series from Remington. It is very durable and reliable with the short-stroke piston design, and user Duggan has put around 10K rounds through his without cleaning it. Just added more CLP. The shotgun is very reliable. Some people harp on the alloy receiver, but it is the same type of design used in the M1 shotguns, which have gone over literally a million rounds. That receiver/barrel assembly is JUST FINE! There is generous tolerances between the carrier and rails, and the trigger assembly strengthens it from the bottom, the barrel tang re-enforces it from the top and the barrel itself from the front, while it has a solid shelf + receiver/recoil tube in the back. It is a very well strengthened system, and the method in which the barrel is wedged into a recoil-slot in the receiver enhances accuracy. All-in-all, the M1014 stands out above the M4S90 to me, because it does not have removable choke-tubes. These can loosen, fly down-range, and cause other issues. This is why my M1014 is the M4 I have kept the longest, and have no intention of selling. Also, the added 2 rounds capacity over the SBS version is worth the extra 4" of length to me. Benelli did a masterful job with this, and has turned out a firearm that can control an area from 0-125 yards with serious authority, and provide effective firepower on target for any animal in north America, using the correct buck/slugs/birdshot. In short, this is why I have either always had, or always been looking for my next M4 shotgun. They work. They work for a long time. They look good doing it.

I replied to your e-mail address. You are also selling the recoil-tube assemblies. How does one go about removing that component? I have read various things on here over the years, none sound very inspiring.

I have dissected this part (pix posted a long time ago). You will NOT be able to remove the "post" from the lever, but the post can readily turn in some cases if enough force is applied. This is why I like circular bolt release pads.

I'm curious about the factory forends. Are they 11707, or M1014 forends? If they are M1014 handguards, let me know. I am interested.

Duggan ran roughly 10K rounds through his M4S90 without cleaning it, just added lube.

Sitting on a T1 2MOA, factory Noveske SBR, 12.5" VIS upper w/switchblock (4-months since pending), and a spare 10.5" Vltor VIS upper w/switchblock (also complete Noveske upper build)

For such a large company, Benelli gives VERY good CS. I have used it once or twice myself.

Show some respect. Our country belongs to his, financially. *still very unhappy about recent events*

I've long since maintained that this is a weak-point in a non-circular bolt-release button that is manufactured the way this one is. Hence...

Kroil and a long screw-driver and next time I suggest using choke-tube lube/grease on those threads. I always do and have never had an issue that the bolt-handle wouldn't solve.