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Actually, the heat will transfer to the receiver via the threads if one heats the mag tube only and therefore both the receiver and the mag tube will be the same approximate temperate. There will be no substantial heat difference unless one flashes the heat onto the mag tube, a slow and steady heat flow will transfer the heat evenly. IMO, it's all about doing it methodically, SAFELY, predictably and deliberately - rather than the (blind) bull in the china closet approach. I do appreciate the fact that some folks already (think they) know it all and will do it 'their' way regardless. Believe what you want, I have three decades of experience working with heat and materials. I have a very unique insight to the way heat energy flows and its effect on materials based thousands of close observations. ETA: BTW, I'm a certified thermographer if titles mean anything to some people. lol

Instead of waving the heat gun all over and around the assembly, the best and most methodical (and safest for someone with zero experience doing this) for applying heat with a heat gun I've noted by far is the one posted by Stranger Danger, i.e. set the heat gun in a fixed position aimed directly at the mag tube (I'm thinking at a point 5-6" from the receiver so as not to apply heat directly to the receiver) which will allow for the heat to flow/migrate back to the threaded portion of the mag tube. Using this method suggested by SD it would allow one to continuously apply a moderate amount of force to unscrew the mag tube (with the receiver cautiously and carefully clamped in the vise without applying an inordinate amount of pressure) while the heat is still being applied (and not cooling off) as the threadlocker releases since one's hands are not busy with the heat gun. With the judicious application of heat as suggested by SD one should not encounter the resistance unscrewing the mag tube as seen in the above video. I still prefer my 'heat bath' method as it is methodical, precise, predictable, and very easily managed (much like SD's method). When I used the heat bath method* (in a heat field generated by a propane space heater, rotating the assembly no closer than 9-10" to the burner and for no longer than FIVE second passes between attempts to unscrew the mag tube) I definitely did not encounter the amount of resistance in the above video, it was much easier to unscrew once I hit the temperature the threadlocker releases at. High resistance = thread locker not fully released - which can occur as a result of the assembly cooling off between handheld heat gun applications. *I went to using 'brute heat' since I'm very familiar with the application of heat to materials and I was NOT happy with my progress with waving the heat gun around the assembly - had I only the heat gun, the natural progression of my attempt at applying heat would have been the fixed position application as suggested by SD. That was very astute of you SD!

Yeah, that Yak-54 shares the same powerplant as the Sukhoi sport planes, a Vedeneyev M14P nine cylinder radial engine which can be massaged to put out 560 horse in the extreme version. Can you imagine that in a 1,500# aircraft? Take about a brute...no wonder pilots like Jurgis Kairys Nigel Arnot can do a very short takeoff roll and point it straight up. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzUdH8rTGyY Will Curtis' Su-26 is equipped with the 560 horse version of the Vedeneyev M14P - [ATTACH=CONFIG]1620[/ATTACH]

If you enjoyed that, you're gonna love Svetlana Kapanina, the world's best woman aerobatic pilot (in this video mostly flying Su-31s, but also Su-26s) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKLaJDIoWfI Svetlana flying a Su-26 -

I'm so glad you broached the topic of Russian stuff, especially Russian aircraft! Check out this Sukhoi Su-26 sport plane with a roll rate of 400 degrees/second, the likes of which will NEVER be topped by ANY sport/aerobatic production aircraft EVER! (simply because it would be absolutely cost prohibitive to try do so these days, only a state entity has [had] the resources to pull it off)

And still another search resulted in this - http://www.benelliusa.com/forum/showthread.php/28526-922-%28r%29-is-still-alive?highlight=922%28r%29

It matters not that the g-men are not 'actively' pursuing those not complying with 922®. What matters is that it's on the books as a 'federal crime' and is generally viewed by many as a 'tack-on' charge, i.e. to charge someone with an additional charge in order to squeeze them into copping a plea. Most importantly, it doesn't matter WHAT the 'statute' says, what matters is how it's interpreted by the g-men and their prosecutor brethren. Least we forget the case of David Olofson (an Army Reservist) who was INNOCENT yet was found guilty of 'owning a machinegun (without the benefit of a tax stamp)' (an Oly AR with a manufacturer's defect) and ended up in federal prison DESPITE the facts. https://www.google.com/search?q=oflofson+ar-15&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=AT7&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&sclient=psy-ab&q=olofson+ar15+case&oq=olofson&gs_l=serp.1.1.0l3j0i10.5205.8383.1.12472.7.6.0.0.0.1.1237.2844.0j4j6-1j1.6.0.les%3B..0.0...1c.1.1fmNfQ7v0qY&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=d98323fe72e95584&biw=1280&bih=728 Considering that those jokers get on the stand and declare a Winchester Model 12 shotgun a 'machinegun', it's just prudent to make sure one is '922® compliant' - and keep the receipts for the new parts.

A quick search resulted in this - http://www.benelliusa.com/forum/showthread.php/28612-Just-ordered-an-M4-H2O/page8?highlight=h20

Which point is that? That you're mentally lazy or that you're way too busy making movies of yourself to be bothered with doing your own research (by performing a simple search of this forum or even with a search engine)?

This coming from the same poster who, apparently being too mentally lazy (or perhaps way too busy making movies of himself) to do his own research, resorts to asking questions which have already been answered in depth on here more than once. lol

I believe there was a thread on here in the past month or so discussing why Benelli quit offering the H2O, something about not meeting 922r compliance with simply 're-manufacturing' by applying the Robar finish.

That's from Nov. of last year and I believe there are at least two threads on here regarding that. IIRC the conclusion was that this is NOT retroactive therefore no one gets to skate on the 922r compliance.

Thx for that info benelliwerkes. Obviously I entered that wrong, it should have been 5/32" not 5/16", and it's definitely better to alter the cheap replaceable part. I've not received my Mesa Tactical QD attachment point yet so I've not altered my c-stock yet, and now I won't thanks to your tip.

Indeed it is. It is complete nonsense with respect to everything else, e.g. one can get a hi-cap FN SLP or Mossy 930 SPX or Remington, etc. with a pistol grip and not have to make mods to it since it's 'Made in the USA'. And all because of this completely made-up "meeting a 'sporting purpose'."

If you go with the single point attachment at the pistol grip you will have to drill out the pre-existing hole to 5/16" (according to Mesa Tactical) in the C-stock pistol grip or drill an entirely new one in the standard stock pistol grip to accommodate the Mesa Tactical sling attachment point. Here's a MS3 sling demo, adjustment handle loop provides fast, smooth lengthening/shortening, was surprised at how easily it works -

Magpul MS3 with a QD attachment point at the single point attachment, converts quickly to 2 point (MS3 sling has locks on the hooks, pretty handy). Single point attachment point, Mesa Tactical QD pocket, 91330 Push-button Sling Swivel for Benelli M1014 - http://www.gunaccessories.com/Mesa_Tactical/SlingHookLoops.asp Magpul RSA for the forward 2nd sling attachment, attached to a CDM BMT mount

I think that's a safe bet. lol

Then it appears someone has swapped out the original fixed 'skeleton' stock, sold it, and replaced it with the standard PG stock. From what I gather, fixed choke and L.E. on the receiver = M1014. However I defer to someone more versed in these such as Uno who owns one.

This is all utter nonsense...the 2nd Amendment protection has absolutely nothing to do with 'sporting purposes'. Meanwhile, one can buy a Saiga 12 and as many 20 round drums as they want for it (recall that the USAS shotgun 20 round drums were classified as 'destructive devices' by atf). Swat that camel's nose!

If it does not have a screw in choke (rather it has a fixed choke), then from what I gather it's a M1014. Unaltered this is what one should look like, they generally have an American flag below the ejection port just aft of the handguards -

Apparently you have the Limited Edition M1014. Does it have the skeletonized buttstock (fixed, non-telescoping)?

Your PM was a real hoot. So you ARE a princess. lol

Ok. Now we get it.

Oh boo-effing-hoo. I waited nine months for my rail. Are you a princess?

Me either. Is this a problem???