tinman1975

Just a heads up.....they are in stock straight through benelliusa store for 30 bucks cheaper

Seller is good to go. Was a pleasure to do business with and shipped fast. Thanks again

If I remember correctly a m2 barrel will fit an m1 with just a little modification to the forend. You can buy the barrels direct from benelliusa.com but they ain't cheap. Looks like they are oos now....but sign up to be notified....they come in and out of stock. Impact guns also gets benelli barrels in and out of stock....they have the 28" in stock now

The pic doesn't look like the H20..... But check this out http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=738022 i agree seems too good to be true

nice....now how do I know if thats the right threading i need? Also, is the entire nut nylon or just the little ring inside? I am wondering about the integrity of a complete nylon nut....as it is it sounds like everybody is rounding the edges on the metal ones

Cool I may take you up on it. . Im gonna wait until I install the sight and also after I check the hardware store. . . But if I get in a jam. . I may pm you. . .thanks again

Gonna install meprolights on the m4 and was lookin to order the nylon front sight nut, but Brownells seems to be out of stock. They have 2 separate listings....one nut for the M4 that is 8.99 which is the out of stock one.....but then another one that isnt as specific but says super 90. Is there a difference in the nuts? The meprolight GR's supposedly fit the newer m1's and m4's. Or does anybody else have a source for the nylon nut for the m4 front sight besides brownells?

I am not going to get in a pissing match like some people like to do on these forums. . . .but tell me how the ridiculously long and narrow oem stock is better than the urbino?

I didnt say it was comparable to the OEM. I was stating that it wasnt much different LOOKS wise...because some seem to think the urbino is ugly. But comparing the stock there is no comparison...the urbino is far superior

Mine showed up today. Installs super easy, feels really tight, and really doesnt look much different than the OEM stock. The LOP change makes such a huge difference....much more comfortable. I think the need for a screwdriver to remove the stock is a non issue. I have never had to remove my stock "in the field" anyways. If i lived in a free state, maybe the collapsible stock would be the way to go, but for people in California (where mesa tactical is) .......I think its a no brainer. People seem to be getting all worked up that the stock isnt "perfect".....but look at the part its replacing.....I feel you are getting a better stock for less than the price of a new OEM stock, assuming you can deal with needing a screwdriver to remove it. I know its silly and beaten to death, but it also feels better knowing that, god forbid, I ever get into a jam with my shotgun, I can say I have made the effort to comply to the silly 922r law than thumb my nose at it. If you want to be mad, be mad at Benelli, who makes a 1500 dollar shotgun and puts a turd of a stock on it to begin with. I think Mesa should be applauded for the hard work, and for even attempting this endeavor.....it took balls to put up a lot of money in these rough economic times to provide a product to benelli owners, that nobody else has.

I had the same dilema. . I ended up getting both. .but if you want one that can do both. . I would get the m2 with the 21 inch barrel. You can get a nordic components mag extension or daves metal works extension for like fourty bucks which will bring your total up to eight rounds in the tube. Also you have to think about sights. The m4 comes with ghost ring sights.. . .which are no fun trying to shoot birds or clays with. .if I had to buy only one. I would buy the m2. You can always buy an extra barrel for longer lengths. . . .you can't get a longer barrel for the m4. If you look around. .m2 americans are being sold for like 800 bucks new. That saves you about 600 bucks over the m4. With that money you can buy stuff like extra barrel or magazine extension

Fiocci nickel plated buck is pretty darn good for the price. Both high and reduced velocity run fine in my m4. .I buy the 100 round bulk packs of federal target loads at wal Mart

Yes it is a black vent rib....will call you tomorrow

any chance you could cancel the order on the 21" barrel? I would trade you straight across for my 21" barrel...it only has about 150 target loads down the pipe? I could even throw in a little bit of cash to cover the cost of my 150 rounds down the tube. I originally got the 21" barrel cause i wanted a combo shotgun that i could use for birds and HD...but then got the M4....so id rather have a longer barrel now

if you go to the specifications page of the m4, it lists the capacity as 4+1. I think most people add a full length tube anyways. There have been a lot of discussions lately also on different manufacturers having different length 2 3/4 " shells....so trying a shorter brand may let you fit 5. You can also float or ghost load a round..... here is a link of ghost loading and fitting 5 in the tube I noticed federal tactical buck runs a little longer than say fiocci and some other brands. I pulled my spring and cut 2 or three coils off so i could fit 7 of the federal loads in my full length tube. and it functions fine. I also ordered an extra spring with my titanium fl tube in case cutting the spring caused any problems....but it didnt, and now i have an extra spring for the future. If you dont want to cut coils, Fiocci makes pretty affordable and decent performing nickel plated buckshot that tends to run pretty short in overall length. Hornady TAP buck also runs short enough to fit 7 without cutting the springs

I had the same problem with federal tactical buck. I clipped a few coils off the spring and they fit. If you don't want to cut coils. . . .fiocci actually makes some pretty darn good buckshot and its super affordable too. . .now i run like four rounds of federal mixed with three rounds of fiocci and they all fit. I also found that for at home. . .loading six in the tube and floating one on the carrier is plenty adequate. Also i figured it couldn't hurt to have an extra spring. . .so i ordered an extra spring from carriercomp and you will have no problem fitting seven in the tube if you just mix a few of those fiocci rounds in there

anyone have for sale a black m2 barrel in either 26 or 28" ? Or would anybody want to trade either of the above for a pristine 21" barrel

Well its been long overdue.....but I finally got to go out shooting the newest m1a. I also added a new usgi gas piston, so im not sure exactly what changes helped the most, but my accuracy improved greatly. I was somewhat suprised to see that my poi had dropped about 4 MOA ofter the changes. It took me a while to get sighted back in. At 50 yards most of the holes were touching. The changes definately cut down on random flyers. I would say overall the few minor improvements shrunk my groups by prolly 25-30%. at 100 yards I was holding under 2 inch groups with the irons. The rifle shoots better than I can....so I cant ask for much more....maybe one day ill put a scope on her just to see what she is really capable of. Oh and that was with radway green surplus ammo

Unfortunately no I havent been able to yet. I have had a crazy last few weeks and havent had any "me" time. I may try to sneak away thursday...ill let you know how it goes

Well you got plenty of time to think. Sounds like LRB is backed up about 10-12 months on receivers at the moment. And to think how much people were upset over 3 months for a carrier comp tube:)

Not necessarily, gas locks all vary and some lock up in different places than others...which is why they give you different size shims to use. It is possible that in order to lock up at the 5:30 position some people end up using two thick or even all three shims to get to that point. But some times if you have to use the two thickest shims or all three...it is possible to push the entire gas cylinder too far forward and you end up shooting past the point of proper port alignment. Also you can flip the gas lock the other way and see if that aids in taking up some of the slack. You just have to trial and error until you find the right combo, but try to shim as little as possible to get the proper lockup. From the sounds of it misalignment of the port is a rare occurance and most cylinders use a combination of the thinnest and one other shim. And as far as the splines, all of mine slid right off...but if your rifle was previously owned, some people peen the splines in order to make a tighter fit, but even then the soft taps with the plastic mallet should make it a breeze

Hey hookster, I have shimmed all three of my M1A's and its pretty easy if you have any mechanical inclination at all. Few tips: I would buy a proper set of castle nut pliers....i bought a heavy duty set off gunbroker for like 20 bucks. Buy the gas cylinder wrench if you dont have a nice padded vice you can use. Dont forget that the front sight has a set screw for the castle nut in it....a lot of guys use gorilla grips trying to loosen the castle nut and forget to unscrew the set screw. If the castle nut is still tight....spray a little break free or something and let it soak the threads....you wanna finesse this a little, dont risk torquing your setup. Once you have the gas plug, the muzzle break and castle nut assembly,the gas lock, and the front band slid off the front of the barrel, the gas cylinder should slide right off. One of my rifles was a little tighter and took a single , soft tap with a plastic mallet and it slid right forward. After shimming, when you reassemble look at the hole the gas cylinder goes through in the front band....try to center the cylinder perfectly in the hole before you tighten things down...a small tap in either direction should get you where you need to be. And the most important step, if you dont want a loose muzzle break, after you tighten down the set screw into the little recess in the castle nut....back the castle nut counter clockwise ever so slightly so that it binds against the set screw and keeps it from unthreading itself inder vibrations. make sure you put the barreled action completely back in the stock with the trigger guard locked before tightening the gas plug back on. if you have any questions pm me and ill give ya my contact info. Oh also, as far as supressor alignment tools, save your money. If I remember you have the california brake....which has a larger diameter hole reamed than the nice FS that everybody else gets to have....so it would have to be way out of alignment to cause an issue. But also a little tip......take a brand new # 2 pencil and put in softly into your barrel....it works fine in a pinch and saves you the 40-50 bucks on an alignment tool you dont need And after you are all shimmed...make sure and check that your gas port hasnt been thrown too far out of alignment. Soflty insert a 1/16 allen wrench through the hole in the bottom of your gas cylinder....it should slide pretty easily all the way into the barrel....you should be able to look down the barrel and see the allen wrench has passed completely through the port

10/20 mags.....where did you pick those up? i have never seen those?

Thanks...I think i did score. I seriously think she had about 100 rounds through her. when i stripped her all apart to clean, most of the parts were still packed in cosmoline. No visible wear on anything. Couldnt find a brass chip anywhere in the action. Ran a patch through the barrel and it came out white as snow. Muzzle wear was just a hair above 0. TRW barrel, TRW trigger group, HR op rod, and old SA usgi bolt....I am a happy man. I think she just bumped my m4 off as my favorite firearm i own

skeeter...im glad you got a laugh...it was totally meant to be light hearted...but some people dont always get it. And no its not a build...its a SA standard...but it was made in 93 when they used all usgi parts...including the stocks.