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Correct. Not all 2 3/4" shells are the same size. I've notice that the Federal LE Tactical w/Flight Control in the 9 pellet load is just ever so slightly longer than their 8 pellet load. This makes a difference in my m4 as I can only get 6 rounds in instead of 7. But it's not a problem in my Remington 870. My solution was to just use the 8 pellet rounds. ?

Honestly man, I know it sounds daunting, but you'll be fine. Plus, I suspect the Smith will have to heat it too to break the Loctite. It's pretty straight forward. Just make sure you have the right tools. A vice to hold the receiver is critical. And a pair of friction type gloves to get a good grip and/or a strap wrench may be useful.

Red dot is overkill on a shotgun IMO. But if I were going to do it, I'd go T1. But I prefer Aimpoints over Eotechs.

Nice! Sounds like they did right by you...which is always good to hear.

+1 It always cracks me up when I see posts like this. "Hey folks, I'm thinking about breaking the law and just wanted to announce it on a public forum that might be monitored by police so that there is a written record of it."

No. Not to my knowledge anyway. Reviews are scattered throughout the forum. Search will find some of them. Try google too. If you're not having luck finding what you need, then post. People here are pretty helpful. Here's a little to get you started... Anything by Carrier Comp is good to go...especially their mag tubes. Expect to wait a bit for it though. And they can be slow to respond. Worth the wait though.

While you're at it, maybe you could ask Benelli why they don't make a few more barrels (longer) for the M4.

Um...dude...you gotta shotgun monkey on your back! Just sayin. ;-)

Ya know, Salient Arms does a lot of work on Benellis and from the pictures I've seen, they have an oversized charging handle. I have no idea what it's made out of or if they are willing to sell you one. But given the delay with Carrier Comp and the lack of other QUALITY choices, it might be worth a quick email to Salient to see if it can be purchased. They're stuff ain't junk, for sure. I suspect it's pretty high quality. Just an idea.

Still go me a set of those too. Never did get around to returning them. To say the two halves don't align is an understatement. The gap is huge.

That can by typical of CC. Fantastic products. And worth the wait. You just have to be patient sometimes.

+1. It's why I no longer buy their products. Their quality is unreliable and their attitude about it is simply frustrating. I would rather go without than deal with them. On a positive note, however, they always seem willing to take it back for return or exchange.

I find that the 9 pellet shells are just ever so slightly longer than the 8 pellet shells which reduces capacity in my M4 by one round. Now I could probably trim a "turn" off of the mag spring to solve the problem but I would prefer not to do that. YMMV

Vodoo Tactical makes a double case. It's pretty popular. It's ok quality. If you're just looking for a case to go back and forth to the range and stuff, it's a good option. If you actually intend to use the shoulder harness and trek a few miles with it, I'd go with a 5.11 case or something else.

You should get both so that you can try them out and then decide! What? I'm an enabler! What can I say.