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I currently have a Surefire 617FA forend for my Benelli M1 but it doesn't exactly fit rock solid. The instruction manual says that it is supposed to fit the newer Benelli M1s according to the serial number but there is quite a bit of rotational play in it. I do have the set screws tightened. My Benelli M1 is the newest version with the magazine tube barrel stop ring. I had to remove this ring in order to get the Surefire forend to slide over the magazine tube and their is no mention of this in the Surefire manual. This is the newer style Surefire forend with the grey rubber grip area but it still has the set screws in front so it isn't the current version Surefire sells. I am thinking of buying the new LED 617LM version to replace the 617FA but I have some questions. I noticed that Surefire eliminated the set screws on it so I am guessing it mounts to the Benelli M1 differently. I have also noticed that the aluminum spacer that used to fit between the rear of the forend and the front of the receiver now mounts at the front on the 617LM. I would rather have the spacer at the rear because I don't like gripping the shotgun so close to the receiver. Can you mount the spacer at the rear of the forend or does it have to stay up front? Will the new 617LM fit on the magazine tube without removing the barrel stop ring and does it fit more securely than the older version? I tried calling Surefire but the person I talked to couldn't answer any of my questions. Thanks for any help.

Mesa Tactical is supposed to be producing a sling plate for the urbino that fits between the stock and receiver. It will have a socket that accepts qd sling swivels. I have seen pics of it on Mesa Tacticals forum in the Urbino discussion thread.

I mailed my rebate in on 9/29 and I received the check on 10/28. I think they say to allow 6-8 weeks for processing so I got my check faster than I expected. Just an FYI for anyone mailing in their rebates. Make sure you actually cut the UPC from your Benelli box and mail that with your receipt and rebate form. Benelli will not accept copies or pictures of the UPC. This is to avoid anyone from trying to get more than one rebate. I believe they will accept a copy of your dated sales receipt but just to be safe, I had my dealer print a duplicate copy of the sales receipt to mail in. Also, make sure that you buy your Benelli from an authorized Benelli dealer or else you will not get the rebate. Benelli has a list of authorized dealers on their website.

Thanks for the help Hookster. I didn't even think about the problem being with the OEM magazine tube barrel bracket and not the handguard. I guess the specs on the magazine tube bracket under the barrel varies since some people say they have fitting issues and some don't. Benelli probably doesn't see it as a problem since the factory handguards are unaffected by this slight size variation since they push against the spring washers inside the bracket and not the bracket itself. I bet most people don't always notice when the barrel isn't fully seated since it is such a small gap. The only reason I noticed is because the receiver area below the feedramp started to get worn and damaged from the shells hitting it instead of the feedramp. This only started happening after I installed the Surefire rail so upon closer inspection, I realized the barrel wasn't fully seated. I need the Surefire rail for 922r compliance with my US made full length magazine tube and US made follower, so I took a file to the face of the under barrel magazine tube bracket. I slowly removed material from the face of the bracket constantly checking the fit to be sure I wouldn't remove too much and end up with a loose fitting Surefire rail. In the end, I probably removed about 1/32" of material and the barrel is now fully seated with the Surefire rail installed. I finished the bare steel with some cold blue and with the rail installed you can't even tell I filed the bracket. The factory handguards also still fit fine after all the filing. To the people looking to install a Surefire or other rail system, I'm going to guess that if your Benelli M4 has about a 1/16" gap between the handguard lip and under barrel magazine tube bracket, at the bottom, then you shouldn't have any problems with installing a rail system. However, if the bottom hanguard lip edge is almost right up against the face of the under barrel magazine tube bracket, then you will probably need to do some filing to get a proper fit. If anyone with a Benelli M4 that didn't require modification to install their rail could confirm this by checking the gap between the factory handguards and face of the under barrel magazine tube bracket, let me know what you find.

I just bought a new Surefire M80 rail for my Benelli M4 and I have the same gap between the barrel collar and receiver that other people have had once the rail is installed. The barrel is not fully seated inside the receiver so this can't be right or good. I thought Surefire had fixed this problem which is why I bought the rail. I have seen this rail being used by other people on the internet so do they just live with the gap and run their guns like that or do I have a defective rail? I emailed Surefire Tech Support and am waiting for an answer but I wanted some unbiased opinions. I have read the other threads reguarding this problem but does anyone have any other info?

I contacted Benelli Customer Service about the loose forend and the possibility of missing a washer. I was told that there should be a flat washer and a curved washer with the forend. The flat washer goes in first against the plastic forend and then the curved washer. I am missing the curved washer causing the loose forend so they are going to send me one. I am impressed with Benellis great Customer Service. Thanks for the help Hookster.

Hi, I just bought my first Benelli shotgunand it is an older HK Benelli M1 Super 90 Defense model. I noticed that the forend is a little loose with some fore and aft movement. Is this normal for the M1 S90. I have also read that there should be 2 washers used with the forend assembly on older models but mine only has one. It is a big metal washer that fits between the plastic forend and barrel ring. Am I missing one which is why the forend seems loose? Thanks