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Thanks for the update. I've been wanting one of these for a while, and I'm sure several others have as well. I might not have checked on their website had you not posted this, but now one is on order! Thanks again.

Hi marc63, Thanks for the reply. I did finally decide to use the Carriercomp follower, with my original Benelli high-visibility insert. I thought that the considerably longer length of the Carriercomp one would lessen its chances of canting inside the magazine tube. It's a remote possibility, but I thought that if it were to cant, it might chatter or even grab as it traveled down the tube. Even though this shotgun will almost certainly never see combat or defensive duty, I still don't want to introduce anything that might impede its functioning. Again, thanks for the reply. Carl

The Carriercomp magazine tube arrived today. It was in great condition, very well packed and was shipped very promptly. Thanks! CW

Hello, I found this link to some made by Sidearmor. Hope this helps.

PM sent regarding the magazine tube set.

Hello Everyone, I'm newly registered here, and this is my first post. I've looked through some old threads and have seen some questions regarding the length and cycling reliability of a few aftermarket followers, but I couldn't find anything that addresses the hardness of stainless steel as opposed to aluminum. I've finally broken down and bought a Benelli M4, and true to form, before firing the first shot through it, I'm looking to replace some parts. (I'm sure that's not a foreign concept to many here...) I've ordered a Carriercomp titanium magazine tube and picatinny rail, and have also picked up forearm parts from FFT as well as several parts from GG&G. As part of a package deal, I bought the GG&G stainless follower, and was wondering if the (I'm assuming) harder composition as compared to aluminum presents any problems. This might be a moot question, as the first "hit" I found with a search for the respective hardness of each metal yielded an average of B90 for commercially pure titanium, and maximums of B87-88 for several annealed types of stainless. However, if stainless is hardened, it looked like the hardness was more in the C40-45 range. At first glance from a Wikipedia article, it doesn't appear to be as simple as the C scale beginning where the B ends, but it does appear that stainless steel can be made harder than titanium. I don't get as much spare time as I would like, so I doubt I'll ever be able to wear a hole in the magazine tube, even if I had a diamond follower. My guns are all range toys, so my life will hopefully never depend upon the reliability or lubricity of the follower. However, in the past few weeks when I've been looking around on this forum, I haven't seen much mention of the GG&G follower, good or bad. I do realize that the Carriercomp tube will include a follower when shipped, but for visibility, it requires the original Benelli insert. (The GG&G has a red anodized aluminum insert.) If possible, I wouldn't mind leaving all of the original Benelli parts in pristine condition, should I ever need to get the shotgun back into stock condition. (I should be well beyond 922R compliance, but it might be good for resale/trade to keep the original parts.) Has anyone here noticed any undue wear or had a bad experience using a stainless follower in a titanium tube? Thanks, and I know I can be a bit long-winded... Carl