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  1. 15 hours ago, huskAR said:

    OHHH. and I forgot to mention the most important disappointment in installing the 7 shot magazine tube.

    It only holds 6 shots. 

    After all the hassle, you come to find out that the 7th shell wont fit.  You are about 1/4" short.

    After much research I found a video where the manufacturer suggests that you shop around for an ammo brand that has slighter shorter shells so you can fit the 7th shell.  So far I haven't found one.

     

    Don't mean to steal the thread but, the 7 shot tube will hold seven shells once you trim the length of the spring. There posts on this subject on this site.

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  2. Early on, my M4 had the same issue. I determined that the bolt did not come back far enough to fully cock the trigger.  I put in a lighter recoil spring to solve the problem. As I recall, in later years, I went back to the factory spring after the gun was better broken in. I have had my M4 for about 15 yrs.  My only current issue is needing to use hotter loads in cold weather (Win XX low brass #8). I can run cheaper loads (Win white box, Rem Target, Estate) only in hot weather.

  3. On 10/5/2022 at 1:23 AM, cas said:

    Yes I know it's conveniently located at the end of their installation video, a point at which most potential buyers have already stopped watching, having seen the assembly completed and assuming no modification to their receiver will be necessary.   lol

    I was one of them. Reached out to Kenny and that was his first question. 

  4. On 9/6/2022 at 4:19 PM, Sbudno said:

    Sorry for the late reply on this thread, where did you get this FO post from?  Any chance you made it yourself?

    I did make it myself with a Dremel tool and a drill.  I did the same to the rear BUIS by drilling out the two white dots. I have sold all to another member on this site.

  5. 3 hours ago, ruger said:

    Tycoon,,how does that extension work? hanging out there so far. does blast gas damage it? how many rounds does it hold?

    I have put a few thousand rounds over that extension. Nothing has ever made contact. I do get a bit of carbon build up and just scrape it off at the end of the season.

    With the CC tube (7 rnd) and the 3 round extension, I can feed 10 in the tube. When a stage permits, I can start with 12 in the gun: 10 down the tube, 1 in the chamber, and 1 ghost load.

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  6. 2 hours ago, D'zaster said:

    NT, nice set up. The heat shield and fore grip on the M4 are cool. How are these parts attached?

    The aluminum heat shield is bolted to the fore grip, 4 bolts down from the top sides. Both parts are from the ATI Raven Forend package. Unfortunately, it has been discontinued, and no longer in production. The other parts of the Raven package were junk.  The stock was too heavy and complex, and the tube extension and tri-rail would not stay tight. The only good parts were the Forend and Heat Shield.  If you can find one, grap it.

    For multi-gun competition, I flip the gun upside-down and rest the but stock on my shoulder to reload. Therefore, I need the heat shield to keep from burning my left hand (either that of the MJ single glove).

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  7. The best heat shield for the Benelli® M4 is the ATI Raven Deluxe Forend-Heatshield.  They are no longer in production but can still be found from time to time. I will not part with mine. 

    The rest of the ATI Raven kit was crap (heavy collapsing stock, tri rail that would not stay tight, etc.) but the forend and heatshield are great.

     

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  8. 2 hours ago, Gorlami said:
    2 hours ago, Gorlami said:

    I really dig this setup as it’s KISS. What kind of stock are you using? Is it the Mesa with cheek riser? It seems that would work best with this. 

    Correct, a Mesa with a cheek riser.

     

  9. I shoot my M4 with a red dot.  At first, I used the Scalar rail with a Triji. for the co-witness.  What a confusing mess. 

    Next, I removed the front and rear iron sights. This was better, I just didn't like the Triji.

    Finally, I removed the Scalar to go back to the factory rail and a Vortex Venom. I discovered that the rail could be mounted backwards to bring the red dot to wear the factory sight used to sit. I just cut off some over hang. 

    This is my 3-gun competition gun.

     

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  10. I, too, flip the gun over to load and a heatshield is mandatory. I have an ATI Raven forend and matching heatshield. The heatshield screws on to the forend, so no modifications to the gun.  Here is a picture looking down the barrel. I don't believe these are produced any longer. Note: ATI sold these as part of a full kit. The ATI Raven stock was too heavy and cumbersome, the mag extension was worthless, and the forward rail section would never stay tight. The forend and heatshield were the only valuable parts.

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  11. I would suggest getting a shorter fixed stock (Mesa Tactical) rather than the adjustable.

    The 7 round tube is a must and you may want to add an extension (+2 or +3).

    Before getting into other mods, we would need to know: What are you going to use the gun for? (Home protection, 3-gun competition, or just a Tacti-cool plinker)

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  12. 11 hours ago, Don Randall said:

    What is the size of the lock washer you used? Any experience with the NORD brand of stainless steel lock washer? Thanks.

    I don't know the size (and I am not going to remove that stock now that it finally holds tight).  It looks to be about half an inch in diameter and fits the diameter of the screw.  Just take your screw into a hardware store and find one that 1) has an opening large enough for the shaft of the screw, and 2) has teeth that will touch the face of the screw head.

  13. Don't "pull" the trigger; squeeze it. Use the pad of your finger, not the crease. 

    Now, here is a drill for getting over the anticipation of the recoil. With red dot on your target, squeeze the trigger just enough to feel some resistance, then release the trigger back to no resistance (not all the way back out). Repeat this adding a little more pressure with each subsequent attempt. If you do this correctly, it should surprise you when the gun actually fires. Repeat the drill until you get a feel for just how much pressure is needed to fire the gun.  You don't want to over pull the trigger (i.e. jam it hard into the rear position).

    If ammo shortage is a concern, do some dry fire practice at home. Again, you want to learn just how much pressure is needed to release the hammer.

    Let us know how you do. 

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  14. 51 minutes ago, JT111 said:

    I think I’m due for a trip to the optometrist. I think I’ll end up with some sort of bifocals. 

    I have these on my shooting glasses: OPTX 20/20 Hydrotac Stick-on Bifocal Reading Glasses. ?

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