DC DOG

The above should now both work.

Hmmm… both should be public access links. Typical. The USMC M1014 manual is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxN5CusgXy6nbm1udXh5dzYyYUU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-XUTOPgDtyc3Orz9E7imIbg The Benelli M4 product manual is linked here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxN5CusgXy6nNmlRcGxjWEpOaXM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-BngltgbH1bK4yPj3RGjEUQ

Hi All: Google changed security settings sometime back, and I didn’t update the public link. It should now work. Could someone please click on the original link above and test? THANKS!

Sure. They are EOTech 500 series holographic sights. However, the better version is EOTech EXPS3-0, current issue.

So, by NO means am I an “expert” sporting clays shooter (I dust 20 or more of 25 clays in trap, 25/25 in wobble, maybe 18/25 in 5 stand), but I do enjoy the heck out of it. GREAT way to learn your gun. I regularly use my M4 (tactical/straight stock and the standard/modified Benelli black choke tube) for sporting clays (which raises some eyebrows at the range). I shoot Winchester “AA” Super Sport 2 3/4” 3 1/4 Dram, 7 1/2 Shot 1300 FPS shells, which I’ve found to be my best “go to” round when shooting my Browning Citori White Satin Hunter (it’s a “fast” round which produces results). It works equally as well in the M4. Never a jam or failure, the gun always cycles it. Thing about sporting clays is “reaction time.” In my experience, if you don’t pull the trigger in 1 sec or less, you have less than a 50% chance at hitting the clay. I usually “point and shoot,” using the “relative position” of the barrel end alligned with the clay, my arm and shoulder. I’m right handed, so I have about a 10 to 20 degree inward (left) rotation when shooting, swiveling on my hips. I watch other shooters try to “aim” on clays, sometimes not engaging until 3 sec. Low probability of dusting, based on distance. For doubles, I do “aim” on the second shot and for trap and wobble, if the clay is in the ghost ring on the M4, it’s dust. Here’s a video of my nephew on the M4 (first time) shooting wobble (high stand). He learned on my Browning, which the other shooter, also my nephew, is using: Benelli M4 Range Day

QUOTING: A member of the breach team fired at them with his Benelli M4 Super 90 semi-automatic shotgun, first killing three would-be bombers. Our source said: “The terrorists were no more than a few feet away when the SAS team came face to face with them. They had just finished morning prayers and were loading weapons into a vehicle. We now think they were about to carry out an attack. One of the breach team opened fire with a shotgun and shot dead three before they could get a shot off. Another two terrorists appeared from a building and he neutralised them as well. It was a case of bang, bang, bang, then bang, bang. It was over in seven seconds. Several other terrorists emerged from the building but immediately surrendered and began panicking as two of the bodies DIDN’T HAVE HEADS – they thought they were about to be executed.” 7seconds. DAMN... SAS Breach Team Engages Tangos with Benelli M4 Shotgun

I keep searching for the Bailey rail without success. Any information? THANKS!

I keep searching for the Bailey rail without success. Any information? THANKS!

Glad to see that manual on my G-Drive is of use to people! ?

+1 for Stranger Danger. I’ve used him for my M4 work. VERY reasonable pricing, quick turn-around, OUTSTANDING work. A+++

First, thanks for the great post (with pictures no less). I really enjoy it when members take the time to create informative posts, then follow up by answering questions. Have to say, “reasonably priced” fore ends (that work well) seem to have become a thing of the past with M4s. I almost ordered this product on-sight after reading your post and seeing that it was available in FDE. But then I saw (for lack of a better term) “set screws” holding the fore end in place. That gave me pause. I regularly shoot my M4 (now, 2000+ rounds), so using it, breaking it down, and cleaning it is a regular issue. Looks like the product video shows applying mild loctite as part of the install. Here are my concerns: (1) Given that the product uses “set screws” to maintain position, have you had any problems with fore end rotation or movement after the install, especially after a “range day” of shooting? (2) If you’ve shot your M4 regularly after the install, have you noticed any issues with the “set screws” moving, creating damage, or otherwise causing a nuisance after the install? (3) Do you use a mild loctite with the “set screws” and, if so, have you had any complications when removing the fore end for cleaning? Advice appreciated and respected!

Respectfully, I’m just curious. What “lawyer” suggested to you that you have any more liability selling gun parts (which uninstalled CANNOT harm you or anyone else) than say, a car? I’m not asking the individual be identified, but please pause for a moment and consider what I just said. Just saying...

Hi OP: Like you, I encountered the same problem after replacing the stock 5 round mag with a 7 round Freedom Fighter Tactical mag. It really is ammunition manufacture dependent, because not all shot shells are the same “exact” length. Even individual shells (by the same manufacturer) can vary. So, here’s how I fixed it (there is no “replacement” mag cap “modification” that I know of, BTW). There are essentially 2 springs for the Benelli, “long” and “short” (count the coils, don’t measure how long it is). The long spring takes up more room in the tube. The “short” spring (which comes with the 5 round) takes up less. I use the “short” spring. Then, if you remove the srew-on mag cap, you will see a snap ring “cap” or “seat” (don’t remember the part name) that retains the mag spring in the tube. This “seat” is NOT indexed to the tube, meaning it can be seated deeply or at the very end of the tube and can be moved in or out. Using snap ring pliers, you can “back” this seat out some (it’s about 3/4 of an inch long). You DON’T need to back it out much, just enough so you see the end of it outside the tube (about 1/16 to 1/8 of an inch, if necessary). BE WARNED, backing it out too much will cause it to violently fly out of the end of the tube when you release compression, then you need to go looking for it (good luck with that, BTW). My seat is about 1/16 of an inch outside the tube. Those two together “fixed” the 7 round “problem” for me. I use Hornaday “Critical Defense” 00-BUCK (2 3/4). Last thing - and this is also important - if you shoot your gun at the range, MAKE SURE you occasionally crank down on the mag cap until it clicks. The cap has a tendency to loosen when shooting many rounds. I’m not sure if the cap actually retains the end of the “seat,” but I don’t chance it. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Trying to link video. SIGH.

So, by NO means am I an “expert” sporting clays shooter (I dust 20 or more of 25 clays in trap, 25/25 in wobble, maybe 18/25 in 5 stand), but I do enjoy the heck out of it. GREAT way to learn your gun. I regularly use my M4 (tactical/straight stock and the standard/modified Benelli black choke tube) for sporting clays (which raises some eyebrows at the range). I shoot Winchester “AA” Super Sport 2 3/4” 3 1/4 Dram, 7 1/2 Shot 1300 FPS shells, which I’ve found to be my best “go to” round when shooting my Browning Citori White Satin Hunter (it’s a “fast” round which produces results). It works equally as well in the M4. Never a jam or failure, the gun always cycles it. Thing about sporting clays is “reaction time.” In my experience, if you don’t pull the trigger in 1 sec or less, you have less than a 50% chance at hitting the clay. I usually “point and shoot,” using the “relative position” of the barrel end alligned with the clay, my arm and shoulder. I’m right handed, so I have about a 10 to 20 degree inward (left) rotation when shooting, swiveling on my hips. I watch other shooters try to “aim” on clays, sometimes not engaging until 3 sec. Low probability of dusting, based on distance. For doubles, I do “aim” on the second shot and for trap and wobble, if the clay is in the ghost ring on the M4, it’s dust. Here’s a video of my nephew on the M4 (first time) shooting wobble (high stand). He learned on my Browning, which the other shooter, also my nephew, is using: https://youtu.be/j9pCFC6k-V4