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Well, I dunno about the new(er) rail on an older M4 as I've got the B&T rail on my '20 H20 and now on my '24 Entry. The new(er) Pro rail doesn't provide me enough "usable" slots, so it might go F/S soon...

I was able to track down a completely new M3 (# 11606) that was just a 5+1 model that already had the short magazine tube cap, so no part number on hand at the moment. Contact Benelli CS and ask for the standard mag tube cap for an 11606 M3 (5+1 model). Mr. Carter Miller is the Benelli CS rep we use when it comes to Benelli parts questions, but he's tough to track down at times. Good Luck!

Rose Action Sports cut the barrel down to 14" exactly for a perfect fit with the mag tube end cap (no threads on this particular barrel). 14.5" would have extended a bit past, as I wanted everything flush for tight quarters w/ stock fully collapsed. Very nice cut & crowning work by RAS might I add... We tried to heat up the original front sight to "un-solder" it for re-use, but that was a no-go. At the time, no Vang-Comp sights were in stock/on hand, so we went with a LPA front sight w/ tritium insert from Fusion Firearms: https://fusionfirearms.com/lpa-front-shotgun-sight-low-solder-on-tritium Since the sight is "adjustable", co-witness with original rear sight was no problem. Let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns. Semper Fi!

I'll fill you in on all the details later today when i get back in the office and on a computer. PT tests this morning...

I apparently ran out of space to do so...

The latest from the A300 UP SBS Project... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AhUzfJ_BdXRg-S81rUUFAoOCU5MGiw07/view?usp=sharing

The most current pics of this M3 SBS project: For those curious, it runs & shoots just as well as it's full-sized brother but has a bit more "kick" to it. Planning Vang Comp barrel work and loading port opening next...

Our MARDET (and myself, personally) wanted to know if the A300 UP would be a good SBS candidate to use as a semi-auto breacher and as a MTT demo piece. The original goal was to attempt to SBS a 1301 Tactical but some of the armorers up in VA informed us that due to it's "tuned" gas system and design this would not be successful (or possible at all). They purchased two 5+1 models of the A300 UP and I got one for myself to go along with my own M4 Entry and (custom) M3 Tactical SBS gas guns. The entire SBS process was super quick and easy, and the project is moving along without any issues. I'm just waiting to add on a few creature-comfort extras (Urbino, Scalarworks, AimPoint, etc.), but the Det is setting theirs up with more tactical components. As is now with it's 14" barrel, it handles any shotshell like the full-size model and is as smooth as a 1301. I will say that it's lighter weight and shorter barrel makes high brass buck and slugs very "sporty" with an effective range of 10yds using FlightControl or Versatite shells. More to follow...

...but I don't think an M2 would (satisfactory) handle being in austere environments and/or for use in military deployments as a M4/M1014 would. This M4 Drone Guardian (AGRO) is more suitable handle the rough(er) conditions of military/tactical applications than a M2 (Inertia Drive). No knock against the great M2 (or original M1/ convertible M3), but I personally wouldn't deploy with one if given the choice. The new "Advanced Impact" patented barrel with a larger and longer cone sounds interesting to say the least.

I'm not sure about the limbsaver pad, sorry.

FYI... Another new drone swatting scatter-gun, the M4 Advanced Impact Drone Guardian... https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/benelli-introduces-them4-a-i-drone-guardian-44815792 An optional 26" barrel, a Steiner red dot(?), with everything else a modern day M4 Tactical may have (including the newer c stock).

I love it thus far, and I don't see myself shooting without it now (especially as a SBS). Very "handy" for moving around and it's not as cumbersome as you would think. To me, I have a lot more control of this SBS with it when shooting with proper form/technique and in those odd-ball positions & instances. It'd put one on the M3 SBS but only if it stayed in semi-auto mode (no pump)...

Got the barrel back last week, with the cut & crown work expertly done by Rose Action Sports. This M3 Tactical SBS is now on par with my M4 Entry SBS, and now the solid break-in(s) can begin (plus, the weather will be getting "better"). Not a bad looking pair...

Bump... New low reduced price of $30 shipped in time before the season starts. THX!

SOLD! Many thanks to all for looking. More OEM and aftermarket stuff coming soon...