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  1. 40 minutes ago, rubicon20032003 said:

    What sucks Benelli doesn’t offer them anymore.And probably fft is only one in stock .So have to buy on used market or pay his price ..Heck dealer cost on the bare housing use to be under $100 

    Midwest had them in stock like two months ago.

    If you don’t care about the colour, you can use one from an M1 or M3. Same exact aluminium casting, different colour finish on it. A&S is also very nice option.

    If you dont mind the older H&K trigger guard you order it on midwest for 70$ but it will be black.

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  2. On 12/22/2021 at 1:29 PM, bambihunter said:

    I thought they stopped making the M3's for more than a decade. Is that not true Doge?
    I have two, top folders like your bottom one. Both HK marked.

    They never stopped making them. I know the M1 Super 90 was resurrected briefly for 2019 in a hunting/field configuration.

  3. 12 hours ago, StreetSweeper56 said:

    I KNEW IT! LOL! Fastenal has everything! I'll see if they have a "G" fastener that fits, if so I'll let everyone know the part number or if someone beats me to it let us all know!

    I am super shocked Fastenal had it. They have a terrible reputation in my area. I am more of a mcmaster-carr person?

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  4. Here's the dimensions for the original flexible retaining ring:

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    I did briefly investigate a sourcing for aftermarket replacement but it appears it doesn't conform to any ANSI or DIN specifications. So chances of finding this off the shelf is slim.

    I did also look at either making my own out of spring steel with an angled cut (purple ring) to aid in removal or take an original ring to the grinder. Basically stick a pick tool in the corner and pry it off like shaft snap ring.

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  5. All the clamps are going to wear on the barrel. A good way to keep the barrel finish minty is to put high temperature electrical tape where it clamps.

    I run my M3s with the full length steel magazine tubes without clamps.

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  6. M3 action is much more open. It can quickly run sluggish if sand gets on the recoil spring. M4 is better sealed in this aspect - of course dirt can get in the ejection port or loading port on both.

    The 1301 came from the Tx4, which came from the A400 series. So basically a sporting gun turned tactical. The M1014 was solely made to go to war. M3 was more for police units.

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  7. I think the recoil spring being up front like my M3 has something to do with it. My M3s across the board are all little more wobbly than the M4. The trade off is that you can actually fully strip the M3 down in the field. The Gen 2 1301 I have is actually pretty smooth.

    Also before the 1301 came along, there was the TX4 Storm. It was like 1600$ MSRP whereas the Gen One 1301 was like 1050$ with a street price like 900$. They did a ton of cost cutting like plastic rails and plastic rear sight. The 1301 is way better at 1000$ than the TX4 Storm was at 1600$.

    The 1301 of today is really hard to beat. I see the trend more people leaning towards Turkish M4s or the 1301 lately. Its basically ready to go out of the box with stuff Benelli M4 owners usually add on immediately after purchase (big charging handle, bolt release, flat lifter, wider loading port).

  8. My very first gun was a M3 Super 90 that I got on arfcom a decade ago, now I have six of them?. They are totally cool, underrated shotguns. They are one of the oldest shotguns Benelli makes and I hope they never stop making them like the AR15.

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