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Keep the gun, use it. They will said they would send me the new barrel.

Update - Benelli said they would replace the barrel. The only downside is a 6-8month back order time frame. Not a process I wanted to go through but I can live with it. Being from the manufacturing space I know the current labor and supply chain issues. Hopefully I can circle back towards the end of the year to provide one final update. Thanks again for the feedback.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. After looking at the "repair" some more over the weekend I have decided to reach back out to Benelli to see what else we can do.

Looking for feedback on what my expectations should be - I have a few shotguns and ARs but not huge gun nut when it comes to SOP for warranty items. This is the first gun I've had to send back for repair. Just got my M4 back from warranty repair. It had a brown spot by the front site from improper cleaning and the flux. They noted in the paperwork that no barrels are available and they chose to blast it and spray it with Alumahyde. Clearly the barrel isn't the original "color" and is now black (which I haven't decided is good or bad) Here are some before and after photos for reference - Before After I'm in the manufacturing business and understand the current market conditions with parts and trying to save components for complete builds. I was a little caught off guard that no one from Benelli contacted me with any options before they chose to go this route. Like I said above, I'm not sure I am against the black, just more surprised that they didn't offer any options to replace with a new barrel when the come back in stock. Would this be considered an acceptable repair? Any concerns with the Alumahyde ? Thanks for the feedback -

Thanks for the info - I have reached out to them.

photos of the area

Not sure why the photos are showing - 2nd attempt!

I just wanted to give a shout out and a huge thank you to all of you who spend time to write and post instructions, reviews and answer basic questions. The first round of mods went extremely smooth! My new M4 Landed a few weeks ago and I spent an hour or so last weekend with the first group of upgrades. Need to get her out on the range next! Quick question - I noticed the front of the barrel around the site is slightly brown. Is this normal? I haven't tried cleaning it.