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You got a few things wrong there my friend, never heard people complain about the m4 down range , another thing with breaching is that sometimes it took more than 1 round to break in, so a semi auto was just perfect to get in ASAP. The technique is to go bottom up and shoot 3, now, sure, different units did this however they saw fit but I never heard complaints.

I was in Iraq in 05, it was used for more than just doors.

So back to the main topic, I guess The blue has forcefully grown on me, already attached the Aridus Industries QD-C so, there is no turning back now. Blue balls for life.

Haha, no I haven’t.

But even if it was dirty, doesn’t mean it wouldn’t function for another 10k rounds. Did you open it because it was failing or out of curiosity?

This one is anodized, the receiver is aluminum.

Wouldn’t it fade to gray though?

Oops, yeah I meant DLC, thank you

My receiver is so blue, how are yours so black, did you Cerakote them?

Haha, I’m trying to get myself to like it, it’s working. Benelli replied and gave me the famous whole process and reasoning behind the color drift that happens with Type III, I’m not gonna bother and go through the hassle. I’m wondering how the Beretta 1301(same company) manages to get it right yet they mess this one up. So besides Cerakote, what another options do I have? I’ve heard some people put kiwi or paste wax on the receiver to darken it a bit, even though it’s not permanent, I’d be ok with that. Also heard of CLP, is that better than Cerakote?

Thank you for that. Seems like you had real problems with yours. I haven’t even fired mine, scared of what else they skimped on. Good to hear that about customer service, we’ll see how it goes.

F#%> This already too baby blue for me. Do you mean like lighter than this? I feel like mine might fade into gray. Do you have an example?

I guess it also highly depends on lighting condition, hard to determine true color but looking at it in daylight isn’t too bad, but I wonder what color it will fade into.

We’ll see what Benelli says, not really a big deal but I like my gins how I like them.

That is definitely a concern, I don’t understand why Benelli is allowing this. I mean, look at this guy’s guns

Just got my m1014 (11701CA) and the color is not what I ordered. Not a huge deal but I expected my gun to look like the one in the image, mine has some kind of bluish gray finish, what are my options? Can I re-anodize at a gunsmith and end up with the result seen in the example image? Would Benelli replace it? If it was dark blue like some of the other ones I’ve seen on the forum, I would love that as much as the black but man, this color sucks. It’s hard to see in the image but it looks similar to that one from the YouTuber who went to thunder ranch. Does the color change over time? Mine is brand new.