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Fantastic! Thank you!

Egads! As a new customer who just received my M4 LE, this is not inspiring confidence in Benelli. The USMC's use of this rifle was a key reason I purchased my 11732. I found that instructions for assembly were not up to date for the 11732 (had to figure some things out that were not covered in the manual) and my charging handle was awful to remove. Gorilla strength pulling finally got it out, then I put some gun oil on it and worked it a few times before it would release relatively easily. Taking it to a more experienced gunsmith before firing to ensure I covered assembly correctly. I'm new to shotguns and wasn't expecting to have to assemble a $2000 shotgun.

I greatly appreciate folks' replies and am rethinking strategy. Chose the shotgun over other weapons due to concerns about being able to hit accurately in the middle of the night, when not fully awake, and with hands that sometimes are asleep/tingly. Aging sucks. Now thinking about birdshot or huckshot, given that issue. No worries about hitting neighbors out here. 🙂 Taking a course such as alphat mentioned sounds like more than a good idea...

Why register? Who's to say some federal agency won't access the record? Shouldn't owners just need the receipt for warranty work? What else?

I have an M4 LE (11732) for home defense. Wondering how well I can mix rounds for this shotgun. I have not fired mine yet (just received/assembled). Thinking of a non-lethal first round to hopefully deter/immobilize/give an intruder something to think about, followed if needed by something such as a Federal personal defense shotshell with FliteControl (9 pellet) or perhaps G2 RIP, followed if needed by something such as as slug. Appreciate folks' thoughts. Coming from the M16/M4 world. This is my first shotgun, purchased because I think it is a better choice for home defense than use of other options inside the home. Overpenetration is a concern for initial 2 rounds. Thanks in advance for helpful replies.