RETRVER Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Picking up a 12ga. M2 this weekend (my first Benelli) after hearing from my hunting friends, Benelli is great this and Benelli is great that and you'll never look back After shooting many other brands of shotguns over 30+ years in the hunting field the guys finally broke me down and I figured I'd give the M2 a try this fall. They don't know that yet My question is I hear there is a break-in period for the Benelli shotguns? Can someone elaborate or point me in the right direction for this kind of information? I'll be doing a little traveling to pick up this new shotgun and wanted to have the right shells and cleaning equipment to bring along. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tucker301 Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Run three or four boxes of 3" magnums through her and she'll be good to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunner76 Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 I broke both my M2's in with target loads and never had any trouble, but what Tucker said to do will break the gun in quicker. From what I read in the manual the break in period is recomended so the gun will function reliably with lighter target loads, but if your going to use it for hunting right away I would just run a few rounds of hunting loads through it to get used to how the gun operates and to make sure there isn't anything wrong with the gun. I think you will be very happy with your M2, I currently own an M1 20ga, 2 M2's, and I used to own an M1 12ga, and a SBE1, and my fiance owns an M2 and with the exception of the SBE1 being finicky with target loads, all my Benelli's have been excellent guns right out of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nodark Posted September 13, 2006 Share Posted September 13, 2006 best way to break it in is to go shoot the thing and then shoot some more both my M1 and M2 were and are being abused from day one I bought 'em, took 'em out and shot 'em and then shot 'em some more (mainly with Federal ammo- 2 3/4" 3dram 1 1/8oz loads) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RETRVER Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 Thank you all for your prompt responses. Saved me some serious time. I'm going to a get-together this weekend after picking up the M2 and it typically involves lots of clay shooting in the afternoons. Sounds like shooting clays with target loads, rather then heavier loads out of the box, is the way to go. Looking forward to the Benelli experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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