jon.benton Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) Not questioning any other person's method of executing this, but this was mine. 1. I completely field stripped the firearm, to include the magazine spring and follower. 2. I placed the receiver where the magazine tube was hanging over the edge, weighing down the butt stock end. 3. I pointed the heat gun directly at the portion of the receiver where the magazine tube screws in. 4. I monitored the temperature and increased the heat setting on the gun until it was at about 270 degrees on the inside of the receiver and about 230 degrees on the outside, while swilling beer, watching football, and smoking a couple of cigarettes. In all, it took about 1 beer, 2 cigarettes...or about 15 minutes. 5. I placed the strap wrench on the magazine tube about 6-8 inches away from the receiver. (The tube was still cool to the touch.) 6. I leaned my forearm on the receiver (with a pot-holder on top) and maintained pressure while I firmly unscrewed the magazine tube with the strap wrench. 7. I was lucky in that most of the lock-tight remained on the magazine tube; I cleaned the receiver threads with a brass cleaning brush. 8. I screwed in Kip's tube, placed in a Brownell's follower (Red Aluminum) and installed the spring that came with the Ti tube. 9. Confirmed that it would hold 7 x 2 3/4 inch dummy rounds. See below pics: Edited December 21, 2009 by jon.benton Quote
jojunior Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 cool! whats that laser thing next to the eotech? Quote
jon.benton Posted December 21, 2009 Author Posted December 21, 2009 cool! whats that laser thing next to the eotech? http://www.opticsplanet.net/eotech-eolad-holgraphic-weapon-sight.html Quote
M4JOHN Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 JOn, well done, and BTW, thats a lot of sight for a tactical shot gun.... never the less, looks damn sweet! Way to pimp that benelli Quote
alfred10 Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 What kind of forend and light is that? Quote
M4JOHN Posted December 21, 2009 Posted December 21, 2009 Looks like the Surefire m80... but Im guessing.... Quote
jon.benton Posted December 22, 2009 Author Posted December 22, 2009 What kind of forend and light is that? That is a Surefire M80 foregrip and a Surefire X300 Tactical LED weapon light... Quote
jon.benton Posted December 22, 2009 Author Posted December 22, 2009 JOn, well done, and BTW, thats a lot of sight for a tactical shot gun.... never the less, looks damn sweet! Way to pimp that benelli Thank you sir...I've got more $$ in this thing than I did my first car. Quote
ROCKETW19 Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 JOn, well done, and BTW, thats a lot of sight for a tactical shot gun.... never the less, looks damn sweet! Way to pimp that benelli I agree I will be looking into that Eotech after my bank account rebounds from Xmas. But I will put it on my AR. Quote
Decodence Posted December 22, 2009 Posted December 22, 2009 Since its raining cats and dogs today, I figured I'd finally install my full-length magazine which has been collecting dust on a shelf for a few months now. I forgot how easy these suckers were to work on. Took me about 3 minutes total from start to finish to do the swap. Looks GOOD. Better match to the barrel of the gun than the factory short magazine was. Loaded up 7 and cycled the entire thing twice. Sitting right now with 6 in the tube, one floating the receiver, ready to chamber, point, and shoot. Quote
SpaceDog Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 (edited) Lazy? More like thoughtful and well planned out. Nice work. When I removed the mag from my M2 I used the same tool but I didn't have to heat the magazine to loosen whatever "loctiteish" stuff they use on it. Yes, I had to use a vise to hold it. :-) Edited December 23, 2009 by SpaceDog Quote
jon.benton Posted December 23, 2009 Author Posted December 23, 2009 I agree I will be looking into that Eotech after my bank account rebounds from Xmas. But I will put it on my AR. I had the EOTech EOLAD on my AR to beging with, but opted for some low magnification instead. It is a lot of optic for a shotgun, but it works... Quote
slider76 Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 How do you like the Surefire foregrip? Quote
jon.benton Posted December 23, 2009 Author Posted December 23, 2009 How do you like the Surefire foregrip? I am very happy with it...it provides not only a 922® compliant part, but also a solid platform for both my grip-pod and flashlight. A bit pricey, but you do get what you pay for. Quote
BigHat Posted December 23, 2009 Posted December 23, 2009 Thank you sir...I've got more $$ in this thing than I did my first car. Is that laser only visible via NVGs? Are you on a SWAT team or something? Thanks for the pics. Quote
jon.benton Posted December 24, 2009 Author Posted December 24, 2009 Is that laser only visible via NVGs? Are you on a SWAT team or something? Thanks for the pics. It is a red laser; daylight visibility. The IR version is only available for LEOs and military. I am a civilian now; retired military. Although I can't let go of the Army stuff....a see no need for NODs or IR lasers. Quote
Hookster Posted December 24, 2009 Posted December 24, 2009 It looks great Jon! Nice set up! Hookster Quote
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