NJ2002 Posted February 15, 2013 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Great and very informative forum, thank you all. I just got my new Benelli M4, pistol grip, 20''barrel and a standard magazine extension. I would like to share some notes about it: 1-First time shooting: Right out of the box, I cleaned it a little bit and shot about 100 rounds (80 slugs- 20 buckshot 00), it shoot smoothly like silk, no problem what soever. bump fire is WOW! i shot 7 rounds in less than 2 second, not bad for thefirst time i think. 2- Magazine capacity: Although the user manual andthe Brochure says that the 20'' barrel with theextended magazine holds 7 (2 3/4'') shells, but its NOTTRUE! , i pushed -withforce -only half of the seventh round into the magazine, and that was a realdisappointment for me, could it be that the Magazine spring is(stiff) because its still new? any suggestion? 3- Date of manufacture : Can iget help about the manufacture date of my M4? i checked these links but couldntfind answer : http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=73492 http://www.benelliusa.com/forum/showthread.php/16914-preban-M3?p=94026#post94026 My M4 have the following codes: 1-TM57994E : on the barrel above the argo system. 2-117698 : between the 2 gaspistons 3-Y053419U:is the serial number. 4- M4 box : I wish if the cartoon box was a couple inches wider to store the M4 in it ... Thanks a lot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie_375RGR Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Did yours come with the extended magazine tube from the factory or did you add that? I just bought one brand new as well and it came with the smaller tube that holds 5. If you don't mind me asking , where did you buy it? I'm thinking that because I bought mine at Gander Mountain that's probably why it has a smaller tube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4-Desert Camo Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Wasn't aware they made a 20" barrel for the M4, just 18.5 and 14. As far as the mag tube, USA non military versions are 5 shots, Military are 7 shots. Ton's of posts about capacity, the short of it .... not all shells are made equal. Welcome to the forum! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie_375RGR Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Wasn't aware they made a 20" barrel for the M4, just 18.5 and 14. As far as the mag tube, USA non military versions are 5 shots, Military are 7 shots. Ton's of posts about capacity, the short of it .... not all shells are made equal. Welcome to the forum! That's what I thought. I was pretty sure that it was a 5 shot tube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hookster Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 [h=2][/h] Welcome to the forum NJ!!!....Look on the receiver near the trigger guard for two letters in a little rectangle and then look up the letter code on a chart of Italian Firearms Date Codes like you can find here: http://blackpowdertimes.com/index.php?topic=121.0 Take Care, Hookster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4-Desert Camo Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 To add to the date list, 2011 = CH and 2012 = CI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4Whore Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 NJ2002, I had the same problem until I was educated on the length of shells! http://www.benelliusa.com/forum/showthread.php/31663-Magazine-Capacity-Issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NJ2002 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Reggie_375RGR : Thanks for the comment , yes, mine came with the extended magazine tube from the factory, i think my M4 is the Italian market version, currently i live overseas . - M4-Desert Camo : Thanks for the comment, Benelli makes 20'' barrel, i attached a photo of my M4 with the measuring tape, Benelli Brochure and the technical features page, you will see that they made 20'' barrel, and that the 20'' barrel holds 6 magnum or 7 (2 3/4) shells. but it didn't take 7 (2 3/4) rounds. - Hookster : Thanks man! the two letters are (CI) that is sexy as ****!! 2012!! you made my day - M4Whore : Thank you for the feedback, the thing is that they shouldn't say in the technical features page that it holds 7 rounds (check the photo i attached) ,or at least they must state that 7 rounds is for military and law enforcement only. I wont take the risk and play with the magazine tube, am afraid to do something stupid and cause a damage to it (it cost me $$$$) you know what am saying... About sell lengths, I tried Winchester hollow point slugs, fiocchi slugs, sellier-bellot slugs/buckshots, federal 00 buckshots, they all ranged between 2.4-2.7 inches . Never the less, M4 is the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Legend Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Well I'll be snookered! I didn't know that the Benelli M4 came in a 20" version. You can tell from where the barrel brace is (or whatever that hoop is called). On mine the cap is almost flush with the muzzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock7 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4-Desert Camo Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 That paperwork doesn't look like the USA version unless old .... interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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