Centuriator Posted July 20, 2018 Posted July 20, 2018 (edited) SOLD no longer available Edited August 9, 2018 by Centuriator Quote
Centuriator Posted July 22, 2018 Author Posted July 22, 2018 Reasonable offers will be considered. Quote
Centuriator Posted July 23, 2018 Author Posted July 23, 2018 Reasonable offers will be considered. The longer it remains unsold the greater will be the temptation to keep it. Quote
StrangerDanger Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 Looks like you have an actual NP3 plated M4 instead of the Cerakote model. An important distinction for potential buyers. I don’t believe the factory is making anymore with NP3. Quote
Centuriator Posted July 24, 2018 Author Posted July 24, 2018 Thanks, can you let me know why you think it is NP3 plated, not Cerakote? That would be good news, to be sure. I just bought it a month or so ago from a small dealer in Iowa, so maybe it is one of the older ones and was just NIB from those days? Or, let me ask this, is there a way I can calculate the "born on" date from the serial number? Quote
Sukhoi_fan Posted July 24, 2018 Posted July 24, 2018 https://forums.benelliusa.com/showthread.php/15713-Date-Serial-Number-Lookup-for-Benelli-Shotguns Quote
Centuriator Posted July 24, 2018 Author Posted July 24, 2018 https://forums.benelliusa.com/showthread.php/15713-Date-Serial-Number-Lookup-for-Benelli-Shotguns OK, based on the information at this link, if I'm reading it correctly, it appears my M4 is stamped with a CS and since CC is 2008, it seems mine was made in 2024?? What am I doing wrong? Here are pics: Quote
Centuriator Posted July 24, 2018 Author Posted July 24, 2018 (edited) So.. apparently nobody here knows that the dating system is after 2008. That's a bit surprising. Edited July 25, 2018 by Centuriator Quote
benelliwerkes Posted July 25, 2018 Posted July 25, 2018 (edited) The "A" series of dating the Benelli's used 16 second letters in their codes, "B" series used 15 second letters in the codes, skipping some letters (highlighted) that have also been skipped to date in the "C" series of date coding. The "CS" would be a 2017 mfg. date code if the C series is going to follow the template of the B series coding. Edited July 26, 2018 by benelliwerkes Quote
Centuriator Posted July 25, 2018 Author Posted July 25, 2018 THANK YOU .... So, clearly not a NP3 coated, but Cerakoted model. I appreciate the fact you posted useful information. Quote
StrangerDanger Posted July 26, 2018 Posted July 26, 2018 My mistake, I completely missed the receiver extension being black indicating its a Cerakote model. Quote
Centuriator Posted July 26, 2018 Author Posted July 26, 2018 No problem, just glad to get it confirmed. Thanks for your help. Quote
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