jcblnn343 Posted June 13 Share Posted June 13 Hello, So I bought a 20 gauge Monte last night and got it home and tried to put it together. The barrel slid into the receiver no problem and over the threaded end of the mag tube. Now the handguard was a tight feeling fit but slid on. The real problem I have is that there is an uneven gap between the threaded rod and the locking ring in the handguard. This is not allowing the spring from the fore end nut to slip past. Now if I squeeze the handguard closer to the barrel the spring fits down around the threads but then I have to squeeze hard enough I think the wood is going to snap and the rest of the cap sits far enough down to thread on. Also while turning the end cap it is eating into the wood because of alignment issues. I will try to get pictures tonight but has anyone else had a problem like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambihunter Posted June 14 Share Posted June 14 Make sure barrel is fully seated. Also, I've found pulling back and locking the bolt helps with reassembly. Aside from those tips, I've not had any issues. Mine is an older HK import so it may be slightly different, but I can't imagine much. Pics would most definitely help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benelliwerkes Posted June 15 Share Posted June 15 ^^^^^^^what bambihunter said. Not just Benelli's but almost all auto shotguns, it's easier to seat the barrel extension into the receiver and the barrel ring about the magazine tube. Doing so removes the recoil spring tension upon the bolt face from interferring with the forend installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcblnn343 Posted June 16 Author Share Posted June 16 Sorry for the delay here are some photos. Also just been shooting it a lot and it goes on and off a bit easier but still a problem I would like to address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambihunter Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Providing you are pulling the bolt back and locking it in rearward position and fully seating the barrel, and the the foreend cap and spring are centered, it shouldn't do that. I think I can see what you mean in that last picture that it is off centered slightly. Double check the Montefeltro owners manual (refer to around page 50 for the part of it that refers to the fore end). If you are following that procedure to the letter, then I'd contact Benelli directly. It may be that the wood was inletted and drilled slightly off center. Do not do anything that could break the wood or a warranty claim might get denied. Depending on how much you are shooting, you probably don't need to disassemble the gun after every shooting session. Run a bore brush/wipes/rope down when you are finished unless it has gotten wet in which case strip it and make sure it dries out completely. The inertia system is so clean that these don't need to be cleaned as often or as thorough as a gas gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcblnn343 Posted June 17 Author Share Posted June 17 37 minutes ago, bambihunter said: Providing you are pulling the bolt back and locking it in rearward position and fully seating the barrel, and the the foreend cap and spring are centered, it shouldn't do that. I think I can see what you mean in that last picture that it is off centered slightly. Double check the Montefeltro owners manual (refer to around page 50 for the part of it that refers to the fore end). If you are following that procedure to the letter, then I'd contact Benelli directly. It may be that the wood was inletted and drilled slightly off center. Do not do anything that could break the wood or a warranty claim might get denied. Depending on how much you are shooting, you probably don't need to disassemble the gun after every shooting session. Run a bore brush/wipes/rope down when you are finished unless it has gotten wet in which case strip it and make sure it dries out completely. The inertia system is so clean that these don't need to be cleaned as often or as thorough as a gas gun. I have been in contact with Benelli CS team and they are sending me a new front cap even after I send a colored schematic showing what was happening. Either way it seems to not be too much of an issue and I don't usually my shotguns down every time but shot the course a couple times and between me and my girlfriend we ended up putting around 520 shells through it. Just from that heavy use I did want to see if things had improved by themselves. Also I thought about using a screw driver/ punch to try and move the alignment ring slightly as it looks to have some wiggle room. But all in all its just a slightly irking thing now as after shooting it a bunch it all goes together better but not as smooth as my $600 stoeger which my girlfriend reminds me of. But Benelli rolls off the tongue a lot better in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bambihunter Posted June 17 Share Posted June 17 Benelli is a premium brand and they make great products. Even so, things still slip by their quality control that are not to their standards. It happens... Keep on them until it works as it should. To me it looks like the most it would take to correct it is a replacement forearm. It does look like they are sold out of a lot of them online, so that may also reflect what they have in stock for warranty repair. https://www.shopbenelli.com/stocks-forends.html?Model=Montefeltro&Per_Page=-1&Sort_By=disp_order&gauge=20 Gauge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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