M4 A.I Drone Guardian...

[AIRB0RNE6176]

FYI... Another new drone swatting scatter-gun, the M4 Advanced Impact Drone Guardian... 

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/benelli-introduces-them4-a-i-drone-guardian-44815792

An optional 26" barrel, a Steiner red dot(?), with everything else a modern day M4 Tactical may have (including the newer c stock).

[John Doe]

Looks like it is a Benelli LE model with a red dot, lengthen the forcing cone, and some new font on the side? How much are they going to sell those for? Marketing scam maybe? I guess it will get them to sell more Benellis and more M4's sounds good to me. 

[John Doe]

20 minutes ago, AIRB0RNE6176 said:

a Steiner red dot(?),

Yeah it looks like the MPS (micro pistol sight).

[Copo9560]

Hopefully it sells well and the 26” barrels become available in a few years.  

[Sukhoi_fan]

One can always get a Benelli M2 with a 26" barrel to be used as a drone killer...then one could install a much longer mag tube for much more capacity.

[AIRB0RNE6176]

...but I don't think an M2 would (satisfactory) handle being in austere environments and/or for use in military deployments as a M4/M1014 would. This M4 Drone Guardian (AGRO) is more suitable handle the rough(er) conditions of military/tactical applications than a M2 (Inertia Drive).

No knock against the great M2 (or original M1/ convertible M3), but I personally wouldn't deploy with one if given the choice. The new "Advanced Impact" patented barrel with a larger and longer cone sounds interesting to say the least.

Edited September 6, 2024 by AIRB0RNE6176

[Ceephus]

3 hours ago, AIRB0RNE6176 said:

...but I don't think an M2 would (satisfactory) handle being in austere environments and/or for use in military deployments as a M4/M1014 would. This M4 Drone Guardian (AGRO) is more suitable handle the rough(er) conditions of military/tactical applications than a M2 (Inertia Drive).

No knock against the great M2 (or original M1/ convertible M3), but I personally wouldn't deploy with one if given the choice. The new "Advanced Impact" patented barrel with a larger and longer cone sounds interesting to say the least.

Sounds like they did a "backbore" job like Vang Comp does on Remingtons and Mossbergs, but wouldn't ever do on Benelli M4s because of the barrel lining or barrel thickness I believe?