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Benelli M4 -- Interest in a true 4 point rail system?


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Hi everyone.

 

Last year was a tough year for Mesa Tactical production-wise. Our main machining operation spent about half the year trying to change locations, during which time worked backed up. Finally, we settled into a new location in November, and seven months later we are still catching up.

 

Here's our new machining facility in Anaheim, CA, with a CNC mill in the foreground and a CNC lathe behind it:

 

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One of the problems with a new facility is that for a few months everything takes longer to do as you iron out the bugs and procure support equipment such as grinders, Cincinnati mill, compressor, etc.

 

As we mentioned before, we ran into a problem with the FCAM design during the prototyping stages, not least because Benelli changed the barrel dimensions on us. We think we have solved the problems, but can't get new prototype units out of the shop until we catch up on the machining backlog (this has to be done in-house because it's such a short run). Frankly, in light of the main production requirements we have had during these last few months, the FCAM prototypes have simply taken a back seat.

 

We are still eager to complete the project, however. We have already invested quite a lot on extrusions, injection mold for the nylon grip, Picatinny rails and SureShell brackets, to say nothing of time and effort. We think we have a good design on our hands, especially as it can be broken down without the need for tools. We can't provide a ship date now as we still need some breathing space in our production shop before we can roll up our sleeves and get started again.

 

Of course, we will try to keep everyone informed.

 

Thanks for your continued interest.

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