RattleSnake Jake Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 I've had a Benelli M1 tactical for a while and recently put an extended mag tube and a dedicated Surefire light on it. Then the problems began. At the range, I was getting regular FTFs and FTEs, especially with light target loads, so a friend gave me some Federal target loads that he had purchased from Walmart. The M1 would fire and eject but not cycle the next round into battery. I took off the Surefire light (I really needed it for a 4 day combat shoot at "Front Sight" training center in Nevada) and the shotgun began to function again, with one exception (and not all the time). When I load two rounds into the mag tube and I want to cycle the action to put a round into the chamber, the round always doesn't want to fire. A quick recharge (hopefully w/o the round falling onto the ground) the round will then fire.... I also let the bolt slam free when picking up a round from the magazine. This is a little unnerveing for a defensive shotgun and I'm wondering if I should go back to the original magazine tube, thereby eliminating this problem. Anythoughts on this would be greatly appreciated (or I could just go and buy a M-4 ) Thanks for your help and insite. RSJ PS, It was very reliable until I started messing with it... the Surefire wasn't cheap and I hope that there is a fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDRDKG Posted September 27, 2007 Share Posted September 27, 2007 The M1-S90 is an Inertia Driven recoil system. When you attatch accessories on the M1, you have the risk of cycling problems. That is why the M4 was designed with the gas system. You can put anything you want on the M4 and it functions everytime. If it were me, I would sell the M1 and buy the M4. Hope that helps a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattleSnake Jake Posted October 1, 2007 Author Share Posted October 1, 2007 The M1-S90 is an Inertia Driven recoil system. When you attatch accessories on the M1, you have the risk of cycling problems. That is why the M4 was designed with the gas system. You can put anything you want on the M4 and it functions everytime. If it were me, I would sell the M1 and buy the M4. Hope that helps a little. HDRDKG I took your advise and purchased the M4 on Friday. I ranged it today. I like it much better than the M1 (which I like a lot too). I'm getting ready to take a shotgun class at "Front Sight" in a few weeks and I'm going to put a magazine extention on it. I'm also looking for an optic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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