Shotgun Show and Tell

[rz317]

My 3-Gun Benelli

Here's my M2 that I use for 3-Gun/Multi-Gun competition. I've been receiving some questions about my shotgun, so I'll show some pictures.

The magazine extension, barrel clamp, bolt release button, and charge handle are from Nordic Components. Mods: Lightened bolt, beveled loading gate, polished shell stop, lapped action, 3.5# trigger job, Hi-Viz front sight on custom riser, 10/22 flip-up rear sight dovetailed into rib, bolt has also been modified so it can be loaded out of battery, and to hold an additional shell on the carrier.

RZ

 

[Serial Crusher]

bolt has also been modified so it can be loaded out of battery, and to hold an additional shell on the carrier.

I didn't know you needed a mod to do that, but I'm not as familiar with the M2 as the M1. Several of my freinds and I have M1s and that's how they operate normally. You can cycle it to eject a round without pulling one from the tube or push the round below the bolt and chamber one on top of it. That way you wind up with a chambered round, one on the carrier and a full tube.

That was a big selling point for many swat teams as they could quickly swap the chambered round for a breaching round, a bean bag, or whatever the situation required.

 

[rz317]

I didn't know you needed a mod to do that, but I'm not as familiar with the M2 as the M1. Several of my freinds and I have M1s and that's how they operate normally. You can cycle it to eject a round without pulling one from the tube or push the round below the bolt and chamber one on top of it. That way you wind up with a chambered round, one on the carrier and a full tube.

That was a big selling point for many swat teams as they could quickly swap the chambered round for a breaching round, a bean bag, or whatever the situation required.

Only the older M1s can do it with the full tube. Newer M1s and M2s must have the bolts modified to do it. At some point, for whatever reason, Benelli started putting a notch on the bolt that wouldn't allow it. I remember hearing that it had something to do with migratory bird laws, and hunters able to load more than the legal capacity even with a plug. I don't know if this has anything to do with it or not.

For 3-Gun this feature isn't really that useful in Tactical Divisions because you can only start a stage with a maximum of 9 rounds loaded.

However, what can really save your butt is being able to load the tube while out of battery. No factory Benelli can do this. If for whatever reason your bolt fails to go into battery and you don't realize and you go to reload... adrenaline pumping, you grab a handful of shells and go to furiously stuff them into the gun and, CRUNCH!!!!! Now a shell's jammed halfway into the loading gate, in a bind between the tube and the carrier. I have see this happen so badly that the shell had to be pried out with a pocket knife! With a modified bolt, if you fail to go into battery, you'll be able to load normally, and when you pull the trigger and it goes click, just rack the bolt and keep on blasting.

RZ

 

[Greatestsin]

To rz317, how many rounds do you load? Thats gotta save you tons of reloading time. where'd ya get the belt with the shotgun shell holder?

 

[Serial Crusher]

Only the older M1s can do it with the full tube. Newer M1s and M2s must have the bolts modified to do it. At some point, for whatever reason, Benelli started putting a notch on the bolt that wouldn't allow it. I remember hearing that it had something to do with migratory bird laws, and hunters able to load more than the legal capacity even with a plug. I don't know if this has anything to do with it or not.

For 3-Gun this feature isn't really that useful in Tactical Divisions because you can only start a stage with a maximum of 9 rounds loaded.

However, what can really save your butt is being able to load the tube while out of battery. No factory Benelli can do this. If for whatever reason your bolt fails to go into battery and you don't realize and you go to reload... adrenaline pumping, you grab a handful of shells and go to furiously stuff them into the gun and, CRUNCH!!!!! Now a shell's jammed halfway into the loading gate, in a bind between the tube and the carrier. I have see this happen so badly that the shell had to be pried out with a pocket knife! With a modified bolt, if you fail to go into battery, you'll be able to load normally, and when you pull the trigger and it goes click, just rack the bolt and keep on blasting.

RZ

Nice, and good to know. My friends and I for whatever reason have all wound up with the ancient HK import Benellis. Based on the serials mine has it was imported in 92-93. I've heard people say you can't do it before and I'd imagine that's why. I've never seen one partially on the carrier before, I guess I'm lucky on that.

 

[rz317]

To rz317, how many rounds do you load? Thats gotta save you tons of reloading time. where'd ya get the belt with the shotgun shell holder?

Greatestsin,
My Benelli can hold a total of 12 rounds, but when I compete I can only have a maximum of 8+1 rounds in the gun before the start signal. After the buzzer, however capacity isn't restricted and you can stuff additional shells into the gun if it makes sense to. Reloading eats a lot of time no matter how you do it. Being able to load additional shells can be an advantage in that it affords me some versatility in my plan of attack.
The belt is a CR Speed that I got from Brownells. The shell holders are made by Choate, and I got them from Midway.

RZ

 

[#1 Steel Shooter]

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[IndianasFinest]

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[freebird13]

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[loony1]

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[seawolfxix]

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Before & After

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[byggpoppa]

Awesomest single-shot EVAR!

I'm with ya... that thing is sick in the best way possible!

 

[byggpoppa]

lovemywoods just bought a new 'tactical shotgun'. Some of you will recognize it.

Is the OD green factory or aftermarket application? Regardless It's a beautiful piece!!

 

[EvilKidsMeal]

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[revsaxon]

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[Anonymous]

Belgium Light 12

Never been fired, and this very well may be the only time it's been out of it's box and assembled, since it was purchased in 1974. Still has the cosmoline (or whatever they used).

And, I'm not sure I can bring myself to pull the trigger!

 

[RelicHound]

Never been fired, and this very well may be the only time it's been out of it's box and assembled, since it was purchased in 1974. Still has the cosmoline (or whatever they used).

best one I've seen on this bored I'd have a hard time not shooting that one!

 

[IndianasFinest]

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[TopDog]

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[U.S. Patriot]

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