Gottahaveone
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Good afternoon,
I decided to retire the 870 for a softer shooting semi-auto. I had to drive 150 miles round trip, but I brought home a new Benelli M2 Tactical. I wanted the 11054 (18.5", Ghost ring sights, Comfortech stock) but all the warehouse had available was the 11052 (18.5", Ghost ring sights, Pistol grip stock). And I got the last one of those that they'll have until march/april. I guess if I can't learn to live with the pistol grip I can always change the stock later. After putting 50 rounds thru it this afternoon, I might be changing that butt stock sooner rather than later. Danged thing kicks as bad as my 870
Now I have a couple of questions for the Benelli guru's out there. Are there any spare parts that you would recommend that I keep on hand, or does it just run forever? I would assume that at some point I will need to change the magazine spring, but what about the bolt recoil spring and firing pin spring? And do you run it wet or dry? I stripped and cleaned it last night and lightly oiled the parts that common sense suggested but I would appreciate some input.
With the IC choke tube and the 15 round bulk pack Remington 00 buck from wally world, I'm patterning about 6" at 25 feet. I know the rule of thumb is about an inch per yard, so I'm happy with that for now. If the current ammo craze ever ends, I think I'm gonna give the Federal Flight Control a try....
I decided to retire the 870 for a softer shooting semi-auto. I had to drive 150 miles round trip, but I brought home a new Benelli M2 Tactical. I wanted the 11054 (18.5", Ghost ring sights, Comfortech stock) but all the warehouse had available was the 11052 (18.5", Ghost ring sights, Pistol grip stock). And I got the last one of those that they'll have until march/april. I guess if I can't learn to live with the pistol grip I can always change the stock later. After putting 50 rounds thru it this afternoon, I might be changing that butt stock sooner rather than later. Danged thing kicks as bad as my 870
Now I have a couple of questions for the Benelli guru's out there. Are there any spare parts that you would recommend that I keep on hand, or does it just run forever? I would assume that at some point I will need to change the magazine spring, but what about the bolt recoil spring and firing pin spring? And do you run it wet or dry? I stripped and cleaned it last night and lightly oiled the parts that common sense suggested but I would appreciate some input.
With the IC choke tube and the 15 round bulk pack Remington 00 buck from wally world, I'm patterning about 6" at 25 feet. I know the rule of thumb is about an inch per yard, so I'm happy with that for now. If the current ammo craze ever ends, I think I'm gonna give the Federal Flight Control a try....