Benelli M4

[JodyH]

I finally have my Benelli M4 setup the way I like it (to replace the Beretta 1301 Tac as my primary house long gun).

Benelli M4 18.5"
Mesa Tactical Urbino stock w/Limbsaver buttpad
Freedom Fighter Tactical titanium full length magazine tube (7+1+1 ghost)
Freedom Fighter Tactical 1/2" titanium charging handle
XS Big Dot tritium front sight
assorted 922r parts because I'm a law abiding subject

Patterns Federal LE13300 #00 buck into 8" at 30 yards.
At 12 yards on a full size IPSC steel silhouette I was getting 5 shots on steel from low ready in 1.3 seconds (.20 splits) with #00.
So far it's fed every slug, buck and birdshot (around 350 rounds so far most of it #00) I've run through it with nary a hiccup, and best of all no tube lock from bumping the bolt release.


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[Jay Cunningham]

The proverbial Big Stick.

[Haraise]

Awesome. Where's the balance point on that?

[JodyH]

Awesome. Where's the balance point on that?

Loaded with 9 #00 it balances between the loading port and the front handguard.

[HopetonBrown]

I haven't shot mine in a long time. Here's what I've done to it.

Benelli M4 18.5"
Mesa Tactical Urbino stock w/Limbsaver buttpad
Carrier Comp titanium full length magazine tube (7+1+1 ghost)
Carrier Comp aluminum follower
Blue Force Gear Vickers VCAS sling
2 day Louis Awerbuck (RIP) shotgun course

[JodyH]

A few notes:
The factory stock is stupidly long, the Urbino is within 1/4" of how I run my AR and FAL stocks... IOW perfect.
Changing out the mag tube requires a heat gun and a vice but isn't as hard as Youtube makes it out to be, took me about 5 minutes.
The center of the XS sight is much taller than the factory sight, good thing the rear sight has a lot of vertical adjustment because I needed about +0.200" to get zero'd.
I can run the M4 as fast as I can the 1301 and recoil is similar, although the M4 is noticeably heavier.

[Dagga Boy]

In the near future I will be investing in a short barreled M4. I was set on the 1301, but seeing the baffled looks of all the Beretta folks about the issues does not give me confidence that they are serious about the gun. I talked to their LE folks about the loading issue a long time ago and was "dismissed" as it not being an issue and they had not heard about it. The reports I am getting from LE guys running the M4's hard in the field are all very positive.

[SpyderMan2k4]

I'm assuming no issues with the ghost load? I've seen people say fun for range/competition but they wouldn't do it for HD, but it didn't seem like they ran it enough to really uncover any issues.

[JodyH]

Nearly every tube full at the range has included a ghost round with no issues. It's currently sitting just inside the open door of my bedroom safe 7+1 no ghost.

[SJC3081]

I thought the 1301 was the holy grail,why choose the M4.
My choice is same as yours but I use a T1 with a ADM low mount, Vickers sling and
7+1+1 Winchester 2.75 ounce slugs.