I'm considering a Benelli M2 Field Compact and a have few questions.
1. Can you load the M2 "cruiser ready," with bolt closed on an empty chamber and the magazine full? All the demos I've watched show loading the chamber first then the magazine.
2. About 10 - 15 years ago talk of "Benelli thumb" meant loading the magazine was hazardous unless you used the tip of your thumb, with the knuckle supporting the carrier latch. I don't see this discussed anymore. Is that because everyone's now aware of it, or has something changed?
3. There's talk of 200 to 500 rounds to "break it in;" what breaks in, the recoil spring or something else? Can I assume I need to do more than a couple of rounds of skeet?
4. One guy wrote about the point of aim being less than ideal - it seemed to shoot higher for him than his other shotguns did. All my other shotguns used the "cover the bird" point of aim; will have to learn a new aiming/pointing style?