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So, I had the opportunity to take the new Benelli M4 out for a test drive today, and I am super pleased with the results!
This was taken today up at the shooting lanes off N. Fork Wolf Creek Rd. Sorry for the quality- front facing camera and all.
The M4 had the absolutely softest recoil of any 12 gauge shotgun I've ever fired. The length of pull on the stock is quite long, just over 14 inches if I recall, so it's perfect for a big tall guy like me. Smaller framed folks may find it off-putting. I like the ghost ring sight setup a lot. Trigger was crisp, and it feels like it breaks around 5lbs. Reset was very positive. The only thing I'm not crazy about the placement of the safety. It sits behind the trigger guard instead of forward which I feel is easier to manipulate. However, I'll get used to it.
I had read in many places that the Benelli is fickle in what ammo it eats when you're first breaking it in. I started out using Federal Heavy Field loads which is a high wall brass round with #6 shot. It ate every one of those without a single hiccup.
I next tried the el cheapo Estate Super Sport Competition Target Loads. They were on sale at Bi-Mart for $4.99 a box. The Benelli did NOT like these at all. I had multiple FTL's and FTE's. Perhaps these rounds were simply not meant for auto loaders. Either that or I need to shoot a lot more rounds through it before it loosens up and will shoot anything.
At any rate, I'm going to have a good time trying out different ammo, and hopefully getting the trap shooting down pat!
This was taken today up at the shooting lanes off N. Fork Wolf Creek Rd. Sorry for the quality- front facing camera and all.
The M4 had the absolutely softest recoil of any 12 gauge shotgun I've ever fired. The length of pull on the stock is quite long, just over 14 inches if I recall, so it's perfect for a big tall guy like me. Smaller framed folks may find it off-putting. I like the ghost ring sight setup a lot. Trigger was crisp, and it feels like it breaks around 5lbs. Reset was very positive. The only thing I'm not crazy about the placement of the safety. It sits behind the trigger guard instead of forward which I feel is easier to manipulate. However, I'll get used to it.
I had read in many places that the Benelli is fickle in what ammo it eats when you're first breaking it in. I started out using Federal Heavy Field loads which is a high wall brass round with #6 shot. It ate every one of those without a single hiccup.
I next tried the el cheapo Estate Super Sport Competition Target Loads. They were on sale at Bi-Mart for $4.99 a box. The Benelli did NOT like these at all. I had multiple FTL's and FTE's. Perhaps these rounds were simply not meant for auto loaders. Either that or I need to shoot a lot more rounds through it before it loosens up and will shoot anything.
At any rate, I'm going to have a good time trying out different ammo, and hopefully getting the trap shooting down pat!
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