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Posted: 8/13/2009 6:48:25 AM EDT
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I finally made time to shoot my two Benelli's, an M2 and M3. I brought about 6-7 different loads to give them both a decent reliability test, and both were cleaned per the instructions.
I started with the M2 and it ate everything from full charge slugs to #8 Winchester universal lower charged. Now, the M3 was the complete opposed, it REFUSED to run anything that was low brass. I shot it as did my buddy who was there to eliminate the chances of it being a shooters issue. I ran close to 75 various rounds in the M3 and over and over it failed to run more than 5 straight low brass rounds, and more times then not it went 2-3 rounds between failures. The failure was always the same, the bolt wouldn't go far enough back to eject and pick up the next round, and FTW the weapon is stock with no mods. Is it just me or does it seem weird that even though both are inertia operated for semi that the M2 worked great but the M3 didn't? I realize there is a weight difference but that should make a major difference. I'm not too fluster yet so I plan to clean it and head back out ASAP. Thanks for any ideas. |
| The inertia system is sensitive to overall gun weight as well as to differences in shooting technique, as the movement and then stop of the gun in recoil are required for the system to operate. There are also different weight springs to tune the system to different power loads. |
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I also own a Benelli M3 shotgun. with the 19.75 inch barrel i am able to to shoot low brass target loads all day long. Althought it seems so slow in cycling i can watch the bolt come back and forward. On the other hand when i put on the 26 inch barrel for it. 95% of the time it will not fully cycle the action. It seems to have just enough steam to kick the shell out but not lock the bolt back on the last round. Not shure if you bought your shotgun new or not. But the one i have is used and was made back in 1991, so far i have owned it almost for 3 years. Also keep in mind that this shotgun was desined to shoot lower power loads with a pump if the auto dont function. If you want to shoot it in auto maybe get some stoughter loads for it, or just use the Pump. As for the M2. i am not shure how it functions. i beleave the recoil spring is in the stock and there are no action bars on it. As the M3 has the recoil spring located over the magazine tube and the action bars for the pump also.
Jesse |
| With light loads, lubrication can make the difference in an inertia shotgun. I'd do 3 things. Put a light coat of grease on the bolt locking lugs to help with the unlocking process, lube the rails inside the receiver to pick up the bolt speed, and most importantly, pull the stock, unscrew and remove the recoil spring assembly and lubricate piston, spring and inside the tube. Those changes really make the Benelli run. These guns need some time to break in, but if you lube it right, you can get through that break in process without malfunctions due to moderate loads. My Dept runs a lot of Benellis. |
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