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Benelli M2 Scope

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Anyone running a scope on their M2 20? I'm hearing concerns over drilling the aluminum receiver and how well it might hold up?

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Not sure about a scope, but Rob Roberts drilled and tapped mine for an ff3. You could call them and ask, his shop does all the custom work for Benelli
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202P&Y wrote:Not sure about a scope, but Rob Roberts drilled and tapped mine for an ff3. You could call them and ask, his shop does all the custom work for Benelli
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I run a Speed Bead mount and a Burris FF III on my M2 20 and love it, with the Speed Bead mount you can sight down your rib and use the bead in case you forgot to turn it on or the battery goes dead.
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I have a leupold 2x7 on my m2 but it was ordered as a slug gun
and they are factory drilled .No problem at all ,my go to rig.
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Re: Benelli M2 Scope

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The weight of the scope is what you got to look at. About any of the Red Dot type work fine. Now the 8-40 hold more but 6-48 give you room for 8-40 if ever have trouble. Now think about this most the guns out are aluminum.
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The scope weighs 8.5 oz. couple for the rings Sumtoy, are you saying tap it for 6-48 and don't worry about it?

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we have did it with the red dot. I have not did one with the scope. The scope is ruff on about any shotgun. Had remington come in this year with scope and it had beat the screws out. Now it could have been lose and did it I dont know. We was able to go with the bigger screw and he drop to a small sight. If I was going to do it I would run the longest screw I could. Then put some kind of adhesive.
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Benelli does not recommend tapping the 20 gauge receiver.
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SumToy wrote:we have did it with the red dot. I have not did one with the scope. The scope is ruff on about any shotgun. Had remington come in this year with scope and it had beat the screws out. Now it could have been lose and did it I dont know. We was able to go with the bigger screw and he drop to a small sight. If I was going to do it I would run the longest screw I could. Then put some kind of adhesive.
You mean like Gorilla Glue ? :LMAO:
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LoL That works. Just got to clean up b4 ship it. :oops: It dont mater what you put just put a good one to help hold.
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I drilled and tapped mine myself, put a scope on it. no problems at all.
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davisd9 wrote:Benelli does not recommend tapping the 20 gauge receiver.
But yet they have Rob Roberts drill and tap their Performance Shop guns.
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turkeyinstrut wrote:
davisd9 wrote:Benelli does not recommend tapping the 20 gauge receiver.
But yet they have Rob Roberts drill and tap their Performance Shop guns.
Take that up with them, just sharing what I was told.


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davisd9 wrote:
turkeyinstrut wrote:
davisd9 wrote:Benelli does not recommend tapping the 20 gauge receiver.
But yet they have Rob Roberts drill and tap their Performance Shop guns.
Take that up with them, just sharing what I was told.


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Talked to both yesterday and they say they do it all the time. Some of their slug guns come tapped. Roberts said they just did 200 last week. Benelli guy even wondered why it was not standard...

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DBLGBL wrote:
davisd9 wrote:
turkeyinstrut wrote: But yet they have Rob Roberts drill and tap their Performance Shop guns.
Take that up with them, just sharing what I was told.


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Talked to both yesterday and they say they do it all the time. Some of their slug guns come tapped. Roberts said they just did 200 last week. Benelli guy even wondered why it was not standard...

Thanks for all the responses guys.

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Re: Benelli M2 Scope

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Seems like a 1 oz red dot like an FF III would be the safer option.
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