Benelli M1 with Surefire

MPower · June 22, 2000, 04:27 AM

I just bought a Benelli M1 Super 90, and bought the Surefire model 617 foregrip and taclight. The spacer tube that attaches to the gun behind the foregrip is loose and turns a bit. It is not noisy, but is not silent either, and just bugs the hell out of me, on what is now a $1000 worth of Shotgun. I am calling Surefire tommorrow, but if anyone has this combo I am interested to know if they also have this problem. I put a tube of shrink wrap under the spacer and that cured the problem, but although it does not seem it would affect function I am loathe to put anything not DESIGNED for the gun ON the gun.

Aloha
John

Icopy · June 22, 2000, 09:02 AM

I have the same set up. And mine also has the same wiggle. But I installed the light and space according to the instructions. When I installed the spacer the opposite way, the wiggle vanished. So I'm wondering if the instruction manual was misprinted. When you call Surefire about this, post your asnwer here.

By the way, a little blue loctite on the tension screws will keep the light from coming loose as you shoot.

[This message has been edited by Icopy (edited June 22, 2000).]

jthuang · June 22, 2000, 09:49 AM

I have the same setup, with a 617F. My spacer doesn't really move all that much and is silent. It will be interesting to see what Surefire says.

Justin

------------------
Justin T. Huang, Esq.
late of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

MPower · June 23, 2000, 02:47 AM

Got off the phone with Steve Ryan at Surefire. He says that the play in the spacer is normal and is nescessary due to a design change by Benelli. His suggestion was to use duct tape, which is the same, if less elegant solution that I came up with. BTW if you have an older M1S90 you can use taclight kit #616 which fits tight and does NOT wiggle. Now we know.

Aloha!
John

Erick Gelhaus · June 23, 2000, 01:42 PM

Must be nice to have 'gun that they made a one piece set-up for.

Tonight, I'll be the guy yelling & swearing when I go to mount my light on my Beretta.

Erick

June 22, 2000, 04:27 AM	#1
MPower Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2000 Location: Hawaii Posts: 219	I just bought a Benelli M1 Super 90, and bought the Surefire model 617 foregrip and taclight. The spacer tube that attaches to the gun behind the foregrip is loose and turns a bit. It is not noisy, but is not silent either, and just bugs the hell out of me, on what is now a $1000 worth of Shotgun. I am calling Surefire tommorrow, but if anyone has this combo I am interested to know if they also have this problem. I put a tube of shrink wrap under the spacer and that cured the problem, but although it does not seem it would affect function I am loathe to put anything not DESIGNED for the gun ON the gun. Aloha John

June 22, 2000, 09:02 AM	#2
Icopy Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2000 Posts: 340	I have the same set up. And mine also has the same wiggle. But I installed the light and space according to the instructions. When I installed the spacer the opposite way, the wiggle vanished. So I'm wondering if the instruction manual was misprinted. When you call Surefire about this, post your asnwer here. By the way, a little blue loctite on the tension screws will keep the light from coming loose as you shoot. [This message has been edited by Icopy (edited June 22, 2000).]

June 22, 2000, 09:49 AM	#3
jthuang Senior Member Join Date: January 21, 2000 Posts: 828	I have the same setup, with a 617F. My spacer doesn't really move all that much and is silent. It will be interesting to see what Surefire says. Justin ------------------ Justin T. Huang, Esq. late of Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

June 23, 2000, 02:47 AM	#4
MPower Senior Member Join Date: May 17, 2000 Location: Hawaii Posts: 219	Got off the phone with Steve Ryan at Surefire. He says that the play in the spacer is normal and is nescessary due to a design change by Benelli. His suggestion was to use duct tape, which is the same, if less elegant solution that I came up with. BTW if you have an older M1S90 you can use taclight kit #616 which fits tight and does NOT wiggle. Now we know. Aloha! John

June 23, 2000, 01:42 PM	#5
Erick Gelhaus Staff Emeritus Join Date: October 28, 1998 Location: Northern CA Posts: 2,750	Must be nice to have 'gun that they made a one piece set-up for. Tonight, I'll be the guy yelling & swearing when I go to mount my light on my Beretta. Erick