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Old August 25, 2020, 10:21 PM   #1
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Benelli M4 H20 Pricing

I've wanted one of these semi-auto shotguns for years and now finally have the money to make the purchase. Specifically, Benelli model 11796.

But...

Wow...

All the ones I see for sale on GB are like $3500+. When did that happen? For the longest time you could get 'em all day long for about $2200. I was a little disappointed when I went to look seriously about buying one today and saw I was $1300 short. Is this just price gauging due to, well 2020 in general really, or am I missing something here?
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Old August 25, 2020, 10:33 PM   #2
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Or is that price only for LE...?
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Old September 5, 2020, 01:16 PM   #3
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Let me rephrase; is an 11796 worth $4,000? I know that ultimately the buyer decides the price but what I don't know is if there are other factors such as 922R compliance issues, or perhaps just something about this specific model that makes it outstanding. For example I know some M4 Benneli shotguns will actually have LE stamped on the receiver while others are civilian versions that have been converted to look like the real deal.
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Old September 5, 2020, 07:28 PM   #4
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It’s the pandemic / riots / election. I bought a Benelli M4 (11721 model) six months ago and thought I was overpaying at $2,100. but I wanted the best shotgun available and the M4 is it. Now the price I paid looks great.

FWIW, I’d wait a while for sanity to return to the market and get exactly what you want. The last thing I would want to do is overpay and not get the exact model I wanted.

My model has the collapsible stock and seven round magazine tube but not the night sights. The seven round magazine tube is a must-have, the collapsable stock is OK but makes the shotgun unbalanced / front end heavy, and I didn’t want the night sights given I added the Scalarworks Trijicon rmr package. The M4 with the Scalarworks Trijicon rmr makes the M4 a next level weapon.
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Old September 5, 2020, 10:12 PM   #5
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Seems like a lot of the ones I see, including the 11721 require a law enforcement credential to purchase at the $2,000ish price so I though that the extra $$$$ was what it would cost your every day Joe Schmoe.
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Old September 6, 2020, 05:58 PM   #6
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Seems like a lot of the ones I see, including the 11721 require a law enforcement credential to purchase at the $2,000ish price ....
Wasn’t the case when I got mine. If it is now that’s a change I wasn’t aware of.
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