akluvr
Funny, but I agree with Robert most of the time. If Brownell’s carries it, get it from them. Great company, outstanding service.
I’ve got 13 other shotguns for games and hunting, so my M1S90 is strictly for HD and occasional games. As mine is set up, it does work well on turkeys, would work well on deer in a shotgun only areas, and of course *&^^* beavers and muskrats. It excels at beaver and muskrat control, the only thing I’ve found deadlier is a backhoe, and that caused a lot of collateral damage. Compared to that, the Benelli is a precision strike capability
Mine is pretty much stock as I described it, except for the sights, and I have the 4 shot “questionably legal extension” on it for a total of 8 rounds. It also has the M3X tactical light. I like the M3X because it’s easily removed and can be mounted on different guns if need be. For HD distances it’s plenty bright at 65 lumens. Narrow the beam, and the pattern is pretty much centered in the light.
I’ve got a 3 pt sling and a buttstock ammo holder (NOT THE CHEAPO ELASTIC DEAL they will drive you insane) that I install for range use and hunting ^%& beavers and muskrats. When sitting in my V-Line long gun vault for HD, I keep it loaded with 6 in the tube, and one on the carrier, no sling, no extra ammo. As Robert pointed out, the gun is light and quick without the extra “stuff” on it. When I reload from the buttstock ammo carrier, I use strong hand and load the shells upside-down in the carrier. My support hand keeps the gun on the target.
The smartest thing you can do with your gun is practice with it. I’d shoot it a bunch before I made a single modification. Ok, maybe one modification, and that would be a light, I’m a big fan of weapon mounted lights. You need to be able to see to hit, and identify before you shoot. That’s why if I had to choose I’d take a light over night sights.
I’m kind of lucky in that I own my own range and have bought a few armor plate IDPA targets. So after running a few COFs with my 1911, I break out my Benelli and go to town. Hitting a standard size silhouette at 100 yards with slugs and the ghost rings is no problem and headshots at 30 meters are a breeze. I guess an added benefit is the land I bought to build a range on came with a 9 acre pond, unfortunately the pond came with the %%$^^ beavers and muskrats. So I get to practice on them too.
Chuck