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#77 2010-03-04 12:41:08
- M3Rocker
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Re: M4 tactical stock
Hey Mitch anything on the M3 question?
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#79 2010-03-08 20:06:53
- salsantini
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Re: M4 tactical stock
Mitch, will the M4 stock be the first put into production?
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#80 2010-03-09 06:57:04
Re: M4 tactical stock
Mitch, will the M4 stock be the first put into production?
Yes, the priority is on the M4.
We originally planned to release all three platforms at once. But to save time and conserve cash flow, we will instead release the platforms incrementally. The M4 will be first, and after that maybe the Remington, then the M1, depending on demand.
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#81 2010-03-12 09:49:40
Re: M4 tactical stock
Another update, but this is about the stock for the Benelli M1014 that started this thread. I know this thread has morphed into one about the Urbino stock, but it started out discussing collapsing stocks for the M4, so I thought I would put the following information here.
As you know, the Urbino stock design includes an optional cheek riser. I have long been interested in the idea of a cheek riser that would be interchangeable among different stock designs. So the Urbino cheek riser was developed with this in mind.
The first thing we have tried to do with the Urbino cheek riser is get it to work with the Benelli M1014 collapsing stock. The reasoning behind this goes back to discussions we had with a USMC Lt Colonel some years ago regarding the sharp pointy stock on their M1014s. Some Marines were slicing up their cheeks on these stocks, and we saw several weapons that had rags wrapped around the front of the cheekpiece to protect the Marines from the stock.
The Marines wanted a shorter stock, most of all. But we also recognized that the use of optics on the M1014 would require an adjustable cheek riser, for good cheek weld when optics were mounted on the rail.
So coincident with the Urbino stock development, we'll probably also produce a very simple system that can be installed on the M1014 skeleton stock to accept the Urbino cheek riser and allow it to be easily adjusted in the field. Conceptually this is similar to the system described on the first page of this thread, but the execution is simpler.
Here is the prototype Urbino cheek riser installed on a prototype of the cheekpiece support for the Benelli M1014 skeleton stock:
The pointy face-slicing cheekpiece is replaced by a kinder, gentler cheekpiece with more surface real estate to secure good cheek weld. However, it can also be adjusted upward for use with optics:
This is in its highest position, over an inch high. Actually, for use with most optics, you would have it a bit lower for optimal cheek weld.
Remember, this is simply an adjustable cheekpiece for existing Benelli M1014 collapsing stocks. We have not yet committed to producing a collapsing stock for the Benelli M4.
Meanwhile, regarding the Urbino, we are comparing tooling quotes and will soon award the contract and get this bad boy into production.
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#82 2010-03-20 18:49:07
- AggiePhil
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- Registered: 2010-01-19
Re: M4 tactical stock
Meanwhile, regarding the Urbino, we are comparing tooling quotes and will soon award the contract and get this bad boy into production.
Great, can't happen soon enough!
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#83 2010-05-05 13:26:11
- MeanGreen
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- Registered: 2009-08-22
Re: M4 tactical stock
Any update on when the Urbino for the M4 will be available?
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#84 2010-05-05 13:31:59
- AggiePhil
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- Registered: 2010-01-19
Re: M4 tactical stock
Any update on when the Urbino for the M4 will be available?
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#85 2010-06-22 08:47:08
- HotDiggity
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- Registered: 2010-06-22
Re: M4 tactical stock
I just read this entire thread with much interest. I can't see that anyone has said it yet, so let me be the first: I want the Remington 870 variant! I sold a Benelli with the fixed Steady Grip stock and went back to my 870 several years ago. I'm just more comfortable with the 870 and I've come to trust the platform. But I sure miss that Benelli stock. I've been using the Speedfeed short version forever, and while it's been fine generally, the pistol grip is a strange shape that I've never really liked. The thought of an improved Benelli-style stock for the 870 has me giddy. Keep up the great work.
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