r/canadaguns • u/Magic_Matthews • Jun 19 '26
Fix my gun Benelli M2 QC
Just got a brand new Benelli M2. Had to return others due to machining defects in the sights and reciever (dents that have the factory finish over them)
Newest example i got has some of the worst machining mistakes I have seen around the barrel ring.
Stoeger customer support told me to kick rocks and it wouldn't be covered by warranty. I suppose it is cosmetic, but for a $2000+ premium shotgun, I expected more.
I've seen a lot of people talk down on turkish guns, but so far italian manufacturing has left a lot to be desired.
Anyway, if anyone has any recommendations for touching up the finish and gap on the side (picture 3) i would appreciate it.
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u/AdeptArt Jun 19 '26
This is pretty bad QC I'm not gonna lie
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u/Magic_Matthews Jun 19 '26
I am genuinely confused how someone at the factory could mess it up this bad. Customer service refusing to do anything is really insult to injury.
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u/AdeptArt Jun 19 '26
Post a review, post it everywhere, reddit is a good start. If you have photos & evidence then you are doing nothing wrong in giving an account of the poor customer service you received. Post on the store, on CGN, etc.
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u/Magic_Matthews Jun 19 '26
Thanks for the support, I was worried this wasnt the right place to post this.
Definitely going to take some better photos and share my experience elsewhere. 🍻
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u/AdeptArt Jun 19 '26
Worst case if you post something on reddit and it's not a fit is we'll remove it and tell you. As long as its in good faith we don't do anything rash.
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u/fuckbitingflies Jun 19 '26
That’s insane. I own a Franchi Affinity 3 and have stripped several others that had obviously much better QC than that, and IIRC that’s said to share some parts and design with the M2?
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u/Magic_Matthews Jun 19 '26
If Franchi is serviced by Stoeger in Canada i would beware. Customer support genuinely thinks this is acceptable and its driving me crazy.
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u/fuckbitingflies Jun 20 '26
Yeah, that’s a really bad look from them. I doubt I’ll buy anything else distributed and serviced by them if they think that’s acceptable on a $2000 shotgun.
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u/Specialist_Chard5231 Jun 20 '26
Your gonna have a hard time buying a shotgun when your figure out how many brands Beretta owns and they are all through Stoeger Canada...
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u/fuckbitingflies Jun 20 '26
I’m well aware, but there are alternatives.
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u/Specialist_Chard5231 Jun 20 '26
Not that are better semi auto tube guns.
Beretta Benelli Franchi Stoeger.
The guy is being a bit particular over a the barrel lug/ring considering that's a fit part to the magazine tube. The finish there is a nothing burger and most likely can just be cleaned off.
I've seen a lot worse on a lot more expensive guns.
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u/Magic_Matthews Jun 19 '26
Heres a better face photo of the face, you can see just how much metal is missing off the edge.
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u/CurlyWurly61 Jun 19 '26
Yeah that's not okay. I am not usually picky when it comes to guns as they are tools... but the quality you recieved is a little insulting to their name
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u/FenderFanatic Jun 21 '26
I don't know what the issue is but I've seen plenty of Benellis with issues, SB3, M2, Nova, everything. But I've never seen a Franchi with an issue, same factory, lower price point. I really don't know what the issue is.
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u/One_Salary_9068 Jun 19 '26
Return it to the Store... Let them deal with this BS 😤🤮☠️🤌🏼
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u/Magic_Matthews Jun 19 '26
Ive returned two allready for various defects i noticed, if the store lets me again I will. They offered store credit or exchange when I came back the first time. 20/20 hindsight i should have insisted on a refund.
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u/Specialist_Chard5231 Jun 20 '26
Honestly you are really over thinking this. The lug on the barrel is a hand fit part and needs to exactly match the ring on the magazine tube. Misalignment ( left, right, up down or tomlong or short) can cause the magazine tube to be slightly off center which pulls slug shots off. People used to wack barrel on trees to correct this but it is a magazine tube alignment issue. The same issue exists on all tube shotguns and either the manufacturer fixes or or they just leave it.
If you interested there are a few threads on Brian Enos forum detailing this but your gonna have to do a deep dive.
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u/Strong-Owl-55 Jun 19 '26
Can't wait to see the quality on my hunt group mx4 when I get it Tuesday 😵💫 compared to this