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| | M1014, Combat Shotgun |
 | | According to a Benelli press release, "five samples of the Benelli M4 Super 90 were delivered to Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland on Aug. 4, 1998." From August 1998 until the adoption in late 2001, the shotguns were supposedly put through extensive testing with Marine Corps units. |
 | | Benelli uses a regulated gas system to cycle the weapon. |
 | | Speaking from a hunting point-of-view, several of my friends state that Benelli has stood the test of time for them, however, the stress of annual pheasant, quail, rabbit, and deer hunting is definitely less then what a Marine will put the weapon through over time. |
| www.usmcweapons.com /articles/M1014/M1014NF.htm (760 words) |
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