Benelli M2 trigger group and lifter

[okieshooter]

Anyone have any tips on disassembling the trigger group to change out the lifter. Doesn't look too complicated for someone with a little mechanical knowledge but not exactly sure what little springs may be under something I haven't seen. So any tips before I dig in and start to change out the lifter.

 

[DJCAREY]

Not for sure on the m2, but on the m1 you have to remove the stock and 1 pin. Numrich has a schematic if that would help

 

[Spiff]

Take it apart in a plastic bag...you'll thank me later.

 

[okieshooter]

Found the schematic on brownell's. Keep a supply of two gallon zip locks on my gunsmithing bench. Only one pin holding it all together, the hammer, carrier, shell release, etc. Look like hold the shell release tight. Slip the pin out, remove the carrier then slip the pin back in. Take off the breech bolt latch and install it on the new lifter. Remove pin, slip in new lifter, line up breech bolt latch on its spring, slide in the pin with the hammer installed and should be good to go, Just didn't know if anyone had done this and had any special tricks to make it easier.

 

[bigbrowndog]

it helps if you unload the hammer tension, and you can leave a properly sized pin in the hole as you drift out the benelli part, (pin sleeve) then be very careful of the very small pin holding the carrier pawl(dog) whatever to the lifter itself. If you lose something don't sweat, most everything is orderable from Brownell's. Also do not lose track of the tiny little spring clip that holds the pin sleeve from coming out, ​

Trapr​

 

[okieshooter]

Got it done. Only took about 30 minutes. 15 of which was looking for the hammer spring cap. After taking it out of the ziploc it shot out of there like a rocket. Pretty simple little switch. So much better now.

 

[jtischauser]

Got it done. Only took about 30 minutes. 15 of which was looking for the hammer spring cap. After taking it out of the ziploc it shot out of there like a rocket. Pretty simple little switch. So much better now.

Don't forget to bend the tip of that welded lifter down so that the shells don't get stuffed into top of the reciever causing malfunctions.

 

[okieshooter]

Ordered it straight from C-rums. It was one of his already welded lifters. So far it been feeding fine doing loading drills. So nice not to hang my thumb in there. Now to figure out how to hodl four shells and feed them into it reliably. Getting better but not smooth yet!

 

[jtischauser]

Ordered it straight from C-rums. It was one of his already welded lifters. So far it been feeding fine doing loading drills. So nice not to hang my thumb in there. Now to figure out how to hodl four shells and feed them into it reliably. Getting better but not smooth yet!

Make sure you shoot a few boxes through it before you run it in a match. They almost all need to be bent.

 

[okieshooter]

Will do. Have plans to get it to Trapr for some other upgrades. Just got to get it to him first.

 

[Spart]

Sorry for digging up an old thread, but I came here from a Google search looking for instructions on how to disassemble the trigger group and was left wanting.

Anytime I hear "let it fly apart in a bag" that seems to be code for "if you want to have no idea how it goes back together again."

Anyway I made a how-to video after I figured out on my own how to strip the trigger group. Not much more difficult than the pump-action trigger groups I've worked on. Check it out:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2sLNncEIvk

 

[flanel]

I am about to install the TTI lifter and safety, and Spart's video is well-shot and straightforward. I am no longer worried about doing this project right the first time, thanks!