Cut & Re-thread Benelli M2 barrel

Swifty · Jan 28, 2012

I have a benelli M2 with a 26 inch barrel. I wanted to have it cut down to 24 or 22 inches. About how much do most gun smiths charge for cutting and re threading?

RyanReed · Jan 28, 2012

I've looked into it when I was shopping for my first benelli. I heard its tricky cutting benelli barrels due to the chrio. Not impossible, but not many smiths do it. Your looking at $100-200 + chokes. I don't think the factory chokes would work - you'd have to go with thinwalls. New barrels come with a set of chokes and are $450-500, but the 21 & 24" are hard to find. I'd order a new one, shoot the 26" in the meantime and sell the 26" when it comes in.

jtischauser · Jan 28, 2012

Briley is the highest. $150 to cut plus chokes. Did you check with Benny?

jtischauser · Jan 28, 2012

Id leave the 26" as is. Buy a +7 Notdic tube which should flush up with the end of the barrel and run it like that.

Swifty · Jan 29, 2012

Jesse Tischauser said:
Briley is the highest. 150 to cut plus chokes. Did you check with Benny?

Yeah Benny told me just to leave it 26. That I'd be fine, didn't tell me how much he charges. My tube holds 9 in it would that make it a 6+1?

Swifty · Jan 29, 2012

Jesse Tischauser said:
Briley is the highest. 150 to cut plus chokes. Did you check with Benny?

I mean a +6 tube.

jtischauser · Jan 29, 2012

Yeah that a +6. Does it flush up with the end of the barrel?

I had a barrel cut down by Steve Rose from Rose Action Sports. I don't remember the actual price but it was significantly less than Briley. I don't think I could get a diffusion choke though.