Best Shotgun in the World? The Benelli M4 HD VIDEO

Our gun club has great skeet, trap, five stand areas that are entirely self-policed. In other words, if you want to go out and have a fun time blasting away at clays, that's entirely up to you. There will be no range nazis chasing you down telling you only to take two shots.

So, if I put up a bird from the tower and need nine rounds to hit it...I can.

It's fun.
 
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Benelli M4 is a pretty good tactical shotgun; however, it isn't the shotgun I would choose for home defense, shooting clays at any discipline, or bird hunting. So, no, it isn't the best shotgun in the world.

My Maxus makes a much better bird gun, so does my Browning Silver Lightning, which also makes a decent clay gun.
 
Let see... where to begin. A little wordy... bear with me. :p

Mr. Amsdorf, AKA "ptmccain" has produced a number of videos that can be seen on youtube.
From this you can see who he is, and that he likes guns and likes to make videos. My perception is that he's an intelligent guy, an inquisitive guy and a talented guy. He also occasionally makes statements that tic people off a bit.

If you ignore the negative perceptions and take it all in with a grain of salt... the videos and his enthusiasm can be entertaining, and for many, will be educational.
If you take his comments as confrontation, they can be, ah... vexing. Is he trying to start an argument? Does he really think that his M4 is the best there is? Is he an idiot with a video camera? :confused:

I tend to think sometimes that we are all, or have the potential to be, really annoying at times... not always from the testosterone fueled need for one-ups-manship, but frequently from our own enthusiasm. We may forget, in that enthusiasm, that others have strong opinions as well... that will be in conflict with our own.

I once owned a M4. I don't anymore because there were aspects of the gun I did not like.
At first, my ego, which was in conflict with my logic would not allow me to think, that for me, I made a mistake and the M4 was not "the best combat shotgun in the world". Ultimately, I found that, again for me, the Benelli M2T was more suitable for my needs. Do I feel like a weak sister for not owning Benelli's "top of the line"... no, because for me, I actually know better.

Did I want to argue with Amsdorf when he first posted this 2 days ago... Yes. I actually had something written and was ready to press the button... then I stood back for a few minutes, and the need to play the game was not as intense.

I guess where I'm going here is that we all have preferences, some based on reality, some on a fantasy and some, sadly, based on the perceptions of others. If Amsdorf enjoys his M4 (and it's quite apparent that he does), then more power to him.
Should he consider the opinions and perceptions of others when posting? Maybe. Should we all overlook an individuals enthusiasm for a particular firearm... even if it borders on being abrasive? Mmmmm... I guess that's for the reader to decide.

Enjoy your firearms. Try to be thoughtful of others when you post. If someone pisses you off... maybe it's better to walk away than to encourage an argument.
Sure, I'll be the first to admit, it can be entertaining when people go after each other... but it usually accomplishes nothing other than to add more names to your "ignore list", and make us all look like fools to those on the outside looking in.

Cheers to one and all,
C
 
As you can probably tell, I don't much care. I just have fun shooting clays. When/if I get into trap/skeet/five stand or ... any other form of sporting clays, I'll probably go whole hog and buy a beautiful over and under or side-by-side.

I've been spoiled by a really high end one of those beauties in the past.
 
It one of the better tacticool shotguns, but the best, I dont know...

M2's and SX3's dominate the practical shooting sports.

I see more Beretta and Remington semiauto's in the field and on the range than everything else ( semiauto) combined.

The best all around shotgun??? Id have to say the Remington 870 due to sheer numbers sold. They will do anything you want or need a shotgun to do in the most adverse conditions.
 
I've got a Remington 870, I mean, that's almost obligatory for an American gun lover.

But...I sure like the Benelli M4 better.
 
Creeper, re. your last remark:
Thanks, very thoughtful, I appreciated your words.
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Yeah. Much like buckshot... I figured if I write 7 paragraphs, at least 1 of them would hit a target. :D

Cheers,
C
 
Oooooo! I'd love to be able to hyperlink that into a post so that just clicking an otherwise innocent word would provide the Dum Dum Duuuum! ;)
 
Best is a big four letter word. It covers a lot of ground. Given that shotguns in general are extremely versatile, one has to ask how the Benelli qualifies as the best (very different than saying that you like it better than any other shotgun).
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Within the British gun trade the term "best gun" has come to mean the best a specific maker can produce with the best materials available. The result is a gun that is at least the equal of anything produced for the gun's intended purpose.

An argument can be made than that the M4 is a "best" gun because it is the top of Benelli's line and when it comes to tactical use there isn't anything measurably better.

A $100,000 Holland & Holland is considered a "best gun" but it wouldn't be the best choice for HD and tactical. Conversely the M4 would be largely useless for driven bird shooting and a significant handicap for clay target shooting. In their respective categories the Holland and Benelli are best guns. Neither is the "best gun in the world."
 
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