So, first off, I'm going to admit that this M3k is the first semi-auto shotgun I've ever owned. I've actually been running a Benelli Nova in 3 gun for the last year...lol But this year my plan was to get fairly serious about competing, so I put a pretty fair amount of work into getting ready. Well, the last part of getting ready was to pick up a semi-auto shotgun dedicated to the sport. In my budget, the only two that fit where the JM Pro and the M3k. I really liked the fact that alot of Benelli parts and such fit the M3k, and the inertia driven system, so that was what I picked up. Bought a +4 MOA tube for it, and got it all set up.
Yesterday was my first day I got a chance to put some shells down range with it, and ran into a problem. For what I picture to be a "race gun", reloading is complicated...I would run it dry, and then noticed that when the bolt locks open, I have to close the bolt in order to put shells in...?? The lifter locks up when the bolt is locked back...so the process would be, run it dry, bolt locks back, close the bolt, then load, then hit the "cartridge drop lever", then rack the bolt...seems like alot more steps than i expected...?? Or am I missing something? I did see a few people that had what appeared to be tape over their "cartridge drop levers", or is there some other fix for this? I have been trying to find something about it, but have really been struggling with it...