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The Marine Semi-Auto Combat Shotgun Technical Manual
Created and Trusted by US Military Forces
Benefit from decades of hard-won experience operating in the most challenging environments around the world - learn from the best!
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100+ pages of semi-auto combat shotgun content: everything you need at your fingertips, no omissions.
The Marine Semi-Auto Combat Shotgun Technical Manual
The Complete Benelli M1014/M4 Operations, Maintenance & Repair Guide - Full Size Edition (TM 10698A-23B&P/2)
Paperback Book
Carlile Military Library
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THE ULTIMATE BENELLI M1014/M4 OWNER'S COMPANION
- Full-size format: 8.5" x 11" - clear, detailed print and illustrations!
- Complete & unabridged: 106 pages, 104 illustrations.
- Created & trusted by the U.S. Marine Corps' expert armorers.
- The indispensable guide for every military, law enforcement, home defense and sporting Benelli semi-auto operator.
- "Batteries last hours, books last decades. Get the print edition!"
Despite the constant evolution of ever-more-modern weapons systems the 12-gauge combat shotgun remains a favorite of infantry and special forces units around the world, particularly valued for its effectiveness in close-quarters battle.
Since 1999 the United States Marine Corps has employed the semi-automatic Benelli M1014 (also known as the M4 Super 90) as its shotgun of choice. This durable and reliable weapon enables the Marine to deliver a devastatingly high rate of accurate fire, and replaces various pump-action predecesors.
Produced by the Marine Corps and written from hands-on experience in the field, this technical manual provides the operator and armorer with all the information and education required to keep this remarkable firearm in peak working order for the foreseeable future.
106 PAGES, 104 ILLUSTRATIONS — COVERING: Safety — Corrosion Prevention & Control — Equipment Description — Ammunition — Funtional Description — Field Stripping — Inspection — Cleaning & Lubrication — Storage & Shipping — Scheduled & Preventative Maintenance — Troubleshooting — Corrective Maintenance — Complete Disassembly & Assembly — Repair Parts & Special Tools
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ISBN/SKU: 1090819196
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Before You Buy
Q: Who is this book for?
A: This technical manual is for owners of the Benelli M1014/M4 platform, military and law-enforcement personnel, armorers, gunsmiths, collectors, and technically minded shooters who want a detailed reference on operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair.
Q: What does the manual cover?
A: It covers safety, corrosion prevention, equipment description, ammunition, functional operation, field stripping, inspection, cleaning and lubrication, storage, scheduled and preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, corrective maintenance, complete disassembly and assembly, repair parts, and special tools.
Q: Is this mainly an owner's manual or an armorer's manual?
A: It is substantially more detailed than a normal consumer owner's manual. The book includes routine operator-level tasks such as field stripping, cleaning, lubrication, and inspection, but also goes into troubleshooting, corrective maintenance, complete disassembly, reassembly, and repair-parts information intended for more advanced technical use.
Q: Does this cover the civilian Benelli M4 as well as the military M1014?
A: Yes. The U.S. Marine Corps M1014 is based on the Benelli M4 platform, so much of the manual is directly relevant to civilian M4 owners. Readers should still allow for differences between specific commercial configurations and the military model documented in the manual.
Q: What makes this different from a conventional Benelli M4 guide?
A: This is official Marine Corps technical material produced around the military M1014 system. Its emphasis is on standardized operation, inspection, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and parts identification rather than on accessories, modifications, or one author's preferred shooting techniques.
Q: Is it useful if I only intend to perform routine maintenance myself?
A: Yes. The operator-level sections provide a detailed reference for understanding the shotgun, inspecting it, field stripping it, cleaning and lubricating it, and identifying potential problems. The more advanced maintenance sections can then serve as a technical reference even when major repair work is left to a qualified gunsmith or armorer.
Q: Does the manual include detailed illustrations?
A: Yes. The edition contains more than 100 illustrations supporting the technical text, including material relating to components, maintenance, disassembly, assembly, and repair. That makes the book especially useful as a practical reference rather than simply a text-only description of the weapon.
Q: Is the physical edition suitable for workshop and reference use?
A: Yes. This complete edition is presented in a full-size 8.5 × 11-inch format and runs to just over 100 pages, giving the technical text and illustrations plenty of room to remain clear. It is well suited to repeated consultation alongside the shotgun during inspection, maintenance, or study.
Publication Details & Specifications
| Format | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Series | Carlile Military Library, Book 55 |
| Official designation | TM 10698A-23B&P/2 |
| Edition | Full-size illustrated edition |
| Print length | 108 pages |
| Dimensions | 8.5 × 0.2 × 11 inches |
| Item weight | Approximately 0.75 pounds |
| Language | English |
| Publication date | March 24, 2019 |
| ISBN-10 | 1090819196 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1090819192 |
| Source | United States Marine Corps |
| Weapons covered | Benelli M1014 / M4 Super 90 semi-automatic combat shotgun |
| Content | Complete and unabridged technical manual for operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and parts identification |
| Illustrations | 104 illustrations |
| Operator coverage | Safety, ammunition, functional description, field stripping, inspection, cleaning, lubrication, storage, and shipping |
| Maintenance coverage | Scheduled and preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, corrective maintenance, complete disassembly and assembly, and repair procedures |
| Reference material | Includes repair-parts and special-tools information |
| Format advantage | Large 8.5 × 11 inch format designed for clear reading of technical instructions, parts information, and detailed illustrations |
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