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This guy is new! Picked it up at Gulf Coast Gun, they were doing a no-tax sale this week.You picked it up used, right?
Of course you didn’t - that would take a couple of years.I did not check all of my Berettas.
True storyOf course you didn’t - that would take a couple of years.
I have an LTT, that particular firearm has been stellar. I've seen a few posts about barrels on the newer A4. But the many with no issues likely aren't posting about it. Glad to see you have nothing to worry about here.Appreciate it guys. I really like this pistol but after reading the major QC issues I started to worry.
This same kind of issue was prevalent in the M1 Garands on their operating rods. They ended up doing a field modification that required a relief cut be done to the Op Rod to prevent the cracking near the charging handle as there was a 90 degree angle. Subsequent Op Rods were produced with the relief. Nice to see that Beretta addressed their cracking issue in much the same fashion.Found this on another site. Pretty good explanation.
Firing Pin Channel "Crack":
It was explained that the "crack" originated when some early 92F pistols began cracking in that area. The reason they were cracking is that the safety body is larger on that side of the slide and therefore there is less metal on that side than the other side of the slide, resulting in cracking on some specimens after use. The relief cut, which appears to new users as a crack, was made to transfer the stresses being put on that area of the slide to stronger areas. Pre-FS models (92SB and 92F) don’t have the cut, as production ended on these before the cut was implemented. DAO "D" models also don’t have the cut, because they don’t have any material removed since they don’t have a safety assembly.
Appreciate it guys. I really like this pistol but after reading the major QC issues I started to worry.
Talk on multiple forums that pistols coming out of tenn has out of spec slides/barrels, some other stuff.Major QC issues?
There were some slide cracking issues the military found years ago using hot ammo, and there was an old update to the locking block where the 90 degree cut had a radius put in it, I do not know of any major issues on modern guns using standard or +p pressure ammo.
BTW, Taurus never updated their locking blocks and I never heard of an issue with them, also AFAIK, the Brigadier type slide has never had a reported slide crack. From the Beretta site: "the extra weight of the Brigadier slide, and you get enhanced durability"