Beretta 92 slide crack

Its a well known fact that the beretta has a weak slide and those slides crack frequently with regular pressure loads. I have cracked a slide on a p38 my father got me in 1968, but only after shooting it regularly for 20 years, with a lot of wwii surplus that was intended for submachineguns, plus a lot of lead bullet handloads. Does anyone have experience dealing with the factory getting a slide replaced. The beretta 92 pistol evolved from earlier beretta designs, most notably the m1923 and m1951. Beretta competition one evo pro holster for 92 series left. Responses to questions posed by beretta on the m9 handgun gao. Berettas rare 92s 9mm pistol the 92s is an interesting variant of the classic model 92 series featuring a nonambidextrous, slidemounted safety and a unique magazine release located at the rear base of the left grip panel.

Its assumed that beretta knew about the bid that saco put in, and they were able to go a bit cheaper to get the contract. Catastrophic failure with a beretta 92f need some info. This shows the bottom slide came off an early m9 special edition or a newer commercial j92m9aom pistol. You do not want this to be the result of poor maintenance and failing to spot cracks ahead of time. Beretta tomcat cracks well, its about 3 years since the last post on this topic. Beretta 92f slide failure gun and game the friendliest. A tutorial showing how to replace the locking block on a 9296 series pistol from beretta. Both guns crack the slides with high round counts or a steady diet of hot loads, nato or hot hand loads or commercial plus p loads.

Beretta 92s serial number lookup terapowerfulattacks diary. Years ago i was a huge proponent of the beretta 92 9mm. The slides would break and crack, the barrels would explode, etc. I noticed that when i bought the gun after cleaning it and using oil to lube it if i racked the gun while the safety was on with an empty or no clip, the slide would go forward and the hammer would stay on the cocked position. On recent pistols the mark is usually located on the frame near the trigger guard, and for older pistols the mark is on the slide or on the frame behind the grip area. Visit our youtube channel berettacommunity for more howto. They found a crack on one pistol slide and decided to shoot all. Not to say that all 92fs pistol will break, im just saying that it can break and this is how. On the 1915, the slide was open, which reduced weight on a small, but heavy pistol.

Tnsiad8846 quality and safety problems with the beretta m9. Beretta 9296 series locking block replacement youtube. Yes and yes again if you actually read tgz s report reprinted from a 1991 gun week industry intelligencer column, you may note that all the affected m9s were made. They fired 3 m9 pistols 10,000 times and inspected the weapons with the mpi process for evidence of slide cracks. Everything you wanted to know about the beretta 92 but was. In all other aspects the model 92s is similar to early model 92.

This places its production right in between the cracked slide testings and the definitive introduction of the 92fs in 1989. There is some argument over whether they were using high pressure loads that the m9wasnt designed for or if the slides were inherently weak. Buy beretta 92fs 96 compact slide factory replacement gun parts, accessories and gunsmithing service on most manufacturers including browning, winchester, fn america, beretta, benelli franchi, stoeger, remington, bushmaster, marlin, sig sauer, hk and many more. Model 92s has been used by italian army and police, as well as by other forces. Hearing of the navys problems, they checked the slides on those guns for cracks. The main purpose is to stop the slide from flying off the frame to the rear if it cracks. This makes the gun worthless as anything except a range queen. I have heard of some possible issues with slide cracking. Beretta 92 for ipsc minor beretta brian enoss forums. The beretta 92fs, as well as other handgun types, can be upgraded with accessories as well as have gun parts replaced. Only 3 injuries resulted from the slide separation problem.

The army has determined that a fatigue crack located near the slides. This allows debris, sand, mud, blood, etc, to enter the firearm with the greatest of ease. Beretta competition one evo pro holster for 92 series right hand. The grip angle and the front sight integrated with the slide were also common to earlier beretta pistols. Have not heard about this problem in years, did beretta solve the problem or just cover it up really well.

Since then, the beretta 92s have been fixed where needed and made darn near perfect. In some cases the actual date in arabic numerals may be used, or a combination of roman and arabic numerals. They say the gun is no longer under warranty and claim that the crack is normal wear and tear. Beretta 92 the firearms forum the buying, selling or. Apr 23, 2012 the beretta 92 m9 is basically missing the top portion of the slide. This prevents the very common problem of the spring jumping off the slide lock during installation. I also had a chip of metal come of the slide rail on frame by tailpiece. When beretta came up with the fix for the the 92f, it was simply to make sure the slide did not hit the shooter in the eye socket when the slide cracked. Jan 20, 2019 beretta also had slide failures the same as the walther p38 had as its slide and locking block are pure p38 desgined. Buy beretta 92 slides factory replacement gun parts, accessories and gunsmithing service on most manufacturers including browning, winchester, fn america, beretta, benelli franchi, stoeger, remington, bushmaster, marlin, sig sauer, hk and many more. Ive got a 92fs slide with a crack and a small chunk of metal missing around the firing pin area. Check your beretta 92fs lots of pictures dialup death ar15. May 28, 2018 the 65490 is berettas government cage code.

Beretta 92 fs wont lock back when empty firearms talk. The market with gun parts is wide and there are many options for purchasing. Many yrs ago my p38 gave up and had a broken slide, it was a cyq 43 and god knows how many shots it digested before falling in my hands, looked good with original bluing, but the slide. The slide failure is inherent to the design, now it happens to beretta and before it happened to the walther p38s wsteel slides, both share the same design. Of the 14 slide separations reported, only 4 took place at round counts under 10,000. From what i understand, a lot of that information comes from reports of the u. The slide is new so i assume it is late model witht he following markings. Brownells is your source for beretta 92 factory replacement parts at brownells. Beretta 92 and sig p226 durability lately, i have read a lot of material that states that the slide and frame on the 92 are notorious for cracking. This was in response to reported defective slides during u. It seems that beretta is still having same problems with tomcat 3032. Galco s3h beretta 92, 96, m9 shoulder holster comp. Galco s3h beretta 92, 96, m9 shoulder holster component right hand leather tan 2. Beretta 92 fs racking slide question from newbie the.

But the open slide was split around the front sight. They actually had a lot of problems after about rounds or so. Rest easy my friend and shoot away, the slide is designed and manufactured that way. Yet rumors persist that the slides crack and cause catastrophic damage. The beretta corporation changed the design of the m9 pistol so that even if a slide fractured, the broken half could not come back and hit the shooter causing injury. Many fans of the 92s design talk about the open slide as a functional element and miss its fluid origins. All our 92s and 96s are identical to what you are showing. Ruger revolver because it was over torqued than have the slide break on a 9296. Sep 30, 2011 a tutorial showing how to replace the locking block on a 9296 series pistol from beretta.

Beretta 9296m9 parts, accessories cheaper than dirt. I have looked on the beretta usa web site, they list the slide as a part, but it is not available. From the m1923 comes the open slide design, while the alloy frame and locking block barrel, originally from walther p38, were first used in the m1951. Jan 30, 2006 seems the navy had a total of three slide failures with the m9 92f where the slide broke and it came rearward hitting the seals in the face. Beretta had a problem with slides cracking due to poor metallurgy. Notice on the top two government pistols, the pb has solid letters as compared to the stylized commercial pb shown on the bottom commercial slide. Early in the use of the m9, there were three instances of slides fracturing and coming. Though beretta widened the slide on the newer guns, i understand that some owners report frame cracks still. 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 beretta 92f won the design and became the m9 service pistol. Tomcat frame cracks gun and game the friendliest gun.