TriggerMan
01-24-2012, 01:13 PM
The bottom line? It works better for me than the other small 9mm I've carried, including the PM9 and LC9. More in a minute.
I started out shooting range ammo and was suffering FTExtract on about 7 out of 100 rounds. After putting 300 rounds through it, it was going 4 /100. I tried some Gold Dots after 300 rounds and they fired, extracted and ejected perfectly. At 300 rnds, I tinkered with the mags to get the followers to fall freely within the mag tubes...a ten second job per mag. I don't know for sure if it helped . I also locked open my slide for the second time for 48 hours. I originally did this before my first range session.
After shooting a box of S&B 115 gr FMJ today, also a box of Gold Dot 115 gr, and 35 Federal HST 115gr, I am comfortable it will be reliable with Gold Dots or HSTs. The FMJs are trending to 2 or 3 FTEs per 100 rounds. I may still let Beretta polish the feedramp and chamber, but I'm in no hurry. My experience with the FMJ rounds suggests something is breaking-in. Is the gun generally ammo sensitive or is there an extractor tension or design problem. I don't know. Mine certainly is ammo sensitive toward higher powered ammo, although I did not move up to +P at any time.
Back to why its better for me, the ergos and temperate recoil allow me to shoot more accurately. The clean exterior, free of any protusions, is nice for CCW. A nice gun at the price and it will only get better as it gets used and as Beretta tweaks springs or extractors. With the modular design, it may convert to a .40S&W at a future date. Remember, this is only been out with us Beta testers since mid October. ;)
I started out shooting range ammo and was suffering FTExtract on about 7 out of 100 rounds. After putting 300 rounds through it, it was going 4 /100. I tried some Gold Dots after 300 rounds and they fired, extracted and ejected perfectly. At 300 rnds, I tinkered with the mags to get the followers to fall freely within the mag tubes...a ten second job per mag. I don't know for sure if it helped . I also locked open my slide for the second time for 48 hours. I originally did this before my first range session.
After shooting a box of S&B 115 gr FMJ today, also a box of Gold Dot 115 gr, and 35 Federal HST 115gr, I am comfortable it will be reliable with Gold Dots or HSTs. The FMJs are trending to 2 or 3 FTEs per 100 rounds. I may still let Beretta polish the feedramp and chamber, but I'm in no hurry. My experience with the FMJ rounds suggests something is breaking-in. Is the gun generally ammo sensitive or is there an extractor tension or design problem. I don't know. Mine certainly is ammo sensitive toward higher powered ammo, although I did not move up to +P at any time.
Back to why its better for me, the ergos and temperate recoil allow me to shoot more accurately. The clean exterior, free of any protusions, is nice for CCW. A nice gun at the price and it will only get better as it gets used and as Beretta tweaks springs or extractors. With the modular design, it may convert to a .40S&W at a future date. Remember, this is only been out with us Beta testers since mid October. ;)