Occasionally scraping carbon from under the extractor and lubricating the gun should be enough to keep it running almost indefinitely. Most firearms function just fine if they are dirty, even very dirty. The standard Beretta finish has teflon as a component of it to minimize wear and so the gun can run without any lube for a fair bit, but all guns will eventually shut down without proper lubrication. Typical gun oil doesn't stay put very well, especially if it rains. and it depends on a host of environmental factors and what lubrication you are using. The M9A3 will be awesome, and that's why you'reĬleaning and lubrication are very different things. I've had worse M9's and slightly better but I'm always left unimpressed. It has a fairly new recoil spring but it was spotless and well lubed. No, it's very broken in (my issued duty gun). If it's an old gun, do some maintenance on it and try again.
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Is it a new gun? there is some thick grease on there from the factory that should be removed before firing.
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If you are thinking it's typical of these guns, I don't believe it is. I cleaned and lubed my new 92 Brigadier with Hoppes oil and shot 175 rounds through it with no issues. Something is probably not working correctly. It was a let down to be honest, I should have to relube the gun after 150 rounds. All the ammo was loaded into Beretta mags by yours truly. I fired every round from my freshly lubed M9, after 150 rounds I started having failure to return to battery and often the slide failed to lock to the rear. We had 500 rounds of M882 that needed shot. I cleaned my M9 the other day and headed to our work range. I have to believe a brand new gun, or even a thoroughly cleaned and maintained Beretta 92/M9 that has no worn out springs, locking blocks or any other parts is NOT going to get so dirty or dry within the course of shooting a few hundred rounds that it is going to start experiencing Failure to-Feed, Failure to Extract, weak ejection, and sluggish operation of the slide UNLESS there is something on the gun that is worn out, or there is just something else wrong that is causing those things. I don't expect as I said for the average Beretta to last 35,000 rounds without cleaning before a failure obviously, but realistically how long can one expect to shoot the thing without having to clean it or lube it? What's the longest you've gone on shooting one without cleaning, and did yours experience any failures? So I guess my question is how long can the average person expect to realistically run a brand new Beretta M92/M9 without cleaning/lubrication before it starts to experience stoppages/failures, etc.? This assumes the use of quality, clean, reputable ammunition and factory Beretta magazines being utilized in the gun at all times. I do wonder if these guns were at least lubed liberally in the beginning of their maintenance-free ordeal, or if they were purchased new from the shop and essentially run dry (no lube) mag after mag after mag from the start. Supposing these types of stories are true, I'd imagine these were brand new guns that had gone this long (or longer) without maintenance, obviously not 20 to 25 year old guns that need recoil springs or locking blocks replaced and all that. Still, more realistically, I have heard at least stories of some people who have put 2 to 3 thousand rounds or more through their Beretta 92s without cleaning and have not experienced stoppages. is not going to be put through that kind of abuse, nor should the average Beretta (or Glock, to be fair) be expected to go that long without cleaning and not experience a stoppage or failure of some sort. Military proved a MRBF (mean rounds before failure) of 35,000 rounds. The Beretta 92F that went through testing for the U.S. With that out of the way, I'm seeking some input here. So I'm not trying to troll or start a flame war about Berettas or how everyone in the military supposedly hates them, I personally find Berettas considerably easier to shoot than my Glock 17 at comparable distances. First of all let me just state upfront I very much like the Beretta 92/M9 type pistols, with a strong preference for the G versions that take the drama out of the whole safety-on the-slide-that-could-accidentally-get-flicked-back-on thing.