Beretta M9 feeding/ extraction problems

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I took my new Beretta M9 to the range and brought 3 boxes of ammo with me: Sellier and Bellot (S&B) 115 gr, 1280 fps, American eagle 124 gr and 147 gr flat point.
S&B ammo was awsome, incredibly accurate, and I am still beginning handgunner, no feeding-extraction problems. AE 124 gr was good with few feeding problems. AE 147 gr. was terrible at the end of shooting session I found myself manualy cycling the slide pretty much all the time. Lot of extraction problems and round wouldn't feed into the chamber.

What is the reason for this, poor ammo or does M9 has ammo preference?
 
chaslavk said:
I took my new Beretta M9 to the range and brought 3 boxes of ammo with me: Sellier and Bellot (S&B) 115 gr, 1280 fps, American eagle 124 gr and 147 gr flat point.
S&B ammo was awsome, incredibly accurate, and I am still beginning handgunner, no feeding-extraction problems. AE 124 gr was good with few feeding problems. AE 147 gr. was terrible at the end of shooting session I found myself manualy cycling the slide pretty much all the time. Lot of extraction problems and round wouldn't feed into the chamber.

What is the reason for this, poor ammo or does M9 has ammo preference?
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What you're experiencing is not normal. The M9 is supposed to be a pretty reliable pistol and AE is good quality ammo.
 
I've only ever had one feeding issue with my Beretta 92FS feeding AE 115gr, 124gr & 147gr. I agree this is not normal, but I don't know what to say to help you.
 
Gun was not lubricated , maybe that played a roll, I took it right out of the box to the range. I'll try again with 147 gr AE and some other brands but this time with lubricated gun if I have problems again I'll talk to a gunsmith.

By the way, I am impresed with S&B and I got it for 14.95 + tax per box of 50 at "Gobel's" in London. If anyone knows where to buy same brand for preferably same or less money please let me know.

Thanks for yor help.
 
chaslavk said:
Gun was not lubricated , maybe that played a roll, I took it right out of the box to the range......
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That could very well be the issue. Couple a bit of new gun stiffness with a lack of proper lube and the slide may have been a little sticky where it counts. New guns do normally come with an anti oxidant oil on them but it may not be the best for lubricating the slides. Clean the gun with particular attention to the slides and any other areas that show evidence of rubbing and smear on a bit of oil on all these points. I'll bet it works now.
 
Just a little lube tidbit. I have been working on Beretta 92/96’s since 1994. The lube spots I have displayed here are tried and true. Lube of choice is FP-10 (firepower-10).

Berettas can run very dirty. They CANNOT dirty AND dry. They must be lubed. Much like an AR. Too much oil isn’t good, but it is better than to little – for proper functioning.

For the locking block area, a drop in the following areas helps a lot – pivot of the locking block, rear surface of the locking block and the locking block plunger. A drop on the finger – rubbed between thumb and finger then rubbed all over the locking block helps too.
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The next two areas are shown only from the outside. However, it is the inside of these parts that is important. The takedown latch has a rounded surface inside. Flip the latch up and down without the slide on and you will see what I am referring too. A drop on the rounded surface will greatly prevent difficulty in turning the latch when the slide is on. A drop on the trigger pin (where you see the trigger return spring) helps the movement of parts here.
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The rails on the frame MUST have lube on them. I found the best way to do it right is to put a good drop on each slide rail (the side facing guys that interact with the frame rails) just before putting the slide back on and then replacing the slide. Once locked on, cycle the slide 5-6 times and the lube should be where is needs to be. You can of course put a small drop on each of the highlighted frame rails.
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Hope this helps.

Boltgun
 
After returning home from my first session at the range, I cleaned and lubricated the gun but after reading your suggestions I dissassemled gun again and cleaned slide rails once more and luricated again as shown in pictures; and sigh of releif, avrything was working fine 147 gr AE fed reliebly. I also tried Winch. 124 gr and wolfbullets 124 gr and it all worked fine. Around 180 rounds no single malfunction.
All ammo was accurate.

thanks for your help.
 
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