Issue with Beretta 92 FS

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phi75

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Any body had this problem?
Have less than 500 rounds and 30% of the time is not enable to reload by itself!
The ammunition is stock half way in!
Send to Beretta dealer and they said nothing wrong with the 92 FS !
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Thanks
 
Reloads or factory? If reloads, shoot some factory stuff and/or do the plunk test with your reloads.

Could also be a mag issue...
 
Did you change the main recoil spring weight to a heavier one?
As others have said, check your mags.
My experience with 92FS is that you need to lube the slide rails. I had a similar issue with my old FS. Hadn't shot it for years and took it to the range. Gun was dry as a bone. It would fail to load, short stroke and jam a round half way. I borrowed a new mag from another guy who had the same gun and it continued to jam. I then oiled the rails and the gun ran fine. Lesson learnt!
Maybe that's why Beretta said there was nothing wrong with the gun.
 
Yes all original
Yes maybe mag issued or not the good oil on slider
I changed the plastic rod for the one in metal but I re install the plasti rod and still the same problem
Club Ruisseau Noir around Montreal
 
What ammo are you using? If you have a brand new FS with less than 500 rounds through it, than the chamber tolerances might be too tight for cheaper ammo such as Barnaul. The powder loads are inconsistent and Barnaul uses a heaver lacquer to coat their bullets. Barnaul is an example of an ammo that works well in my older Beretta's but gums up my newer ones. Casing would become stuck or the ammo would only feed part way.
 
Ammo Remington
Ok I try to reload manually by pulling the slider and 2 of 10 doesn't go in
In the chamber section is plentry of room
It look like the angle of the entry is too steep
 
Is your mag a 9MM mag or 40 cal. The 40 cal mags will hold the 9MM bullet at a higher angle.

Sounds weird as the 92's load virtually directly into the barrel.

Take Care

Bob
 
not so weird if you don't "settle" your rounds first- ie make sure the round is fully against the rear wall of the mag- hence, the tap test- just tap the rear of the mag against some solid object- most of us do it as a matter of habit
 
Greetings

I have one and have never had any concerns , sounds like either a mag or defect in the guns build , i belong to CRAFM if you ever want to meet we can check yours with my mags
and see if i see anything odd , also you could try mine see if it is a technique issue
Cheers
 
You could ride de safety with your thumb, try shooting with one hand and see what happend
Your lubricant doesn't like cold temperature, clean the slide and frame, apply a different lube
Try another brand of ammo
Try another mag
 
For me, I had a problem with the first round getting stuck on the feed ramp when the gun was new. I may not have had enough lube on the gun at the time but I only ever had this problem when chambering a round off a full mag. At this point all gun springs were stock.

The OEM mag springs were tight as hell. I would load 9 and use that cheap factory mag loader to wear the springs in. I would just watch tv and compress the springs over and over. After a few movies, they were a little looser and easier to get the 10th round in when loading. I seemed to stop having that chambering problem.

The thing now has 5-6000 rds through it now and runs like a top. Current mods are the "D" main spring and steel guide rod, still with the original recoil spring that I removed from the captive plastic guide rod.
 
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