HWood
February 13, 2010, 12:14 PM
I just got my first pistol last month, a Beretta PX4 full size in 9mm. After giving some spent brass (fired factory new) to a friend who reloads, he expressed some concern with the way my firing pin struck the primer.
The primers have divots from the pin surrounded by a raised ring. It has happened with all cartridges fired (no reloads have run through the gun) to the same amount.
He said that the protruding ring isn't supposed to be present and when he set the case on end, the bump on the primer makes the case wobble on the bench-top.
There's a worry that the hole in the slide's breach face is too big for the firing pin and the primer is expanding back into the slide. He recommended I return my gun and have the slide serviced.
I bought the gun new and have not had any operational issues with the pistol. Could I have a defective NIB pistol? I have 1200 rounds through it with no FTFs, FTEs or anything else. Yes, I'm a noob, so can somebody shed some light on this potential concern?
Thanks.
The primers have divots from the pin surrounded by a raised ring. It has happened with all cartridges fired (no reloads have run through the gun) to the same amount.
He said that the protruding ring isn't supposed to be present and when he set the case on end, the bump on the primer makes the case wobble on the bench-top.
There's a worry that the hole in the slide's breach face is too big for the firing pin and the primer is expanding back into the slide. He recommended I return my gun and have the slide serviced.
I bought the gun new and have not had any operational issues with the pistol. Could I have a defective NIB pistol? I have 1200 rounds through it with no FTFs, FTEs or anything else. Yes, I'm a noob, so can somebody shed some light on this potential concern?
Thanks.
