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Depends on how many rounds make it through the gun. I've worn out my Beretta Bobcat, so I can imagine someone could wear out a Beretta Cheetah even if it took 4 times as many fired cartridges to do so. Then there is my Beretta 92FS and Bersa both with some barrel peening from the slide at the breech. Not sure how long those guns will make it either.
The cut outs in the slide where the recoil arms ride wore enough so that the gun won't be in battery with enough slide closed strength. Which causes light strikes in the gun even though I've replaced the firing pin and other parts. Basically, I can lightly pull back the slide about a 1/32" or so before I can feel the recoil springs engage.
The cut outs in the slide where the recoil arms ride wore enough so that the gun won't be in battery with enough slide closed strength. Which causes light strikes in the gun even though I've replaced the firing pin and other parts. Basically, I can lightly pull back the slide about a 1/32" or so before I can feel the recoil springs engage.
That's exactly what happened to a Jet-fire .22 Short I found and wanted to buy. But with the slide off one of the recoil spring arms would not rest on the frame as it should because the frame was so worn. I'm glad I didn't buy it.
I'm not sure how many of these guns really get worn out but I think we know the first place to look to get an idea of how much life is left in one.
As for a Cheetah, we can look where the slide impacts the frame during recoil, for peening. (which can be corrected some) Not sure about other wear. I don't think a .380 Cheetah is meant to last near as long as say, a 92, but I would expect a Cheetah to last alot longer firing .32 or perhaps a minimum-loaded .380 load. One can really feel the slide smack the frame firing .380 in a Cheetah. .32 feels much easier on the gun.
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