A friend of mine showed me the Beretta 96 he bought new (so far about 500-600 rounds through it).
He does not shoot it often at the moment and when he doesn't carry it, he put it in the nightstand drawer with 2 fully loaded magazines (one in the gun and the other spare).
I took the magazine out and played with it as he was unloading the magazine just for fun......oh oh....at the last 3 or 4 rounds the follower get somehow "stuck" and unable to push up the remaining rounds....we look at each other as he reload the magazine and try again...same thing, the last 3 rounds the follower get stuck leaving the rounds "loose"....try over and over again, same thing....brand new magazine...I did took the spring out and look for signs of burrs or anything like that but I could not see anything wrong.....once reassembled we tested again few times...same issue.....well "I guess I have to return the magazine for a warranty exchange" he says perplexed....never happened before when he was shooting it....it seems that the spring/follower developed some sort of "set" in that particular spot in the magazine.
Wow....I admit that my faith in the new ultrareliable autoloaders got badly shaken.....a reputable gun maker and one of the most common service pistol out there....stuff like that can get you killed.....
What is your take?? Ever heard of something like that before and possible causes?? Should I switch to a wheelgun??
He does not shoot it often at the moment and when he doesn't carry it, he put it in the nightstand drawer with 2 fully loaded magazines (one in the gun and the other spare).
I took the magazine out and played with it as he was unloading the magazine just for fun......oh oh....at the last 3 or 4 rounds the follower get somehow "stuck" and unable to push up the remaining rounds....we look at each other as he reload the magazine and try again...same thing, the last 3 rounds the follower get stuck leaving the rounds "loose"....try over and over again, same thing....brand new magazine...I did took the spring out and look for signs of burrs or anything like that but I could not see anything wrong.....once reassembled we tested again few times...same issue.....well "I guess I have to return the magazine for a warranty exchange" he says perplexed....never happened before when he was shooting it....it seems that the spring/follower developed some sort of "set" in that particular spot in the magazine.
Wow....I admit that my faith in the new ultrareliable autoloaders got badly shaken.....a reputable gun maker and one of the most common service pistol out there....stuff like that can get you killed.....
What is your take?? Ever heard of something like that before and possible causes?? Should I switch to a wheelgun??