Well i recently went to one of the gun stores in my area and decided i wanted to beretta.When i checked out the beretta in the display case i noticed that when that when i rode the slide back slowly it didnt go back to is resting position as if it was "stuck".With almost no effort my pulling the trigger it went back to its normal position.The guy at the counter told me that "your not supposed to ride the slide back like that".Is this true as ive not heard this before.Now i did end up buying a M9 beretta which i love and have already put 50 rounds JHP and 50 FMJ with no problems and runs great but i noticed the same thing with my gun as well when racking the slide and riding it forward slowly.If i rack it normally as if im loading live rounds i have zero problems.When shooting i had no FTF or FTE.I had no malfunctions period.A friend of mine who has a older beretta 92(8years) said he didnt notice this with his gun but said it was problably due to it being "too new".I dont want to worry about this if this is silly but would appreciate any help from beretta owners.Also,i heard that beretta run better on the wet side;any truth to this as i have more experience with polymer/striker guns that require very little lube.thanks.
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In a live fire excercise or while loading a pistol for any other reason (concealed carry) you shouldn't ride the slide back because more than likely you won't seat the extractor over the case resulting in an FTE when you need it most. While handling the gun dry it's good practice to ride the slide down to minimize wear and in some case protect the extractor.
Could you push past it to fully seat the slide?
More than likely if the magazine was in the gun and the slide was getting hung up on the magazine follower. This can also happen on some guns (very common in 1911's) as the slide rides over top of the takedown notch the empty mag pushes up on the slide stop and it hangs the slide a little.
Go back and try the same steps with the empy magazine out of the gun, I wouldn't be suprised if the "problem" goes away. ("" on problem because it's not really a problem)
Could you push past it to fully seat the slide?
More than likely if the magazine was in the gun and the slide was getting hung up on the magazine follower. This can also happen on some guns (very common in 1911's) as the slide rides over top of the takedown notch the empty mag pushes up on the slide stop and it hangs the slide a little.
Go back and try the same steps with the empy magazine out of the gun, I wouldn't be suprised if the "problem" goes away. ("" on problem because it's not really a problem)
When closing the slide on an empty chamber, ride it down easy. When chambering a round from a loaded mag pull it all the way to the rear and let it go forward. Don't touch the slide at all when loading a round. But letting it slam shut on empty puts unnecessary stress on the locking lugs. Now a bunch of guys will come on here and tell me I have no idea what I'm talking about. Go ahead.
NWcityguy2
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The Beretta isn't the only gun to stop just shy of battery when the slide is slowly closed like that. There is nothing wrong with it, its just best to let the recoil spring do the work and close the slide on its own.
rcmodel
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Whatever a new gun does in the store when you "ride the slide" is meaningless.
Buy it, take it home and clean the preservative oil out of it, and then properly lube it with real lubricating oil.
Then, shoot it 50 rounds so all the manufacturing burs can break in and wear off.
Then it won't do that any more!
Besides, like others have said, it doesn't operate that way in the first place when you actually shoot it!
I'd rather a brand new gun be tight like that when I bought it, then have it too loose to start with when I babied the slide closed without proper lube.
rc
Buy it, take it home and clean the preservative oil out of it, and then properly lube it with real lubricating oil.
Then, shoot it 50 rounds so all the manufacturing burs can break in and wear off.
Then it won't do that any more!
Besides, like others have said, it doesn't operate that way in the first place when you actually shoot it!
I'd rather a brand new gun be tight like that when I bought it, then have it too loose to start with when I babied the slide closed without proper lube.
rc
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