Did anybody else notice this about the Beretta Storm???

[cslinger]

Ok I don't want to start a why would you want a pistol caliber carbine when you can have a handy dandy AR yadda yadda yadda.

I have liked the Storm from day one. I like the concept, I like the way it feels and it looks cool to boot. I didn't care too much for the trigger but whatryagonnado.

Anyway I finally decided that I might pick one up as a little fun space gun plinker. So I head to one of my gun mongers who has a great price on one. I decide to break it down just to see what is involved and how difficult it was to clean etc.

Well to my astonishment I found a PLASTIC hammer!!!! 60lbs of steel bolt but a PLASTIC HAMMER!!!! Why did Beretta do this. This seems like a part that will experience quite a bit of wear and tear and to be honest this was a huge deal breaker. No Storm for me.

Now I am not a steel gun snob as I own some polymer handguns. It just seems to me in my uneducated opinion that something like the hammer assembly should be made out of steel due to forces and wear it is subjected to. Now I could be wrong but that FEATURE really bugged me.

Anybody else notice this. Anybody have any problems with their Storms. Does the hammer seem to wear quickly?

Once again I am not bashing anybody's choice of firearm or pistol caliber carbines in general. I love the Storm just not that plastic part. Guess they used all their steel up when making that MASSIVE read HUGE read GIHUGEIC bolt.

Chris

 

[treeprof]

Been a lot of comments on the boards, but I haven't heard of one breaking. Gonna shoot mine momentarily.

 

[WhoKnowsWho]

Mine hasn't had a problem. But only 200 rounds in so far. Haven't read of them breaking, just complaints that it is plastic.

 

[Lobotomy Boy]

Tikka's T3 Lightweight has received similar complaints about the plastic magazines. I haven't read a single report of anyone having problems with the magazines--people just don't like the idea that they are plastic.

 

[cslinger]

Like I said I don't really have a problem with polymer but it just seems like the hammer would receive quite a lot of wear and tear and being made from anything other than a good steel would cause problems much faster than a steel counterpart.

I guess only time will tell. If you guys with the Storms think about it drop me a line after you have a 500-1000 rounds through them and let me know if you can discern any appreciable wear and tear on the hammer.

Thanks for the replies and thanks for not turning this into a Storm.PCC bashfest.

Chris

 

[treeprof]

It contacts a plastic piece on the bolt when it falls, so they'll prob wear abt the same, I would guess.

 

[Cyberdyne systems]

it would be nice if somebody mfg. an aftermarket hammer made of heat treated steel or alloy so you could upgrade it

 

[Domino]

Polymer on Polymer is better than Polymer on Steel. Although I think it is probably better to have Steel on Steel, regarding the hammer contacts. I would think this would be OK and the hammer would not wear out too quicky although I understand the concern. I personally would prefer something that seemed a little more heavy-duty. I've never shoot one of these things and I know that Beretta doesn't make garbage, but I do doubt the hefty price that Beretta products sometimes have. It's too bad that Taurus hasn't designed something similar at a better price. Everyone who shoots the P92's loves them and says that they are tougher than the Beretta 92's but then again this is just what I've read.

 

[shoobe01]

The original AUG trigger groups were all plastic also (hammer included). They never (apparently) wore out too much, but in the real world dirt ended up causing some light strikes and failures to fire, so they added steel to it just to make it heavier.

 

[JohnKSa]

I'll bet it's plastic-clad steel. Beretta has been switching over to plastic-clad steel for some 92FS parts, including the hammer and trigger.

I've seen one legitimate complaint (function issue--not simply a gripe) related to a plastic-clad trigger, none so far on the hammers.