Guy B. Meredith
Member
I have a neighbor, John, who asked about purchase of a handgun, mentioning the Beretta 92. I am strictly an auto shooter so took him down to Target Masters in Milpitas, CA to look at and rent out some semis of interest and let him shoot my S&W 686+ revolver.
The clerk showed John the Beretta, a Ruger MKIII MK512, S&W M&P, Glock, Sig 229 and a Springfield 1911. John decided to rent the Ruger .22 cal and the Berreta 92.
All went well with the Ruger as I've had one in the past, but when it came to the Berreta we had so much trouble trying to load the magazine that we pretty much didn't get a chance to really pay attention to the firearm.
Is there a trick to loading the magazines? The round being loaded would slip off the previously loaded round and the spring was difficult to overcome the magazine spring while after about 5 rounds while doing the balancing act.
The clerk showed John the Beretta, a Ruger MKIII MK512, S&W M&P, Glock, Sig 229 and a Springfield 1911. John decided to rent the Ruger .22 cal and the Berreta 92.
All went well with the Ruger as I've had one in the past, but when it came to the Berreta we had so much trouble trying to load the magazine that we pretty much didn't get a chance to really pay attention to the firearm.
Is there a trick to loading the magazines? The round being loaded would slip off the previously loaded round and the spring was difficult to overcome the magazine spring while after about 5 rounds while doing the balancing act.