![]() There was one failure to extract due to an under-powered cartridge, not the pistol.Īfter about 15,000 rounds I began to notice some pitting on the right wing of the locking block. Then I fired an additional 6,000 rounds of the 115-grain FMJ with only one malfunction. I fired 1,000 rounds of Winchester USA 115-grain 9mm ball with no problems and the pistol, after 11,500 rounds, was still delivering groups in the 1.5-inch range.Īt this point, the pistol was totally disassembled and cleaned. It would take us 45 to 50 minutes to fire 1,000 rounds and, at times, the pistol would become too hot to handle. The barrel was cleaned every 2,000 to 3,000 rounds. The M882 ball cartridge is rated as a +P cartridge by SAAMI specifications. Over the next 3 days I fired 8,000 rounds of 9mm NATO, the standard M882 Ball ammunition issued to U.S. There were no malfunctions of any type using this ammunition. The next day I began firing 2,000 rounds of the 127-grain +P+SXT, by far the hottest 9mm ammunition I have ever fired. I had nine magazines loaded up and someone loading magazines as I emptied them and, within 20 minutes, I fired 500 rounds with no malfunctions of any type. ![]() The first thing I did was fire for out-of-the-box accuracy, I used the 115-grain +P+ ammunition and at 15 yards the 15-shot group measured 1.5 inches. ![]() is 17,500 rounds without stoppage.' The ammunition I chose was the hottest ammunition available and I would not recommend anyone put high round counts of +P+ ammunition through any alloy-frame pistol regardless of manufacturer. claims 'the average reliability of all M9s tested at Beretta U.S.A. claims their pistol is serviceable to 35,000 rounds and that it will function under the most adverse conditions. The ammunition used in this test is as follows: 9X19mm (NATO, Parabellum/Luger) manufactured by Winchester/Olin Corporation.īeretta U.S.A. ![]() I purchased a stock 92FS from a local gun distributor and made some calls for some high-power ammunition. "With the gun's major criticisms in mind, I wanted to see how the M9/92FS would stand up to a 20,500 round torture test using mostly +P and +P+ ammunition. published in Krause Publications' Handguns 2001(13th Edition), states the following information: ![]() "The Beretta 92FS," by Christopher Bartocci. ![]()
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