Jeff Thomas
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A friend asked me to help him look over a pistol he wanted. The seller claimed he had taken it to the range about 1.5 years ago, and it performed fine. Otherwise, the seller is not a shooter, and has used it very little. He acquired it used from someone else, so he really doesn't know the amount of wear in the gun.
When we tried it out, the magazine loaded very easily, and I've heard Beretta mag's are pretty tough - this is a 15 round, full capacity mag, and appears to be factory (but not marked 'Beretta'). We were shooting Speer Lawman 124 gr. TMJ rounds (BTW - what the heck is 'TMJ'? And, is it the same as FMJ and ball ammunition? Do all three mean the same thing?)
We got through about six rounds, and had a stovepipe. Then a couple more rounds and a failure to feed. And so on. Couldn't get more than three or four rounds when we'd get one malfunction or the other.
I made sure my grip was solid. I tried the ammo in a Kahr K9, with no problem.
Any ideas on what things might be wrong with this pistol? The seller wants $400, but I've told my buddy he should do some research before he makes the deal.
Thanks for your ideas. Regards from AZ
When we tried it out, the magazine loaded very easily, and I've heard Beretta mag's are pretty tough - this is a 15 round, full capacity mag, and appears to be factory (but not marked 'Beretta'). We were shooting Speer Lawman 124 gr. TMJ rounds (BTW - what the heck is 'TMJ'? And, is it the same as FMJ and ball ammunition? Do all three mean the same thing?)
We got through about six rounds, and had a stovepipe. Then a couple more rounds and a failure to feed. And so on. Couldn't get more than three or four rounds when we'd get one malfunction or the other.
I made sure my grip was solid. I tried the ammo in a Kahr K9, with no problem.
Any ideas on what things might be wrong with this pistol? The seller wants $400, but I've told my buddy he should do some research before he makes the deal.
Thanks for your ideas. Regards from AZ