Mike in VA
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Last Friday night a bunch of NoVA TFLers meet at the NRA range for some shooting and comaraderie. It's always a pleasure to meet fellow TFLers in person.
There was a casualty of the evening, however. I have Beretta Tomcat with approximately a thousand rounds thru it. It's one of those little guns that gets carried a lot, shot once or twice a year. My normal carry round is either a Federal Hydra-Shok or Speer Gold Dot, both are 60 gr JHP's rated at approx 950 fps and 130 ft/lbs.. When Corbon camoout with their .32 +P offering (1050 fps, 150 ft/lbs, I figured I'd give it a try, mouse on steroids, if you will.
Beretta includes a litlle card with Tomcat whe I bought it (9/98, before Corbon had an offering) that warns that the recommended loads include the Federal H/S, Gold Dot, and Win Silvertips 60 gr JHPs, or 71 gr. ball, with the warning that higher energy stuff would accelerate wear & tear (this is not an epephiny, same caveat applies for any handgun).
At any rate, I blew off the two mags full of H/s that I had been carrrying, then loaded up with the Corbons. I proceeded to squeeze a few off, they seemed a bit more zesty than the H/s, but not bad. On the sixth round, however, the slide locked back, the slide stop ( the metal bridge between the two slide frame rails forward of the breech block) sheared off, and that was that.
I'm not pointing any fingers, just relating the experience. I called Beretta today, they said send it on in, they'd take care of it. So far so good. The Corbon stuFF is about 15% more energetic than teh recommended loads, but a busted slide is more than accelerated wear & tear in my book. FWIW.
Anyone else with similar experience? I'll let y'all know what happens with Beretta. ITMT, be careful with that Corbon stuff in light .32's
Best regards. M2
There was a casualty of the evening, however. I have Beretta Tomcat with approximately a thousand rounds thru it. It's one of those little guns that gets carried a lot, shot once or twice a year. My normal carry round is either a Federal Hydra-Shok or Speer Gold Dot, both are 60 gr JHP's rated at approx 950 fps and 130 ft/lbs.. When Corbon camoout with their .32 +P offering (1050 fps, 150 ft/lbs, I figured I'd give it a try, mouse on steroids, if you will.
Beretta includes a litlle card with Tomcat whe I bought it (9/98, before Corbon had an offering) that warns that the recommended loads include the Federal H/S, Gold Dot, and Win Silvertips 60 gr JHPs, or 71 gr. ball, with the warning that higher energy stuff would accelerate wear & tear (this is not an epephiny, same caveat applies for any handgun).
At any rate, I blew off the two mags full of H/s that I had been carrrying, then loaded up with the Corbons. I proceeded to squeeze a few off, they seemed a bit more zesty than the H/s, but not bad. On the sixth round, however, the slide locked back, the slide stop ( the metal bridge between the two slide frame rails forward of the breech block) sheared off, and that was that.
I'm not pointing any fingers, just relating the experience. I called Beretta today, they said send it on in, they'd take care of it. So far so good. The Corbon stuFF is about 15% more energetic than teh recommended loads, but a busted slide is more than accelerated wear & tear in my book. FWIW.
Anyone else with similar experience? I'll let y'all know what happens with Beretta. ITMT, be careful with that Corbon stuff in light .32's
Best regards. M2