Beretta .22 HELP

[pbmax]

A guy at work gave me a Beretta .22 short pistol w/ flip barrell and 6 rnd mag. He said he hasnt shot it in over 10 years. Any how I am having a problem. I will load the mag with 6, Rack slide, fire gun and the shell doesnt eject and no new shell attempts to load. The old shell will sit in the barrel till I shake it out.

Could this be an extractor issue? Any Ideas?
Thanks

 

[Jim K]

Those little guns were not intended to be loaded by racking the slide (in fact, racking the slide is darn hard). Further, there is no extractor; when a round is fired, it is pushed out of the chamber by the pressure, pushing back the slide. To remove an unfired round, simply tip up the barrel and remove the round with a fingernail or turn the barrel upward.

To load and fire the gun, proceed as follows. With the barrel closed, load the magazine and insert it in the magazine well in the normal manner. Then hit the catch to tip the barrel up, load a round directly into the chamber, and press the barrel down until it locks.

From that point, the gun functions like any other auto pistol.

Jim

 

[pbmax]

I appreciate the reply and advice. It sounds to me that I have to empty out the wasted shell before each shot? Doesnt that seem to defeat the purpose of a semi auto though?
Thanks.

 

[Boxerrider]

model

Do you know what model it is? Is there a chance it's .22 LR?

 

[JA]

You need to clean the chamber of the pistol really good. Most of the time this will allow the pistol to function unless the chamber is pitted. The chamber can be polished with some very fine polishing compound to allow the pistol to function but if the pits are very deep you may need to replace the barrel.

 

[Bula]

+1 on Boxerrider comment. It sounds to me like you've got a Model 21A. Verify it is in fact a 22 short and not a 22 long rifle. Sounds like you may not have enough energy with the shorts to cycle the slide properly. I know mine likes hotter (.22 Long Rifle Stinger) ammo to cycle effectively.

 

[pbmax]

It says .22 short on the gun. It is a model 950. I was thinking that maybe there isnt enough blast to eject the spent round, but then what? I guess there was a reason it was free.

I could always send it to Beretta, does anyone know if they charge just to look at the gun?

thanks for all the replys!

 

[Starter52]

I don't know what brand you are shooting, but it's a good idea to use high velocity .22 shorts. They usually come with a plated bullet.

Beretta makes a quality pistol, but rimfire guns are often "ammo sensitive". Try different brands of HV .22 shorts before sending the gun away.

 

[pbmax]

I will try HV .22 this weekend. Thanks for the advice!

 

[mrmeval]

It's .22 Short

http://www.berettaweb.com/950/serie 950.htm

I do not think you should be using .22lr in that pistol.

I had a 21A and it would feed from the magazine just fine if I racked the slide. As best I can tell both have the same mechanism but yours has the .22 short barrel. I've attached the owners manual and it has an exploded view. See if it has all the pieces.

BTW, what is the relationship of your gun to the number 007?

 

[Onmilo]

I had a .22 Short Model 950
CCI High Velocity .22 Short solids worked best in my pistol.
Since the pistol hasn't been shot in quite a while I suggest you lube the slide and frame rails with high quality gun oil or grease.
I use Tetra Gun Grease on all my pistols for suggestion.
Some folks lube guns with WD-40 and this gums up really bad, especially if the gun has been sitting so a good cleaning and relube may be all it takes to get the gun functioning again. HTH

 

[Boxerrider]

experiment

Glad to hear you've matched the pistol & ammo. It's amazing how many people will just shoot what's handed to them without checking first.
I'm going to agree with the others at this point. Clean it out really well and lube with something light (not WD-40) then experiment with different ammo. Lots of rimfire semi-autos are particular about what they'll feed.

Enjoy!