berretta 950bs feeds slow to a stop

[raul casso]

hello everyone,

i bought a 950bs in the late eighties, and have had it there in its box since then--new in the box. i took it out to the range yesterday, using winchester 40 grain fmj. and fiocchi 35 gr. hollow points.

for the first five magazine loads of each, the jetfire functioned flawlessly--not a hitch. but then, at about the tenth magazine full, i mixed the ammo. half way through, the slide stopped, with the bullet fully exposed, only to slowly finished up completing the cycle. after that, it did it again. i thought it might be the ammo mix, but using magazine loads after that without mixing the ammo, the pisotl stopped cycling and was reduced to one bullet at a time as the slide would not cycle without my hitting it with the back of my hand to make it close. i seemed gummed up, or really dirty, but when i cleaned it, it did not appear to be that dirty at all. the magazines were fully inserted, so tht was not ihe issue. no stove pipes, no failure to eject, just a slow motion slide that came to a stop mid-way. i don't know. what do you make of it?

thanks for any input.

raul

 

[MutinousDoug]

If you determine that your problem isn't a dirty chamber, perhaps it's the slide/receiver rails? Does the gun hesitate with no round to feed? .25 caliber doesn't give you much spare energy to work with.

 

[raul casso]

i have not tried dry firing it.

 

[raul casso]

pulling the slide back and letting it go has it slam forward convincingly. and, like i said, the guide rails were not fouled up.

 

[JTQ]

hello everyone,

i bought a 950bs in the late eighties, and have had it there in its box since then--new in the box. i took it out to the range yesterday, using winchester 40 grain fmj. and fiocchi 35 gr. hollow points.

for the first five magazine loads of each, the jetfire functioned flawlessly--not a hitch. but then, at about the tenth magazine full, i mixed the ammo. half way through, the slide stopped, ... i seemed gummed up, or really dirty, but when i cleaned it, it did not appear to be that dirty at all. the magazines were fully inserted, so tht was not ihe issue. no stove pipes, no failure to eject, just a slow motion slide that came to a stop mid-way. i don't know. what do you make of it?

Have you ever lubricated this gun?

 

[raul casso]

i have never lubricated the gun. that said, the way this little pistol is written about, it is supposed to fire all the time, clean or dirty. that said, lubrication may be the solution.

 

[raul casso]

until this problem is satisfactorily resolved, i won't be relying on the weapon as my primary sidearm.

 

[AK103K]

that said, the way this little pistol is written about, it is supposed to fire all the time, clean or dirty.

Believing that, is just asking for trouble. "Everything" should be cleaned and lubed each time its used. With .22's, its even more important, as they tend to be dirty shooters.

Ive had a couple of Beretta 21A's, and they usually worked OK for the first couple of mags, maybe even a full box, but after that, soon got grumpy as they were being shot. And thats starting from a "clean" gun.

 

[Odd Job]

His pistol is .25 ACP, but I agree it should be lubed.
Another thing that could help is to spray the magazine feed lips (inside) with Remoil.

 

[raul casso]

i was kidding about the primary sidearm, but the way they write about these gun being so reliable, it seems they are very sensitive to varying conditions. frankly, reliability issues of one form or another has kept me from buying into the new micro 380s that are the rage these days.

 

[raul casso]

on the other hand, my ruger sr22 just shoots and shoots--no problems. it behaves like a glock in that it will eat anything without complaint. ruger however, has been in the 22 auto business for decades. i wonder how their lcp 2 will fare. i've read that even the glock 42 is ammo sensitive.

 

[JTQ]

i have never lubricated the gun.

Problem found. Here's some data points...
Larry Vickers http://www.vickerstactical.com/weapon-lubrication.html

Far and away the most common problem I see when instructing is lack of proper lubrication.

The golden rule in weapons lubricant is you can run a gun dirty and wet, but not dirty and dry.

Pistol-training.com referencing the 92FS http://pistol-training.com/articles/kevhs-very-opinionated-guide-to-the-beretta-92

Another issue I see with 92FS’s all the time is a lack of lubrication. I once saw an officer at the range have a FTE with his 92FS Inox and say, “This gun is crap! Give me a Glock.” I walked over and checked the gun and saw it was bone dry. Our Conversation went like this:

Me: When was the last time you oiled this thing?
Him: The last time I cleaned it.
Me: When was that?
Him: I dunno. Like two years ago?
Me: Can I see your gun for a sec?
Him: Sure

I lubed the gun with some TW-25B and fired three magazines without a single problem. I then loaded the magazines again and emptied the gun rapid fire into the same target with, you guessed it, no problems. I handed the gun back to him.

Him: I guess I need to oil my gun more.
Me: Yes you do. Don’t call it crap if you don’t take care of it.

OIL YOUR BERETTA!

 

[raul casso]

running dry and dirty, lack of lubrication is the answer. thanks fellas, that was the problem. the gun was dry. after about ten mags worth of shooting it was dry and dirty. that's it. it resulted in a sluggish slide, that after a while just would not cycle. otherwise, the gun is fine. i need to buy some good lubrication, and that's it. back in business.

 

[danez71]

Welcome to THR raul.

 

[RX-79G]

It is also worthwhile to take the grips off and inspect where the recoil springs live.

 

[gbeecher]

running dry and dirty, lack of lubrication is the answer. thanks fellas, that was the problem. the gun was dry. after about ten mags worth of shooting it was dry and dirty. that's it. it resulted in a sluggish slide, that after a while just would not cycle. otherwise, the gun is fine. i need to buy some good lubrication, and that's it. back in business.

I just spray clean my pistol with Rem-Oil, couldn't be simpler. I spray it all, even the magazine, and wipe it down with a soft lint free cloth. Happy shooting!