Beretta failed to win the U.S. Army’s modular pistol contract with their TTAG five-star APX. Beretta designed that gun from the ground-up to replace the Army’s current pistol, the M9. As SIG SAUER gears-up to equip our fighting forces with drop-safe P320‘s, Beretta has begun M9 production at their Tennessee facility. The presser below trumpets M9 reliability test results as “almost 10 times better than the rate of reliability required by the U.S. Army.” Yes, well, what about the trigger?
Gallatin, TN –-(Ammoland.com)- Beretta Defense Technologies (BDT) is pleased to announce that new M9 pistols tested at the Company’s manufacturing facility in Gallatin, Tennessee have continued the world-record reliability pace for the product. Beretta U.S.A. completed the fourteenth consecutive M9 Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) this month with an average of only one malfunction every 19,090 rounds.
During this testing period 42 M9 pistols were fired 210,000 rounds, with resultant reliability almost 10 times better than the rate of reliability required by the U.S. Army in its current Modular Handgun System program.
Beretta U.S.A. has now delivered thousands of new M9 pistols to both U.S. military and Foreign Military customers from the Company’s Gallatin facility. New U.S. and Foreign Military Sales M9 orders were issued to the Company in August, extending production of M9 pistols from that facility into the year 2020.
Beretta U.S.A. completed the fourteenth consecutive M9 Lot Acceptance Test (LAT) this month with an average of only one malfunction every 19,090 rounds.
“These pistols have successfully undergone 100% complete individual component interchangeability testing with no issues. These same pistols then passed all of the individual pistol tests after the Interchange Test, including Headspace Verification, Firing Pin Indent, Trigger Pull, Function, and Targeting & Accuracy. The pistols also each passed the function and other individual pistol tests 100%”, stated Gabriele de Plano, Vice- President of Military Marketing and Operations for Beretta Defense Technologies.
“The incredible reliability of the M9 pistol is being continuously confirmed,” Mr. de Plano added. “Half of the LAT Reliability tests resulted in “perfect” reliability scores with zero malfunctions in 15,000 rounds!”
“The most important characteristic of a military firearm is that it function as intended when needed in a crisis,” stated Franco Gussalli Beretta, Executive Vice-President of Beretta U.S.A. “The M9 has always proven itself to be the most reliable combat pistol in its 30 years of service with the US Armed Services and new M9 pistols being delivered today continue to show that reliability and performance.”
About Beretta
Beretta, established in 1526, is the oldest industrial dynasty in the world tracing its roots through 16 generations of continuous family ownership. Firearms bearing the Beretta name have been sold for almost 500 years. Beretta USA Corp. was founded in 1977 in Accokeek, MD and supplies the standard sidearm to the U.S. Armed Forces. Today, Beretta manufactures, distributes and markets a complete line of firearms, accessories, and apparel. Beretta also owns and operates six retail Beretta Gallery stores worldwide. Beretta-owned companies employ nearly 600 individuals within the United States with locations in Tennessee, Colorado, Maryland, New York, Texas, Ohio, Vermont and Virginia. For additional information visit www.Beretta.com.
SHOOTING 100 ROUNDS PER MINUTE OUT OF A BERETTA 92
The anti’s have already seized upon this. I have an “undercover” account (one in which I never post about guns so I can’t be “discovered”) at the sewer that is the Daily Kos, a filthy collection of Liberal Terrorists™. Yesterday they framed this as “even right wing gun nuts endorse gun control, via background checks”. Ugh….I hate those vermin.
One of the problems here is that I could put in L.A. as a city, but L.A. County wasn’t acceptable, it had to be spelled out.
It is hard enough to make out the forms, but us fumble fingered typists always make misteaks(see)
The Left, by and large will never understand that the Genie is out of the bottle and there is no way to force him back in. From those who truly take “from my cold dead hands” to heart and will fight to retain their firearms, to the criminals that haven’t obeyed the laws and won’t start now, to the P. A. Lutys of the world building guns in their workshops.
Or the shear cost of implementing a nation wide gun confiscation in both treasure and blood.
Very simple fix, new D spring.
I don’t think the military would opt for that as they probably want a heavier trigger pull, I don’t know.
Like George said, your loss.
In the People’s Republic of CA, I have always filled out paper forms (5 times, 3 diff. FFLs). I get the impression that these story owners operate like they are always one problem sale away from losing their store. I suspect they guard that paper like their life’s savings.
My rights are not something I compromise
Beretta 92A1 in the key of G, suppressed with Griffin Rev 9 in “M” configuration, Trijicon tubes and Streamlight TLR1H in the bedside safe with 40 rounds of 147 grain HST’s in 2 Mec Gar mags. Very quiet. Runs like a top. Literally never malfunctioned. Threaded barrel from Jarvis Custom. Love love love that pistol.
I’m guessing he can’t buy any books either since that’s supposed to be harder than buying a gun in this country.
HOW THE HELL DO YOU MISSPELL YOUR OWN LAST NAME?
Only a journo could be so completely incompetent with the written medium.
“HOW THE HELL DO YOU MISSPELL YOUR OWN LAST NAME?”
Intentionally, as to try and “fool” the system, what he didn’t reveal is that FFL’s are required to verify that personal information on the form 4473 be correct, and check DL’s for correctness, they’re the ones that caught the misspelling, not him…he was probably trying to do a piece on how easy it was to by a firearm proving false information, and that’s why it took so many tries, and when he wasn’t successful, he changed the piece into “I wanted this shotgun” piece…he’s a fraud and a phony, just like mark Kelly, who admittedly attempted a straw purchase of an AR15, but was denied by the FFL…
It’s cute the way this page misquotes Winslow. He didn’t say anything about buying a full auto weapon. That’s according to any of the news services on the web.
If he wants to call the AR15 an assault weapon, he’s in good company with several army generals and police chiefs. If you don’t want to call it an assault rifle, fine, we’ll call it a froobgun. See if a froobgun kills people any less dead.
Now you’re just nsulting a box of hammers. And they’ll be next on the hit list.
Killing ducks is legal, killing humans is not.
Like most anti-gun arguments there is a simple rebuttal. Unfortunately, you can’t reason with the unreasonable.
Logic would dictate that if semi-auto guns are so deadly, and pro-gun people so heartless, there wouldn’t be any anti-gunners left.
They always use the phrases “Its for the children” and “If it saves just one life” right?
So a childs life only matters once they are born?
I used that one on one of my neighbors a couple days ago….
I was called a racist!?! So i guess i won that argument.
Is this a trick question?
“Just How Stupid ARE Gun Control Advocates?”
Must . resist ……. must . not . give . in . to . temptation …
The politicians and anti-gun organizations are anything but stupid. They have a goal and a plan. The average anti-gun citizen, and the news media are utterly ignorant. Not necessarily stupid.
Starved for content? If I wanted video game reviews I’d go to IGN. This is some sad ass shit…
“Fire A Warning Shot At Wolves”
Here, i have a better one:
Fire A Warning Shot INTO Wolves!
Those keychains. I want one.
Someone wanted more info on exploding revolvers, I have it except this time it’s the Chic Lady, which has an aluminum frame. I’ve had two of them, both were flame cut almost all the way through the top strap. The first was sent back because the recoil plate came loose. They replaced the plate and sent it back. I worked up a .38 load, firing roughly 150 rounds that were 0.1 to 0.3 grains above starting loads and at least half a grain below max for standard pressure .38sp. The rest of the workup, all the way up to max load, went through my steel Undercover and a GP100 with no issues. The Chic Lady did not survive, when I cleaned it up I saw the top strap was almost gone.
I sent the CL back *again*, it was replaced. I shot 100 rounds through the replacement that were loaded to a higher pressure but still well under max for 38sp. All went well, a good inspection revealed no damage. I put 100 rounds of the lower pressure ammo through it and it, too, suffered from flame cutting and the frame was cracked. I ran some ammo from that same batch through the steel Undercover with zero issues. The CL is once again back at the factory, I told them DO NOT send me another aluminum gun.
Now let’s talk about the old steel Undercover. It was sent back the first time for timing and light strikes. They claimed it never failed to ignite any primers when they tested it, and so left that problem unfixed. To this day it refuses to reliably ignite CCI or Remington primers, it loves Winchester WSP’s.
That same gun was sent back to be re *blued* to address rust issues. Thirty days and $150 later it came back *parkerized* and after a week of concealed carry it was absolutely covered in rust. Charter’s solution was a Fobus paddle holster and to recommend some very expensive gun wipes. The Fobus is *not* tuckable as they had told me it was, but the Fobus line is decent for the price.
I still have the steel Undercover, it’s rust free now but it’s never carried anymore. Even the closest inspection shows no damage at all to it, and I intend to keep it that way.
As for the Chic Lady, I have no idea what I will do with the “replacement” Charter sends. I found a suitable replacement on my own: a Ruger SP 101 in .357 magnum.
I will NEVER buy or recommend a Charter to anyone, in fact, I have two that may soon be for sale to cover the cost of a quality revolver.
By the way, the Chic Lady is +P rated even with the aluminum frame. Why they are coming apart under starting loads is completely beyond me.
I want to c the Russian slug movie, but where’s the icon to click to watch?
What doe’s the UK and Wales have to do with America’s gun laws? , another litmus test. Inch by inch, law by uncontested law ,one country after another “They” disarm the populace. It’s a global economy,and global takeover. Some small island of freedom must stand up and say NO, it may lose , however it did try
DEFUND ALL “GUN RESEARCH” AND END THE HUUUUUUGE FING KICKBACKS TO THE FING POS (D).
Somebody should do THAT FU<kING AUDIT ! ! ! FOLLOW THE FING $$$$
This is NOT a blast at the previous poster. We should be, all of us, how our statements can become fodder for the people who want to steal our 2nd Ammendant rights. IMHO, as supporters of the 2nd amendment, we should be careful about people “offing themselves”. As we all know anti-gunners love to qoute statistics about firearms related-deaths. IIRC the #1 cause of these deaths are suicides. These just add fuel to the fire. I don’t want this post to be blasted for being PC. Also, we all have read about the “assisted” suicides, AKA people being bullied into committing suicide.
What a sad and accurate comical assessment of trendy morons.
Since Heredog died , I now rely on Catsname my cat. It’s a grab and throw weapon.
My finger tips are too roughed up for finger print scanners. At my job we use finger print scanners to clock in and it takes me 50 tries to get it to work every morning. Any little scar or scratch on your finger tip, even scars you cant really see will mess up your finger print scan
The new Apple iSight.