The barrel was cleaned every 2,000 to 3,000 rounds. The M882 ball cartridge is rated as a +P cartridge by SAAMI specifications. Over the next 3 days I fired 8,000 rounds of 9mm NATO, the standard M882 Ball ammunition issued to U.S. There were no malfunctions of any type using this ammunition.

The next day I began firing 2,000 rounds of the 127-grain +P+SXT, by far the hottest 9mm ammunition I have ever fired. I had nine magazines loaded up and someone loading magazines as I emptied them and, within 20 minutes, I fired 500 rounds with no malfunctions of any type. The first thing I did was fire for out-of-the-box accuracy, I used the 115-grain +P+ ammunition and at 15 yards the 15-shot group measured 1.5 inches. is 17,500 rounds without stoppage.' The ammunition I chose was the hottest ammunition available and I would not recommend anyone put high round counts of +P+ ammunition through any alloy-frame pistol regardless of manufacturer.

claims 'the average reliability of all M9s tested at Beretta U.S.A. claims their pistol is serviceable to 35,000 rounds and that it will function under the most adverse conditions.

The ammunition used in this test is as follows: 9X19mm (NATO, Parabellum/Luger) manufactured by Winchester/Olin Corporation.īeretta U.S.A. I purchased a stock 92FS from a local gun distributor and made some calls for some high-power ammunition. 'With the gun's major criticisms in mind, I wanted to see how the M9/92FS would stand up to a 20,500 round torture test using mostly +P and +P+ ammunition. published in Krause Publications' Handguns 2001(13th Edition), states the following information: 'The Beretta 92FS,' by Christopher Bartocci. +P is not likely to damage your pistol if shot in moderate quantities. With the Federal +P+ JHPs, I notice a most definite difference, but it's not at all unmanageable (for me). The 92FS needs no modifications to shoot +P, and most would feel only a negligible increase in recoil. Many 'experts' claim there is no real advantage to using +P over standard pressure ammo due to the excellent expansion characteristics of many of the standard pressure factory JHPs currently available. I've never had a problem shooting +P in any of my 3 92FS pistols, though admittedly, each has probably seen only a couple hundred rounds of factory +P and +P+. The standard NATO round is as hot, or hotter, than most commercially produced +P. I'm sure you'll garner a variety of responses, and many from those that don't like the Beretta and/or believe it to be a fragile platform.

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