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Update:
So I put another 195 rounds through this pistol today... ran flawlessly. I noted my POA/POI wasn't that great... about 2" low using a cover hold at 10 meters. When I got home I remembered, it shipped with another sight in a little baggie. Upon closer inspection they're numbered 1 and 2... 2 was installed and appears to be taller. I just swapped in #1 and we'll see what happens on the next outing. Note the sights are plastic, for what it's worth.
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Definitely interested in one of these with a threaded barrel. Sounds like the shorter front sight should do the trick. Thanks for the update.
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Beretta M9-22
Can you tell if the holster fit matches a normal Beretta?
ETA: I don't really know why I'm even asking, since it's not like that's going to stop me from buying one in any case :)
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If I get a chance tomorrow, I'll mount up the beretta shell on my alien gear holster and verify, but honestly I don't see why it wouldn't.
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In my previous experiences with .22LR clones (M&P22, & Advantage Arms kits), there were enough subtle differences in slide width to make some holsters unusable. It was most noticeable with Raven-style Kydex pancakes, but others required a lot of tension adjustment. Fortunately, with some holsters, it didn't matter at all.
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2015/11/25
Took the kid shooting; him with the Ruger SR22 and Henry Youth .22lr, me with the Beretta M9 22LR. 60 rounds down range, and the #1 sight fixed my alignment problem. HOWEVER, there is some bad news. I just got home and was unpacking, when I discovered the right side decocker/safety lever is GONE. It appears the pin drifted out and the lever fell off without me noticing. I was working through an interesting problem where if you insert the magazine slightly aggressively with the slide open it'll basically 'stovepipe' the top round. I'll post a picture later, but I was able to reproduce it for the first 8 rounds in the mag before I stopped. I think the lips on the mag are a bit too far apart, allowing the body to slip by and stand the top round up.
Right now I'm pretty pissed the lever is gone.
edit:
http://manybrightdots.com/twg23/cach....jpg.small.jpg
The phallic nature of this "failure" is not lost on me.
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Hi hufnagel,
I’m Rafe Bennett, VP Product Marketing at Beretta USA. I'm a long time fan of and lurker on this forum. Your thread got me to register so I can try to provide some info here.
First - Thanks for your purchase and review of the M9_22! Our goal was to develop the best possible replica of the Beretta M9 / 92 at a reasonable price. From dimensions to magazine capacity to the means of assembly and dis-assembly we hope we have done this.
Next I'll try to address some of the questions -
Threaded barrels: We have one on the way that can be dropped into the M9_22 pistol. It should be available in the next couple months once they arrive from Germany. We’re also developing suppressor sights for it.
Barrel construction: As noted it is a solid steel barrel. This is one of the key quality points that delivers durability and accuracy on this pistol. While in theory you could thread it, I would recommend waiting for the threaded accessory barrel which should be slightly longer to prevent any suppressor to slide interference.
Holster fit: The external dimensions are identical to an M9 / 92FS so holster fit should be the same. We even use the standard Beretta grip panels on the M9_22 so you can customize to just about any aftermarket M9 / 92FS grips you like.
Malfunctions (per photo). Please let us know what kind of ammo you were using. We will feed it back to R&D and see if we can duplicate it.
Missing Safety lever: Please contact our customer service team and they will either arrange to get your pistol back for replacement or send you replacement parts which ever you like. I will tell them to expect your call / e-mail. They can be reached at 1-800-BERETTA or online at http://www.berettausa.com/en-us/service/
I hope this is helpful info. Thanks for the review and feedback on the M9_22!
Sincerely,
Rafe
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Thank you, Rafe!
I left a message with ext 2003 this morning... I figure most people are still suffering from turkey coma syndrome so I was going to let it lie until Monday. :)
Ammo in question: Federal 750 lot #1HJ631 (it's the same as Federal 745 http://www.federalpremium.com/produc...ire.aspx?id=54 just packaged differently for sale at Wal-Mart stores.)
edit: I also just took a moment and tested some other types I have here...
Remington Golden Bullet http://www.remington.com/products/am...en-bullet.aspx
CCI 0030 lot#J29WO8 http://www.cci-ammunition.com/produc...=1&loadNo=0030
both exhibit the exact same failure.
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Sorry hufnagel - customer service opens up again on Monday. I'll make sure they look for your message and get back to you ASAP. I already e-mailed them to be on the look out.
Sincerely,
Rafe
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^^ That is excellent customer service. Well done Beretta!