Beretta PX4 Storm .45 High round count, long duration usage.

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

To avoid punches and pins (or hammers) scarring your slide to change levers or do maintenance, a double layer of masking tape is a good "net" to work with.

[orionz06]

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[Kyle Reese]

PX4 Storm Tracker,

I think that it's a wise and prudent practice to shoot your carry ammo on a regular basis. Also, my carry gun always has a round chambered, and it's always on my person or secured in a safe in that condition.

Carry ammo is relatively inexpensive and readily available at this time, so investing in a case or three of your pet carry load might be something to look into.

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[PX4 Storm Tracker]

PX4 Storm Tracker,

I think that it's a wise and prudent practice to shoot your carry ammo on a regular basis. Also, my carry gun always has a round chambered, and it's always on my person or secured in a safe in that condition.

Carry ammo is relatively inexpensive and readily available at this time, so investing in a case or three of your pet carry load might be something to look into.

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Agreed!

I rotate carry ammo by backing it through priority mags to lower priority mags until they are moved to battered. I should have mentioned that. Thanks.

Vibration and chambering can affect anvil to ignition cohesion. Yes, they should be rotated out after a while.

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

I have seen and heard of folks struggling with driving the decocker/safety lever pin back in when reassembling.

I insert a paper clip from the opposite side of the pin's entrance to hold things in place for me. The pin will push the paper clip out.

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[HCM]

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[LangdonTactical]

TheNewbie, When a PX4 is a type F the left lever's shaft has a detent ball and spring that drag and fall into a hole in the slide. This causes resistance. The point being that when a Storm is converted to type G (decocker only, no safety) that ball & spring are removed. Therefore the levers move a lot more easily!

The standard (stock) levers, converted to type G are easy, but slightly forward where they stick out. If your hand is smaller, you have to reach. Larger and it's right there.
Model 92 style levers, converted to type G are as easy as you get! They have good surface to contact anywhere.
The Low Profile (Stealth) levers are more difficult to operate. The smaller the lever the less "leverage".

My wife has used all 3 on her modified PX4 Compact and settled on the M-92 levers. She just reaches up with the shooting thumb (we do everything righty and lefty). With standard levers she has to reach and think about it more. With the Low Profile levers she uses 2 fingers over the top with the non shooting hand to do both levers at once.

My shooting partner has Low Profile on his modified .45 SD and it took practice and his tongue hanging out for a little, but he just reaches up and thumbs them down.

Using your off hand thumb can work. We don't train with that, because we want each hand independently capable of all fighting functions if the other is injured.

New levers are coming in the next two to three months. You will be very happy. Took a little time to get them done, but we are almost there. Way smaller than the 92 Style levers, but way easier to use than the stealth low profile levers.

[CoGT3]

New levers are coming in the next two to three months. You will be very happy. Took a little time to get them done, but we are almost there. Way smaller than the 92 Style levers, but way easier to use than the stealth low profile levers.

Pre-order on LangdonTactical.com ?[emoji6]

I’m good for 4.


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[PX4 Storm Tracker]

With a PX4 .45 the amount of carbon and gunk that can accumulate inside the slide is a lot. This is why I choose to disassemble and detail clean the slide, internal parts and channels every 5,000 rounds.

Firing pin after 5,000 rounds




Extractor after 5,000 rounds



After cleaning

[PX4 Storm Tracker]

The frame does not get as dirty and more spots can be reached during regular cleaning. I choose to disassemble and detail clean the frame and parts every 10,000 rounds.

Hammer group after 10,000 rounds



After cleaning



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Be careful not to clean off the O-ring (SD part shown for clarity)