Beretta New Release, APX A1

[Crusader]

Here is what he got from Beretta CS:

" The APX was designed to shoot 124 NATO and the gun doesn't have enough rounds through it to justify an issue so continue to shoot it and it will wear in "

My training rounds for the longest time were my reloads 124 plated round nose, that I loaded fairly hot to more match the recoil of my carry rounds. Besides the carry rounds I put through my A1 the first 1500 rounds consisted of these, never had a failure to include lots of strong hand and support hand only shooting. Recently started buying the A2 reloaded 115 for training, cost wise it’s not really worth reloading 9 when it’s on sale. I’ve put close to 500 rounds of it through the A1 and it has functioned without issue, it’s loaded fairly hot. I’ve always preferred 124 reliability wise in 9, I was Leary of the A2 115. But it has proved to run great in all my 9s.

I’m thinking that gun may be a lemon, first I’ve read of one with functioning problems.

[darsenalmex]

Here is what he got from Beretta CS:

" The APX was designed to shoot 124 NATO and the gun doesn't have enough rounds through it to justify an issue so continue to shoot it and it will wear in "

I also had two similar malfunctions with the APX. I’m starting to think, overseeing the issues others have had, that the spring is too strong (according to some sites, it is measured at 18lbs but feels heavier).

One fix is to just run them until the spring is weakened enough to be consistent, but I think a new recoil spring, perhaps the A0 version or an aftermarket one, would be the quickest answer to this. On a subreddit, the Galloway Precision recoil spring 15# gets a mention as a lighter spring that can run.

[Noah]

I also had two similar malfunctions with the APX. I’m starting to think, overseeing the issues others have had, that the spring is too strong (according to some sites, it is measured at 18lbs but feels heavier).

One fix is to just run them until the spring is weakened enough to be consistent, but I think a new recoil spring, perhaps the A0 version or an aftermarket one, would be the quickest answer to this. On a subreddit, the Galloway Precision recoil spring 15# gets a mention as a lighter spring that can run.

The spring definitely felt heavier than 18lbs. I think it was at least a 20.

I’m pretty sure the gun would have run fine with a lighter spring.

After the customer service didn’t impress him, my friend traded his APXA1 for a P10C.