Breaking in a Beretta the fun way
Last month at SHOT Show, I talked to Marine, champion shooter and firearms instructor Ernest Langdon spent a year of his life running up the rounds on a Beretta 9mm that just wouldn’t die. Langdon (who has won national and world championships with Berettas) is well known on the training circuit and he is a very gregarious guy. However, his recent Beretta journey wore on his nerves a bit.
You see, he ran 50,000 rounds through a PX4, and it still works after some routine maitenance of sorts.
“That’s a lot more ammo than most people realize,” said Langdon, who dutifully put box after box through the handgun under all conditions.
More in my column at Guns.com.
https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.jsImpressive! Lots of us forget that a quality firearm can be shot a lot and keep on going. Re: the PX4: I suspect most buyers’ lifetime round count will be under 2,000 (many under 100) with the pistol, so it could be said to last “forever,” with minimal care.
Good reason to spend the extra $100 or $150 or whatever to get what you really want and will enjoy shooting, rather than settling for something that’s “OK.”
Some really great recent posts. You’re on a roll!