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Post by jac502 on Mar 13, 2005 16:35:17 GMT -5
Hi- I recently purchased my first handgun, a Beretta 92 FS. After shooting it for the first time, I field stripped it to clean it. I was careful to follow the instructions in the manual, and feel I took it apart and reassembled it properly. Everything is functioning properly (mag release, hammer, trigger, safety). The only question I now have is when I place an empty mag in and open the action (locked open), I notice there is a little play in the barrel. It freely moves forward and backward about an 1/8 of an inch. This is only when the action is open. Try as I might, I don't recall whether it did this before I stripped it! Does anyone have any insight into this? I'm assuming it did this before and I didn't notice, but I'd like to be certain befroe I fire it again.
Thanks-
Jerry
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Post by DoubleAction on Mar 13, 2005 18:35:39 GMT -5
jac; With the slide and barrel being out of battery when the breech is open, the barrel is not locked as it would be when in battery. This is due to it's Browning Tilt barrel design and the front barrel bushing. When the slide is open, the chamber of the barrel drops in order to accept the next cartridge; When the slide closes, the chamber of the barrel rises into the locked postion with the upper lockup of the slide and and the breech face, this is where concern of fit is crucial. The front bushing serves as a pivot for the muzzle of the barrel during the loading and firing of the pistol. As you rack the slide take notice to the barrel as it tilts downward when the slide opens and levels off when the slide closes.
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Post by jac502 on Mar 13, 2005 19:34:49 GMT -5
It doesn't appear to me to tilt at all in the process of opening the slide, at least not that I can see. I tried it with a full clip, it chambers rounds with no problem.
jc
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Post by MLB on Mar 14, 2005 14:38:13 GMT -5
jac, it's working just as it should. As DA noted above, the barrel is only "locked up" when the slide is forward. Do an internet search on "Browning tilt up" and you'll see how it works.
Take Care,
MLB
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Post by TopShooter on Mar 17, 2005 23:51:53 GMT -5
The 92FS is a police/millitary gun and there's supposed to be a little bit of "play" when it's not in battery. In other words, yes, it's supposed to be that loose.
If it doesn't jam and shoots accurately don't worry.
My first 92FS was so tight out of the box I sent it back for some work and it still took over 500 rounds to loosen up and that's unusual for a 92FS.
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