Spoke with Beretta two days ago: I have a replacement firearm on the way. Will be posting a video on it and my conversations with them following this conversation as soon as it clears transfer.
@@Farfromhere001 thank you very much, means a lot getting such positive feedback. I really hope they get it fixed soon and this is a perpetual plague of this design because this pistol has real potential. I have many very informative videos on the way, if you’d like to subscribe and stick around for those I’d appreciate it!
Tip: Get one of these portable small tripod mounts for your camera / phone. That way you can put it down and use both hands, while still having everything in frame.
I know I need a setup like that, should have it soon. Thank you very much for watching and commenting. I hope you stick around for what’s to come!!! New short posted today of some content I’m doing a much longer video on.
I am stoked for this back and forth, I ordered an Inox and bailed the next day when I saw this was coming out. Been so eager but I think I'll hang tight a few more months so they can sort things out if need be. I was also convinced it was stainless, slight bummer.
Agreed. I was also sad to see it’s not a stainless frame: but either way the problem would persist. I hope they get this whole line sorted quick and it really lives up and even beyond their marketing.
Good to see you found a resolution and that Beretta stands by their product. I will be receiving my Beretta 30X Just in Case Model and hopefully I will not experience the issues like you did. It will not be my carry firearm but strictly a backup or like its called "Just In Case".
So far there hasn’t been a resolution, just them taking it back to “evaluate and review”. I truly hope I get a legitimate resolution: which the only genuine one is a replacement. I hope yours runs true and doesn’t have any issue!! Thank you very much for watching and commenting. I have an awesome video coming out this week, hope you tune in for it.
@@FreedomsLife1776 Well hopefully things work out for you and they do the right thing by you and of course their reputation. I expect that my FFL will take delivery of my 30X in the next day or two. Hopefully the "Just in Case Model" does not have the same issues. I expect to take it to the range however, it will not be my everyday carry but a backup. Waiting to see what your results are as this will impact any future purchases of their products on my side. Good luck
Thanks for posting up these videos. I’ve also got an old 1903 that is just the sweetest shooting thing. Was looking for something else in .32 to pick up and got excited to see the Beretta get refreshed. Have one on order at a local shop that hasn’t come in, but I think I’ll hold off for now.
If you want a solid .32 right now grab one of the FEG AP pistols Atlantic has. It’s half the price and much more solid. I have one that’s NIB never fired, but I can tell it’s a legit pistol. Spares mags are rough to find but aside from that it will do you well. Thank you for watching and commenting: I hope you stick around for what’s to come!!!
Good point on going with all black because you know you're getting coating. Although the all black Do It Yourself sure would look badass with those wood grips!
@@mqnwest man I agree, the wood grips would look slick on he black. I think the black grips are thinner though, or at least they appear to be thinner and that’s one complaint I have on the design itself for printing. But for shooting the width feels super nice, and it definitely helps as this I the snappiest .32 I have ever shot. I have two nice little scars from the slide bite I got on my 300 round shooting session. Thank you very much for watching and commenting, hope you stick around for what’s to come.
OK, so it looks promising... Customer service is a big deal to me so I'm really glad they reached out to you (I was going to suggest escalating the issue after the previous video). Also I purchased extra mags and a holster when I saw them on the beretta website a month or so ago so if this doesn't work out, I'm out a couple hundred for a gun i never owned. Either way, I'm tuned it to see how this plays out and I will hold off purchasing until WE get a resolution! lol
Thank you kindly for watching, commenting, liking and subscribing. I will certainly post a detailed video when I hear their final answer: any answer aside from “your brand new DIY model is on the way to your FFL” and I’m not gonna be happy. The day I sent it back while making sure I had fully cleaned it and it wasn’t loaded the slide locked half way to the rear and would not go any further back: effectively killing the pistol. So mine died at 400 rounds: it’s awful.
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You know Walther is making the PPK & PPK/S in Stainless, Blued Stainless (steel frames) in .380 and....................... .32 acp! But unfortunately no threaded barrel yet. The barrels are pressed into the frame, too. Not a simple task to remove it for threading. They don't have tall sights and cost $900. I'm sure you know about Allegheny Arms? They make threaded barrels in .32 & .380 that drop right in to any Beretta m81, 82, 83, 84, 85, or new 80X Cheetah. I have one and they are top-notch! I think you need a Cheetah .32!
My good friend has a beretta 81 in .32 and while it’s a fantastic pistol: it’s bigger than what I want in a .32 Apparently the ppk/s is coming back in .32 this year and I’m beyond thrilled for that. While I greatly want it threaded: I’ll take non threaded. Thank you very much for watching and commenting: it’s always a joy to speak with you.
I've had the Walther PPK/S in both .380 and .32 ACP just because! Classic, beautiful, historic firearms. However, I've found both calibers to be totally non-fun firearms to shoot and both totally unreliable. Both are too snappy, dig into your hand at the dovetail and multiple failures to feed, no matter what ammo. The gun is a beauty, but absolute dog shit to shoot.
@@9viggen dang. Well, the new models have a different, extended tang that is supposed to help. And, again, blow-back recoil springs wear quickly. So it may have been worn in the ones you fired. 500-2000 rounds depending on gun and cartridge. Not including rifles. They tend to have more robust / larger / longer / dual springs. In my Beretta Cheetah firing .380 after about 500 rds recoil felt increased. The spring was half an inch shorter than a new one. Put in the new one and it was back to normal. I noticed the same with .32, same gun, different barrel, but it took about 1000 rds. I would say the springs could have lasted twice as long before using them further would really be beating up the frame. .380 is kinda hard on the Cheetah already. (Alloy frame)
@@9viggenthat was my experience with my Manurhin PP in .32: the rear of the frame is super sharp and hurts to shoot. I had a lot of reliability issues with it: but I replaced all the springs and haven’t shot it yet since then though I’m sure it will be more reliable now. I’m not too worried about a pistol that isn’t super fun to shoot: the 30x is far from fun to shoot. It gave me the worst slide bite of my life to the point I now have two scars on my right hand from it. The recoil is also the most stout I have ever felt from a .32, considerably more than a PP or PPK. I had a chance to shoot a pre war PPK in .32 and while it wasn’t awesome it was solid and that pistol ran perfect. As long as it fits in my pocket, doesn’t rust in a week, and doesn’t beat itself to death in 400rds I will be happy.
@@FreedomsLife1776 Have you fired a Kel-tec P32? We've had several in the family and although they seem very cheap they work pretty well. One had about 1100 rds through it. But it was getting a bit rusty and we sold it. It only jammed one time and that was a JHP rimlock. The owner didn't know about that. It would occasionally have a light strike on harder primers like s&b and cci. Not very easy to shoot well. Long but very light DA trigger, tiny, very thin grip, no sights to speak of. Mag release was easy to accidentally get pressed in pocket. But! They are extremely light and thin. Under 10 oz loaded! Recoil was light because it's a tilt-barrel. 10 rd mags were available, too! Had one, worked fine. Not sure if still made but it was made by Mec-Gar and sold by/as a Keltec mag.
Glad you got a better Customer Service person this time. Mine was very good, too, when I had to get a new firing pin. Couple things: those rails aren't the only thing securing the slide. the front of the slide has a bottom cross member that the barrel goes over and locks down. My rails are as mushroomed as yours. HOWEVER, I watched a review on this gun with someone who hadn't even fired it yet, and it looked like their rails were the same.... so..... I don't know if maybe that just how it comes out of the factory, or if it's so damn weak that just racking the slide a couple times will do it, too. thanks for the update, please continue to let us know what happens.
TRUE: idk how I forgot about that bar under the barrel lol but those are the only rails. That’s crazy someone has one that looks that way and it hasn’t even been fired.
Thank you again for watching and commenting, I will for certain post an update every time anything happens and when I get a final answer on what they are going to do. Could be around 2-4 weeks and if they are awesome enough to exchange this pistol for the do it yourself model it’ll be idk how long till I get that pistol. Sounds like if they send me a new pistol I have to do a transfer again, not just get it shipped back to my door like a repair would. So that’s a little more money spent on it but it is what it is if I get a new, properly durable pistol.
@@Juneof1944agreed: that was something I noticed immediately as well. I think they have to be that short due to how the slide assembles onto the frame. I feel like they could be a touch longer but not by too much. Really short rails aren’t an issue as long as they don’t flow like clay hahah
You said in this video Beretta told you the Do it Yourself model is "forthcoming." I've had the gun for 2 weeks as it's already been released. I suspect it's the exact same materials as the model you're having problems with. I've not shot it yet, but will shoot it soon both supressed and non-supressed and let you know what I see. By the way, this is my 6th Beretta (M9A3, APX, 3032 Tomcat, 21A Bobcat, PMXS), so I'm a fan of the company, but if I see wear on mine as you have on yours, we will have an issue.
Yea after they told me that I told them I had researched it and not only saw it for sale but that I see many people already have it: I told them flat out they need to replace that pistol with the DIY model or I’m gonna not be happy. They have the pistol as of two days ago and will update on what they say. I also encountered an issue the day of sending it in where that rear rail damage was causing the slide to only travel half way: effectively killing the pistol. So my pistol died at 400 rounds: I really hope yours does much better and whatever the black coating is on the DIY frame enhances durability. Probably just gonna grab one of the new PPK in .32 and call it a day.
@@FreedomsLife1776 For what it's worth, I've had the PPK/S in both .380 and 32 ACP and sold both. Absolute garbage shooters. Snappy, dovetail digs into your hand and they're utterly unreliable. Multiple failures to feed, bullet dive in the magazines. Pretty guns though! But almost $1,000 for a new 32 ACP PPK/S? Hard pass.
@@9viggenI have absolutely no idea what’s goin on: but I tried twice to post my response to you and it simply won’t happen hahah. Short version, I think I can make a PPK work for what I need but I want an LCP max in .32
Least you get to talk to ppl higher up, i’ve been back and forth for a month about the crap finish of gray spots and little to no finish on the one side of the slide, they know it’s wrong and just dodge it bc they dont want to do anything about it
Had the same issue with mine after just 100 rounds of full-power factory ammo: rear lugs mushroomed/worn from the slide pushing up on them, front frame walls deformed from impacts by the crossbar of the slide. Thinking I had gotten a lemon, I sent it in, and Beretta ended up replacing it without any explanation. In retrospect, the frame is indeed anodized and/or painted aluminum, and there's no kind of alloy that I'm aware of that will stand up to hammering by a steel slide. At this point, I'm planning to get some weaker ammo and will just shoot it until it eventually fails.
Glad they replaced yours. I hope they hurry up and send me a new one already. A proper 7075t6 frame with legit type 3 anodizing can handle full power .32 all day long. If an AR upper can handle tens of thousands of cycles with hardened steel running against it: there is no reason this frame wouldn’t be able to last the 15k rounds they said it should. Thank you so much for watching and commenting and I’m very glad to hear they fixed your issue. Please subscribe for my feature videos! I have a great one dropping tomorrow night, maybe Wednesday at the latest.
I purchased one of these also and have put a few hundred rounds through it. Great shooter. I am seeing the same wear pattern. I’ve also had a strange problem where live rounds are being double ejected (spent and live round) while shooting. So, I shoot the 8+1 rounds and there are only 8 bangs and then I find a live round on the ground. Happens about every 2-3 mags. Have you experienced this? I tried reaching out to Beretta a few days ago with a written inquiry but have not been able to get in touch. Customer Service phone line also unavailable, and in training, for at least two days.
@@ltbanner2804 weird, I never saw that issue on any mags and I used 5 different mags. I converted some 7rd 3032 mags to work in the pistol and one of them I cut the mag catch a touch too high and that mag has failures to feed occasionally, but that’s on me. Definitely keep calling them and get in touch with them. They need to fix every single one of these having this major damage issue. Mine died at 400rds: I sure hope yours lasts longer. Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope you stick around for my new videos to come.
5:16 What a travesty! 😢 You’re doing a great service to the greater gun community with this video. Hopefully, Beretta will just go to steel and walnut/rosewood, do it right, and call it a day. This new version has so much potential that for it to fail for these reasons is truly tragic.
Agreed!!! The design itself is solid and has remarkable potential: material choice and finish choices are absolutely atrocious and need to be fixed. I’m really hoping beretta does the right thing and send me a new pistol that is more durable and ready for serious range time use. Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope you subscribe and stick around. I have an awesome video coming out in a couple days.
@@MichaelGolpethank you very much! I have and I plan to grab one. I have a 1950s Manurhin PP I really like but it’s a bit too collectible and historic for me to justify serious use. I should have one of the new PPKs in about a month, give or take, and I’ll be reviewing it. I think it has a lot of potential so long as it’s reliable, unfortunately I spoke with walther and they said that they have no plans currently to make it with a threaded barrel 😢
@@mahavirgill3787 almost certainly not, California has the radically tyrannical “handgun roster” and I doubt this makes it into that. Especially since it has no firing pin safety/drop safety.
I'm in Cali, only the 3032 is available despite its lack of currently required safety features. It's must be grandfathered in as it was originally released in the late 1990s. The threaded barrel models are not available as well, no suppression allowed. Yeah, Cali sucks for guns, very limited options these days.
I think Beretta has slipped a lot, I had issues with my APX and my 3032 also. Their customer service sucks. My 3032 an Inox model and was very dirty from factory, mags too on both pistols were rusty.
@@sidneywhite749 I had a similar issue with the 30x I got first and was shooting: it came very dirty and a little rusted. The mags have the thinnest parkerizing I have ever seen. I really hope they start to improve on their quality and deliver the products we expect. I hope the replacement I receive is in excellent condition and lasts a long time.
@@johnwilde164 😂🤣 I feel that may be true. I certainly hope they treat everyone as they treated me. Thank you for watching and commenting. I have an update coming out soon.
@@Bighannes410 that was for the 3032: I was told directly during my conversation with beretta this pistol has no ammo specificity. It’s also suppressor ready and regardless of ammo power- a suppressor is going to be rough on any gun. I believe that’s one reason mine died so quickly is that I used it with a suppressor for about 100 rounds or so. The fact is this pistol had a substantial flaw to the durability of the frame, I have a new one on the way now. I’ll be doing a video on it as soon as it arrives.
Cool guns but they look like they have some engendering issues.those finishes that look like a satin finish bare metal at first glance..don’t even want to get started. Had a S&W air weight 638(I think it was.been a while back.?.)little humpback with a hammer you can get your thumb on if you want to cock it..anywho,once that finish started chipping, it started to look worse and worse in no time! I really liked that gun but couldn’t stand it anymore because of that. Was just cosmetic stuff ,but I had a feeling there was more issue’s possibly coming in the near future.A friend wanted it. I pointed out everything I didn’t like about it & told him everything.He still wanted it. Had a wad of bills in his pocket from caddying that day. Tips & maybe some of his pocket money mixed in. He didn’t count it ,or know how much it was…nor did I. I took the wad,he took the revolver.& I put 5-6 holsters that fit it on the table and let him pick 2. + threw in 140 rds. 50 FMJ 38&357,20 38&357 good hollow points. It was a fair deal. I think. He was happy with just the gun. So. He enjoyed that thing for about two years and unfortunately died from some heart thing or something. 42 years old and just gone. Back on track. Glad to come across your video. Like 32 ..A lot…I like every Beretta I have. A lot.I ll be following this one. From what I’ve heard,their customer service people get it handled. You got some new employee on the phone the 1st time that is either going through some mandatory extensive firearms education & retraining or doesn’t work there anymore. Beretta is a great company. That employee wasn’t even close to Beretta standards.New little gun,they will get it ironed out. Thx again.
Yea I agree, that first call was not their standard service. This is my first firearm from beretta and the guy I spoke with has been in contact with me since I sent it back. Got an email from him about an hour ago updating me on what’s happening and I really hope they do a thorough job, assess the damage correctly and send me back a new pistol in the model I want. As soon as I get a final answer I will be posting a video here about it and my overall experience so please subscribe and stay tuned. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Yes it truly is, it’s worse than any 12 o clock hold I have experienced before. I actually didn’t go into that with them as the other issues were much more severe, but I will see what they say when I speak with them next. Thank you very much for watching and commenting, please stick around for the future content and information.
@@antoniosalieri573 I’ve handled a few and it’s just not for me. I’d love a ruger LCP II in .32 acp with a threaded barrel. I’d be happy even if it didn’t come with a threaded barrel. I just posted a video on an FEG AP-MBP you might find interesting. A very reliable, cool pistol.
@@warrenrosen132 revolvers are beyond antiquated. A proper self loader is always going to be better, and cylinder gap for a pocket carry: I like my anatomy fully intact. Plus if I wanted something that big: I’d carry a g26. While the 30x is thick it is smaller in all other dimensions, carry’s 4 more rounds, and is suppress-able. Not to mention that reloading is a necessity in todays world full of gangs and the very real threat of having to lock an attacker down in a zone to isolate their ability to cause more harm. Guarantee I can get 3 mags off before anyone but Jerry can get two cylinder loads off. The day of the revolver was more than 100 years ago. If it’s what you choose: all the luck to you. I’d only carry a revolver if it was between that and a knife. The revolver is by all means a hipster and nostalgic choice in todays age. But that’s not to say I don’t appreciate the elegance and enjoy shooting a proper, old revolver. I still have my very first pistol I grew up shooting that’s a JC Higgins .22lr 9 shot. Thank you very much for watching and commenting, I unfortunately won’t have any revolver content coming any time soon but if you’re interested in modern firearms and suppressors I have a lot in the works.
@@Yoko.Kurama those are very cool for sure, probably a solid revolver. I’d love to get a chance to shoot one. Idk if you have handled the new Kimber 9mm pistol but it’s probably the weirdest new 9 I have handled hahah their choice of ejection port is incredibly weird and I feel like it would have some real malfunction issues if (when) the extractor or ejectors gets even slightly out of time.
Same problem with mine,not to mention my barrel pin broke in the store when i picked it up, brand new,fixed the pin,know like you,im having hair line cracks in mine after 9 rounds,email them with pictures,i luv beretta own multiple berettas,just plain sad on quality anymore,hell my pocket 25 beretta over 50 years old,not one damn problem,600 dollar pocket pistol,want even last a couple hundred rounds,damn shame,wish i didnt buy,rather have a full size,or compact for the price we paid on a pocket pistol not even worth 250 bucks,Really Disappointed,can't wait to see there email reply,rather just have my money back, unhappy loyal customer
@@delatos83 that’s atrocious what happened to yours: seems every single one they have made is just flat out trash. I really hope they replace mine soon without any further delay and it actually lasts, but I am also very sad I bought these. First pistols I buy from beretta and it dies at 400 rounds. Insane. Please update me here with the response you get.
@@G.H-f2b the 3032 as far as I know was never MIM. I’m sure sick and tired of waiting for my new pistol: that much I know for certain and when I get it I really hope it’s leaps and bounds more durable than the first one.
@FreedomsLife1776 I got a great deal on a 3032, certainly due to the release of the 30x. I hope it holds up. Now I just need to smooth out the trigger if at all possible - still looking into it...
@@clevername4205 yea the triggers aren’t great. Even on the 30X it’s one of the stiffest and most awkward DA/SA triggers I have ever felt. I sure hope it holds up too. I’m really hoping beretta gets me my new 30x by the end of the month so I can report on how it is. I have high hopes: and I’m going to a competition in October I want to use it is just cause. Thank you for watching and commenting. New video tomorrow.
I know it, definitely gonna get one Monday after I get paid. Thank you for watching any way, I really appreciate it and commenting. I hope you subscribe and I promise all future videos will be more professionally filmed and produced.
th-cam.com/video/xdLkece5bTI/w-d-xo.htmlsi=qrIPblzUZinK6Cfb This girl hadn't even shot the pistol yet. Watch, starting at 39 seconds, and you can see a quick glimpse of the slide rails. They are mushroomed up just like ours. Again, unless this happened by her just racking the slide a couple times, it seems like maybe it comes from the factory like that.
Interesting. That’s really bad news if that’s the case. When I was going to put the pistol in for repair I was confirming empty and making sure I had cleaned it nicely: and the slide locked half way to the rear due to the mushroomed rails and would not go back any further effectively killing the pistol. So mine died at 400 rounds. They seriously need to get this fixed because at this rate they are going to have to replace every single one they have made so far.
@@FreedomsLife1776 wait, what?! My slide got locked about halfway back when I was first learning how to take the slide off. I finally got it off somehow. Yours ended up damaging the gun?
@@Juneof1944no like fully assembled, barrel down: when trying to rack the slide as would be normal for function the slide would no longer travel past half way. Not even close to far enough to pick up a round. That’s the furthest the slide would travel and I spent 15 minutes taking it apart and trying to fix it and it wouldn’t fix. I could get it to travel the full way back once or twice and then it would continue to stop half way back. The mushroom of the rail I could see was catching on the slide rails when I looked at it with a light.
What a poor design, they needed a rail system, that would protect the end from wear. The slide system could start out thin and smoothly angle wider till the end. You could also incorporate a ball bearing rail of some kind to help with any friction. Everyone cuts corners today for profit
@@andrewsilvia7773 yea they should have a system that allows for more rail space and integrity. I sure hope they get it figured out soon, I still don’t have a new one yet. Thank you for watching and commenting, I hope you stick around!!
Spoke with Beretta two days ago: I have a replacement firearm on the way. Will be posting a video on it and my conversations with them following this conversation as soon as it clears transfer.
BEST review online of this firearm! GREAT work! Very excited for this firearm but will wait a year or two until they fix everything!
@@Farfromhere001 thank you very much, means a lot getting such positive feedback. I really hope they get it fixed soon and this is a perpetual plague of this design because this pistol has real potential.
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Tip: Get one of these portable small tripod mounts for your camera / phone.
That way you can put it down and use both hands, while still having everything in frame.
I know I need a setup like that, should have it soon.
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New short posted today of some content I’m doing a much longer video on.
I am stoked for this back and forth, I ordered an Inox and bailed the next day when I saw this was coming out. Been so eager but I think I'll hang tight a few more months so they can sort things out if need be. I was also convinced it was stainless, slight bummer.
Agreed. I was also sad to see it’s not a stainless frame: but either way the problem would persist. I hope they get this whole line sorted quick and it really lives up and even beyond their marketing.
Good to see you found a resolution and that Beretta stands by their product. I will be receiving my Beretta 30X Just in Case Model and hopefully I will not experience the issues like you did. It will not be my carry firearm but strictly a backup or like its called "Just In Case".
So far there hasn’t been a resolution, just them taking it back to “evaluate and review”. I truly hope I get a legitimate resolution: which the only genuine one is a replacement.
I hope yours runs true and doesn’t have any issue!! Thank you very much for watching and commenting.
I have an awesome video coming out this week, hope you tune in for it.
@@FreedomsLife1776 Well hopefully things work out for you and they do the right thing by you and of course their reputation. I expect that my FFL will take delivery of my 30X in the next day or two. Hopefully the "Just in Case Model" does not have the same issues. I expect to take it to the range however, it will not be my everyday carry but a backup. Waiting to see what your results are as this will impact any future purchases of their products on my side. Good luck
@@tetra247 thanks man, I truly hope it works well for everyone that has one of these. I hope they get me a new one really soon.
New video out tonight
Thanks for posting up these videos. I’ve also got an old 1903 that is just the sweetest shooting thing. Was looking for something else in .32 to pick up and got excited to see the Beretta get refreshed.
Have one on order at a local shop that hasn’t come in, but I think I’ll hold off for now.
If you want a solid .32 right now grab one of the FEG AP pistols Atlantic has. It’s half the price and much more solid. I have one that’s NIB never fired, but I can tell it’s a legit pistol. Spares mags are rough to find but aside from that it will do you well.
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Good point on going with all black because you know you're getting coating. Although the all black Do It Yourself sure would look badass with those wood grips!
@@mqnwest man I agree, the wood grips would look slick on he black. I think the black grips are thinner though, or at least they appear to be thinner and that’s one complaint I have on the design itself for printing. But for shooting the width feels super nice, and it definitely helps as this I the snappiest .32 I have ever shot. I have two nice little scars from the slide bite I got on my 300 round shooting session.
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@@FreedomsLife1776 Will do!
OK, so it looks promising... Customer service is a big deal to me so I'm really glad they reached out to you (I was going to suggest escalating the issue after the previous video). Also I purchased extra mags and a holster when I saw them on the beretta website a month or so ago so if this doesn't work out, I'm out a couple hundred for a gun i never owned.
Either way, I'm tuned it to see how this plays out and I will hold off purchasing until WE get a resolution! lol
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I will certainly post a detailed video when I hear their final answer: any answer aside from “your brand new DIY model is on the way to your FFL” and I’m not gonna be happy.
The day I sent it back while making sure I had fully cleaned it and it wasn’t loaded the slide locked half way to the rear and would not go any further back: effectively killing the pistol. So mine died at 400 rounds: it’s awful.
@@FreedomsLife1776 Any updates from Beretta? I guess I'm still hoping the black is a better option.
@@gemo9561 same. I want the black version to be stronger. I have not heard anything yet. If nothing by end of next week I am calling them.
Great video man
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You know Walther is making the PPK & PPK/S in Stainless, Blued Stainless (steel frames) in .380 and.......................
.32 acp!
But unfortunately no threaded barrel yet. The barrels are pressed into the frame, too. Not a simple task to remove it for threading.
They don't have tall sights and cost $900.
I'm sure you know about Allegheny Arms? They make threaded barrels in .32 & .380 that drop right in to any Beretta m81, 82, 83, 84, 85, or new 80X Cheetah.
I have one and they are top-notch!
I think you need a Cheetah .32!
My good friend has a beretta 81 in .32 and while it’s a fantastic pistol: it’s bigger than what I want in a .32
Apparently the ppk/s is coming back in .32 this year and I’m beyond thrilled for that. While I greatly want it threaded: I’ll take non threaded.
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I've had the Walther PPK/S in both .380 and .32 ACP just because! Classic, beautiful, historic firearms. However, I've found both calibers to be totally non-fun firearms to shoot and both totally unreliable. Both are too snappy, dig into your hand at the dovetail and multiple failures to feed, no matter what ammo. The gun is a beauty, but absolute dog shit to shoot.
@@9viggen dang. Well, the new models have a different, extended tang that is supposed to help. And, again, blow-back recoil springs wear quickly. So it may have been worn in the ones you fired. 500-2000 rounds depending on gun and cartridge. Not including rifles. They tend to have more robust / larger / longer / dual springs.
In my Beretta Cheetah firing .380 after about 500 rds recoil felt increased. The spring was half an inch shorter than a new one. Put in the new one and it was back to normal. I noticed the same with .32, same gun, different barrel, but it took about 1000 rds. I would say the springs could have lasted twice as long before using them further would really be beating up the frame. .380 is kinda hard on the Cheetah already. (Alloy frame)
@@9viggenthat was my experience with my Manurhin PP in .32: the rear of the frame is super sharp and hurts to shoot. I had a lot of reliability issues with it: but I replaced all the springs and haven’t shot it yet since then though I’m sure it will be more reliable now.
I’m not too worried about a pistol that isn’t super fun to shoot: the 30x is far from fun to shoot. It gave me the worst slide bite of my life to the point I now have two scars on my right hand from it. The recoil is also the most stout I have ever felt from a .32, considerably more than a PP or PPK. I had a chance to shoot a pre war PPK in .32 and while it wasn’t awesome it was solid and that pistol ran perfect.
As long as it fits in my pocket, doesn’t rust in a week, and doesn’t beat itself to death in 400rds I will be happy.
@@FreedomsLife1776 Have you fired a Kel-tec P32? We've had several in the family and although they seem very cheap they work pretty well. One had about 1100 rds through it. But it was getting a bit rusty and we sold it. It only jammed one time and that was a JHP rimlock. The owner didn't know about that. It would occasionally have a light strike on harder primers like s&b and cci. Not very easy to shoot well. Long but very light DA trigger, tiny, very thin grip, no sights to speak of. Mag release was easy to accidentally get pressed in pocket. But! They are extremely light and thin. Under 10 oz loaded! Recoil was light because it's a tilt-barrel. 10 rd mags were available, too! Had one, worked fine. Not sure if still made but it was made by Mec-Gar and sold by/as a Keltec mag.
Glad you got a better Customer Service person this time. Mine was very good, too, when I had to get a new firing pin.
Couple things:
those rails aren't the only thing securing the slide. the front of the slide has a bottom cross member that the barrel goes over and locks down.
My rails are as mushroomed as yours. HOWEVER, I watched a review on this gun with someone who hadn't even fired it yet, and it looked like their rails were the same.... so..... I don't know if maybe that just how it comes out of the factory, or if it's so damn weak that just racking the slide a couple times will do it, too.
thanks for the update, please continue to let us know what happens.
TRUE: idk how I forgot about that bar under the barrel lol but those are the only rails.
That’s crazy someone has one that looks that way and it hasn’t even been fired.
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Could be around 2-4 weeks and if they are awesome enough to exchange this pistol for the do it yourself model it’ll be idk how long till I get that pistol.
Sounds like if they send me a new pistol I have to do a transfer again, not just get it shipped back to my door like a repair would. So that’s a little more money spent on it but it is what it is if I get a new, properly durable pistol.
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i found it odd, from the start, the rails are sooooo short, too.
@@Juneof1944agreed: that was something I noticed immediately as well. I think they have to be that short due to how the slide assembles onto the frame. I feel like they could be a touch longer but not by too much. Really short rails aren’t an issue as long as they don’t flow like clay hahah
You said in this video Beretta told you the Do it Yourself model is "forthcoming." I've had the gun for 2 weeks as it's already been released. I suspect it's the exact same materials as the model you're having problems with. I've not shot it yet, but will shoot it soon both supressed and non-supressed and let you know what I see. By the way, this is my 6th Beretta (M9A3, APX, 3032 Tomcat, 21A Bobcat, PMXS), so I'm a fan of the company, but if I see wear on mine as you have on yours, we will have an issue.
Yea after they told me that I told them I had researched it and not only saw it for sale but that I see many people already have it: I told them flat out they need to replace that pistol with the DIY model or I’m gonna not be happy. They have the pistol as of two days ago and will update on what they say.
I also encountered an issue the day of sending it in where that rear rail damage was causing the slide to only travel half way: effectively killing the pistol. So my pistol died at 400 rounds: I really hope yours does much better and whatever the black coating is on the DIY frame enhances durability.
Probably just gonna grab one of the new PPK in .32 and call it a day.
@@FreedomsLife1776 For what it's worth, I've had the PPK/S in both .380 and 32 ACP and sold both. Absolute garbage shooters. Snappy, dovetail digs into your hand and they're utterly unreliable. Multiple failures to feed, bullet dive in the magazines. Pretty guns though! But almost $1,000 for a new 32 ACP PPK/S? Hard pass.
@@9viggenI have absolutely no idea what’s goin on: but I tried twice to post my response to you and it simply won’t happen hahah.
Short version, I think I can make a PPK work for what I need but I want an LCP max in .32
Least you get to talk to ppl higher up, i’ve been back and forth for a month about the crap finish of gray spots and little to no finish on the one side of the slide, they know it’s wrong and just dodge it bc they dont want to do anything about it
@@ianb8060 for sure man, I hope they get it resolved for you soon. They definitely need to improve their first contact customer support people.
Had the same issue with mine after just 100 rounds of full-power factory ammo: rear lugs mushroomed/worn from the slide pushing up on them, front frame walls deformed from impacts by the crossbar of the slide. Thinking I had gotten a lemon, I sent it in, and Beretta ended up replacing it without any explanation. In retrospect, the frame is indeed anodized and/or painted aluminum, and there's no kind of alloy that I'm aware of that will stand up to hammering by a steel slide.
At this point, I'm planning to get some weaker ammo and will just shoot it until it eventually fails.
Glad they replaced yours. I hope they hurry up and send me a new one already.
A proper 7075t6 frame with legit type 3 anodizing can handle full power .32 all day long. If an AR upper can handle tens of thousands of cycles with hardened steel running against it: there is no reason this frame wouldn’t be able to last the 15k rounds they said it should.
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I have a great one dropping tomorrow night, maybe Wednesday at the latest.
I purchased one of these also and have put a few hundred rounds through it. Great shooter. I am seeing the same wear pattern. I’ve also had a strange problem where live rounds are being double ejected (spent and live round) while shooting. So, I shoot the 8+1 rounds and there are only 8 bangs and then I find a live round on the ground. Happens about every 2-3 mags. Have you experienced this? I tried reaching out to Beretta a few days ago with a written inquiry but have not been able to get in touch. Customer Service phone line also unavailable, and in training, for at least two days.
@@ltbanner2804 weird, I never saw that issue on any mags and I used 5 different mags. I converted some 7rd 3032 mags to work in the pistol and one of them I cut the mag catch a touch too high and that mag has failures to feed occasionally, but that’s on me.
Definitely keep calling them and get in touch with them. They need to fix every single one of these having this major damage issue. Mine died at 400rds: I sure hope yours lasts longer.
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5:16 What a travesty! 😢 You’re doing a great service to the greater gun community with this video. Hopefully, Beretta will just go to steel and walnut/rosewood, do it right, and call it a day. This new version has so much potential that for it to fail for these reasons is truly tragic.
Agreed!!! The design itself is solid and has remarkable potential: material choice and finish choices are absolutely atrocious and need to be fixed. I’m really hoping beretta does the right thing and send me a new pistol that is more durable and ready for serious range time use.
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@@FreedomsLife1776 fabulous! I subscribed and am looking forward to it! Have you heard about the new PPK/s in 32? Gorgeous!
@@MichaelGolpethank you very much! I have and I plan to grab one. I have a 1950s Manurhin PP I really like but it’s a bit too collectible and historic for me to justify serious use. I should have one of the new PPKs in about a month, give or take, and I’ll be reviewing it.
I think it has a lot of potential so long as it’s reliable, unfortunately I spoke with walther and they said that they have no plans currently to make it with a threaded barrel 😢
Will it be available in California?
@@mahavirgill3787 almost certainly not, California has the radically tyrannical “handgun roster” and I doubt this makes it into that. Especially since it has no firing pin safety/drop safety.
I'm in Cali, only the 3032 is available despite its lack of currently required safety features. It's must be grandfathered in as it was originally released in the late 1990s. The threaded barrel models are not available as well, no suppression allowed. Yeah, Cali sucks for guns, very limited options these days.
I think Beretta has slipped a lot, I had issues with my APX and my 3032 also. Their customer service sucks. My 3032 an Inox model and was very dirty from factory, mags too on both pistols were rusty.
@@sidneywhite749 I had a similar issue with the 30x I got first and was shooting: it came very dirty and a little rusted. The mags have the thinnest parkerizing I have ever seen. I really hope they start to improve on their quality and deliver the products we expect. I hope the replacement I receive is in excellent condition and lasts a long time.
If you want good customer service from Beretta, do you need to post youtube videos?
@@johnwilde164 😂🤣 I feel that may be true. I certainly hope they treat everyone as they treated me.
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Hoping they improve the material. Really unique and attractive design, but won't buy it if it's not going to last.
Agreed. I hope they make it work too.
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Barretta only suggest ammo under 130 ftlbs I believe
@@Bighannes410 that was for the 3032: I was told directly during my conversation with beretta this pistol has no ammo specificity. It’s also suppressor ready and regardless of ammo power- a suppressor is going to be rough on any gun. I believe that’s one reason mine died so quickly is that I used it with a suppressor for about 100 rounds or so.
The fact is this pistol had a substantial flaw to the durability of the frame, I have a new one on the way now. I’ll be doing a video on it as soon as it arrives.
Cool guns but they look like they have some engendering issues.those finishes that look like a satin finish bare metal at first glance..don’t even want to get started. Had a S&W air weight 638(I think it was.been a while back.?.)little humpback with a hammer you can get your thumb on if you want to cock it..anywho,once that finish started chipping, it started to look worse and worse in no time! I really liked that gun but couldn’t stand it anymore because of that. Was just cosmetic stuff ,but I had a feeling there was more issue’s possibly coming in the near future.A friend wanted it. I pointed out everything I didn’t like about it & told him everything.He still wanted it. Had a wad of bills in his pocket from caddying that day. Tips & maybe some of his pocket money mixed in. He didn’t count it ,or know how much it was…nor did I. I took the wad,he took the revolver.& I put 5-6 holsters that fit it on the table and let him pick 2. + threw in 140 rds. 50 FMJ 38&357,20 38&357 good hollow points. It was a fair deal. I think. He was happy with just the gun. So. He enjoyed that thing for about two years and unfortunately died from some heart thing or something. 42 years old and just gone.
Back on track. Glad to come across your video. Like 32 ..A lot…I like every Beretta I have. A lot.I ll be following this one. From what I’ve heard,their customer service people get it handled. You got some new employee on the phone the 1st time that is either going through some mandatory extensive firearms education & retraining or doesn’t work there anymore. Beretta is a great company. That employee wasn’t even close to Beretta standards.New little gun,they will get it ironed out. Thx again.
Yea I agree, that first call was not their standard service. This is my first firearm from beretta and the guy I spoke with has been in contact with me since I sent it back. Got an email from him about an hour ago updating me on what’s happening and I really hope they do a thorough job, assess the damage correctly and send me back a new pistol in the model I want.
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Did they say anything about the sights? The holdover is terrible.
Yes it truly is, it’s worse than any 12 o clock hold I have experienced before.
I actually didn’t go into that with them as the other issues were much more severe, but I will see what they say when I speak with them next.
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Just get a Keltec P32
@@antoniosalieri573 I’ve handled a few and it’s just not for me. I’d love a ruger LCP II in .32 acp with a threaded barrel. I’d be happy even if it didn’t come with a threaded barrel.
I just posted a video on an FEG AP-MBP you might find interesting. A very reliable, cool pistol.
S&W 642, don't get fancy.
@@warrenrosen132 revolvers are beyond antiquated. A proper self loader is always going to be better, and cylinder gap for a pocket carry: I like my anatomy fully intact.
Plus if I wanted something that big: I’d carry a g26. While the 30x is thick it is smaller in all other dimensions, carry’s 4 more rounds, and is suppress-able. Not to mention that reloading is a necessity in todays world full of gangs and the very real threat of having to lock an attacker down in a zone to isolate their ability to cause more harm. Guarantee I can get 3 mags off before anyone but Jerry can get two cylinder loads off.
The day of the revolver was more than 100 years ago. If it’s what you choose: all the luck to you. I’d only carry a revolver if it was between that and a knife. The revolver is by all means a hipster and nostalgic choice in todays age. But that’s not to say I don’t appreciate the elegance and enjoy shooting a proper, old revolver. I still have my very first pistol I grew up shooting that’s a JC Higgins .22lr 9 shot.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting, I unfortunately won’t have any revolver content coming any time soon but if you’re interested in modern firearms and suppressors I have a lot in the works.
Got my eye on a K6S or K6XS
@@Yoko.Kurama those are very cool for sure, probably a solid revolver. I’d love to get a chance to shoot one. Idk if you have handled the new Kimber 9mm pistol but it’s probably the weirdest new 9 I have handled hahah their choice of ejection port is incredibly weird and I feel like it would have some real malfunction issues if (when) the extractor or ejectors gets even slightly out of time.
@FreedomsLife1776 no what model is it?
@@Yoko.Kurama it’s called the R7 Mako. Look that thing up: super funky.
Same problem with mine,not to mention my barrel pin broke in the store when i picked it up, brand new,fixed the pin,know like you,im having hair line cracks in mine after 9 rounds,email them with pictures,i luv beretta own multiple berettas,just plain sad on quality anymore,hell my pocket 25 beretta over 50 years old,not one damn problem,600 dollar pocket pistol,want even last a couple hundred rounds,damn shame,wish i didnt buy,rather have a full size,or compact for the price we paid on a pocket pistol not even worth 250 bucks,Really Disappointed,can't wait to see there email reply,rather just have my money back, unhappy loyal customer
@@delatos83 that’s atrocious what happened to yours: seems every single one they have made is just flat out trash.
I really hope they replace mine soon without any further delay and it actually lasts, but I am also very sad I bought these. First pistols I buy from beretta and it dies at 400 rounds. Insane.
Please update me here with the response you get.
esa es la Beretta pico??
It’s not: they are very different pistols. The pico hasn’t been in production for a long time now, and was also a .380 not .32
Sounds like the 3032 might be better made than this new model. I know i dont see signs injection of molding on mine..
@@G.H-f2b the 3032 as far as I know was never MIM. I’m sure sick and tired of waiting for my new pistol: that much I know for certain and when I get it I really hope it’s leaps and bounds more durable than the first one.
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@FreedomsLife1776 I got a great deal on a 3032, certainly due to the release of the 30x. I hope it holds up. Now I just need to smooth out the trigger if at all possible - still looking into it...
@@clevername4205 yea the triggers aren’t great. Even on the 30X it’s one of the stiffest and most awkward DA/SA triggers I have ever felt.
I sure hope it holds up too. I’m really hoping beretta gets me my new 30x by the end of the month so I can report on how it is. I have high hopes: and I’m going to a competition in October I want to use it is just cause.
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This girl hadn't even shot the pistol yet. Watch, starting at 39 seconds, and you can see a quick glimpse of the slide rails. They are mushroomed up just like ours.
Again, unless this happened by her just racking the slide a couple times, it seems like maybe it comes from the factory like that.
Oh, also, hers looks all blacked out. Must be the do-it-yourself model
Interesting. That’s really bad news if that’s the case.
When I was going to put the pistol in for repair I was confirming empty and making sure I had cleaned it nicely: and the slide locked half way to the rear due to the mushroomed rails and would not go back any further effectively killing the pistol. So mine died at 400 rounds.
They seriously need to get this fixed because at this rate they are going to have to replace every single one they have made so far.
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wait, what?!
My slide got locked about halfway back when I was first learning how to take the slide off. I finally got it off somehow. Yours ended up damaging the gun?
@@Juneof1944no like fully assembled, barrel down: when trying to rack the slide as would be normal for function the slide would no longer travel past half way. Not even close to far enough to pick up a round. That’s the furthest the slide would travel and I spent 15 minutes taking it apart and trying to fix it and it wouldn’t fix. I could get it to travel the full way back once or twice and then it would continue to stop half way back.
The mushroom of the rail I could see was catching on the slide rails when I looked at it with a light.
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What a poor design, they needed a rail system, that would protect the end from wear. The slide system could start out thin and smoothly angle wider till the end. You could also incorporate a ball bearing rail of some kind to help with any friction. Everyone cuts corners today for profit
@@andrewsilvia7773 yea they should have a system that allows for more rail space and integrity. I sure hope they get it figured out soon, I still don’t have a new one yet.
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