Beretta 92 Jamming
What could be causing my 92 to jam? It fires the round but it does not eject the spent round. It gets stuck. I am beginning to think that it may be the magazines, are there any other possible causes?
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Sound like the extractor is on the fritz. It's the part on the front of the breech with a little spring loaded hook. Check it to see if the hook part is broken, or the spring that tensions it is bad. 0 -
Rufe hit it for a Beretta. The extracter is the only thing to cause your problem.
You have been feeding all the rounds from a magazine, RIGHT [?][?]0 -
Rufe snow gave good advice but it also could be dirty chamber especially if you have used aluminum or steel case ammo. [:(!][:(] 0 -
Are you limp wristing? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by goingolf1
What could be causing my 92 to jam? It fires the round but it does not eject the spent round. It gets stuck. I am beginning to think that it may be the magazines, are there any other possible causes?
Magazine problems usually don't result in bad extraction/ejection, but instead in bad feeding.
Also, unlike many gun designs, the Beretta's straight line feeding tends to make this particular problem pretty unlikely.
A simple test would just be to try another magazine. If you get the same problem, its probably not the magazine.
Rufe is right.
Bad/worn extractor is a likely culprit.
One question to consider is has the gun EVER worked properly, or is this a new problem? If the gun has NEVER worked right, there could be a problem with the gun itself (eg chamber out of spec, etc).
Assuming it once worked right, there are a few other possible causes, which I'll list in order of likelihood, most likely first:
a. Dirt or other crap lodged in/under the extractor. While you're looking there, might as well take a look at the extractor hook for wear.
b. Use of steel case ammo (eg Wolf). Steel cases are less elastic than brass, are usually coated in lacquer, and can be harder to extract. That can lead to both extraction issues AND extra wear and tear on the extractor (which has to work against stubborn cases).
Given the current ammo shortage, my WAG is that this is your problem.
b. Underpowered ammo; same idea, weak ammo may not be cycling the action well enough to get reliable extraction.
c. Really dirty chamber (or elsewhere). Unlikely, but cleaning is pretty easy and cheap.
d. "Limp wristing". Also unlikely for any experienced shooter, but if you are holding the gun really loosely, the working slide has nothing to "push" against, and you can get various feeding/loading issues. If you've got a reasonable firm grip, this shouldn't be a problem.
e. Damage to the chamber or other part of gun. Barring extreme abuse to the gun, this is virtually impossible.
So, I'd suggest stripping the gun, inspecting the extractor, then cleaning the gun well, finding a box of reasonable quality brass cased 9mm ammo (the Winchester white box stuff ought to be fine), holding the gun firmly and seeing if you still have problems.0
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