Beretta 96A1 damage?

[Mgallegos22]

I was cleaning my 96A1 and noticed this mark. Im not sure if its a tooling mark or a gouge from something when firing. It doesn't look like wear since the paint is still on the mark, Any Ideas?

[Lonestargrizzly]

96 is damaged straight from the factory.

Was supposed to be a 92 but the new worker bored the barrel too large.
Thats why theyre so rare.

[Carcassonne]

Looks like some ding-dong machine operator clamped the part on a chip and put a dent in the part.



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[Gregchico]

You have a fake Beretta 96 that was made in China! There is a FAQ about it somewhere.

[Gregchico]

Kidding....

It is a 96A1 thing. Shoot it and don't look back...

[DDM4556]

Kidding....

It is a 96A1 thing. Shoot it and don't look back...

This. All 96A1's have it OP. Mine included.

I just dug mine out of the safe last week. Brought it to the range after over a year. Almost forgot how much I missed it. Love it.

[Pofoo]

Kidding....

It is a 96A1 thing. Shoot it and don't look back...

Looks like a number 4 stamped into the metal.

[Canucky]

Mine has 4 stamped on the top of the slide. Enjoy shooting it.

[Mgallegos22]

[QUOTE=Gregchico;20204467]Kidding....

It is a 96A1 thing. Shoot it and don't look back...
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Thanks man. I did not know that these were marked like that, My M9a1 doesn't have any sort of marks like that.

[Carcassonne]

[QUOTE=Mgallegos22;20209242]

Kidding....

It is a 96A1 thing. Shoot it and don't look back...
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Thanks man. I did not know that these were marked like that, My M9a1 doesn't have any sort of marks like that.

Your M9 is a 9mm.

I didn't notice it was a 4. It looked like a ding from a chip.

The 4 is probably short for 40 cal. The only difference between a 96 and a 92 is the breachface. The 4 allows workers to easily identify the slide.

[Mgallegos22]

This. All 96A1's have it OP. Mine included.

I just dug mine out of the safe last week. Brought it to the range after over a year. Almost forgot how much I missed it. Love it.

Definitely, I dont usually like 40 that much but out of this thing it shoots awesome. I took it out yesterday and put 200 rounds through it and i did all right. My target at 10 yards, had a few flyers but did ok overall.

[Mgallegos22]

Kidding....

It is a 96A1 thing. Shoot it and don't look back...

I kind of feel like an idiot now overreacting over nothing. I didnt even see it as the number four, all i saw is what i thought was a gouge in my slide, I freaked out a bit because its an off roster handgun;not very common.

[offrdmania]

It is definitely a stamp of the #4. It could be anything. A quality control mark, a mark from a specific manufacturing plant or a specific employee, a mark to indicate caliber, etc, etc. These marks are common on guns, seen mostly on European and eastern block guns.

[Carcassonne]

I kind of feel like an idiot now overreacting over nothing. I didnt even see it as the number four, all i saw is what i thought was a gouge in my slide, I freaked out a bit because its an off roster handgun;not very common.

The 96A1 use to be on the roster. I just looked, and it has been removed.


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[jimmythebrain]

the elites have dots (round indention marks)on the brigadier slides in that same location. I have seen as many as four dots on a brigadier slide, though some just have two.
Must be a Beretta thing.
But they shoot fine as this part does not make contact with anything.