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After a long wait, I bring you part three of my Beretta 92 feature. In Part Two I talked about what went wrong. This time I'll talk a little about what went right.
Since the testing I mentioned in Part Two of this feature, the U.S. Army has conducted durability testing of the pistols at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland. The results of those tests were more much more successful than before.
The test results showed that the average life of the pistol frame was around 35,000 rounds, the locking block around 22,000 rounds, and the slide at around 75,000 rounds. This greatly exceeds the contractually-required service life for the pistol, which was 5,000 rounds. Additional testing showed the pistol experiencing one malfunction every 17,500 rounds.
The first US military team to field the Beretta 92 was SEAL Team Six, but the pistol couldn't stand up to the team's excessive use of 3,000 to 5,000 rounds per week, per operator. This forced the SEALs to switched to the SIG-Sauer P226, which eventually became their standard sidearm.
Weapon Wednesdays: Metal Gear - Beretta 92 - Part One
Weapon Wednesdays: Metal Gear - Beretta 92 - Part Two
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