After 150 rounds plus however many were fired through it prior to my owning it, my Beretta Tomcat is showing stress marks on the top of the frame near the tip-up barrel spring and what looks like a hairline crack on the right side. It's an older model and wasn't showing any wear before I got it.
I enjoyed carrying it as a backup CCW piece. It was a nice second pistol to have for when I ran out of 9mm.
Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
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Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
how does one fix such a thing?
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
What ammo were you using in it? IIRC, the Tomcat is not designed for hot ammo, like some of the newer hollow point loads or anything from Buffalo Bore.SoupOrMan wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 5:17 am After 150 rounds plus however many were fired through it prior to my owning it, my Beretta Tomcat is showing stress marks on the top of the frame near the tip-up barrel spring and what looks like a hairline crack on the right side. It's an older model and wasn't showing any wear before I got it.
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
I was using a mix of Winchester White Box 71gr flat nose and Prvi Partizan 72gr round nose, mostly Winchester.
And unfortunately, one doesn't fix the frame, either.
And unfortunately, one doesn't fix the frame, either.
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
That sucks. I was hoping you could have it spot welded or something.
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
Maybe you can contact Beretta to get it replaced under warranty. You would probably have to prove that you weren’t using hot ammo or reloads in it, though.
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
Unfortunate but common.
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
I can't prove the original owners didn't use hot ammo in it, either.Captain Wheelgun wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 8:20 pm Maybe you can contact Beretta to get it replaced under warranty. You would probably have to prove that you weren’t using hot ammo or reloads in it, though.
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
Doesn't really matter what you can or can't prove. Beretta will either warranty it or they will not; it's not like you were going to take them to court even if you could prove it was only ever fired with standard SAAMI spec ammo, and there's no lemon law for firearms.
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Re: Well, dang it. My 3032 is showing stress cracks.
Well, nothing ventured, nothing gained... may as well see if they make the 3032 anymore.
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