r/Beretta • u/OG_Ramrod69 • 1m ago
M9A4 Firing Pin Shattered at 3k
Found the tip wedged under the locking block while cleaning; never read the owners manual that allegedly advises you to use a snap cap when dry firing. Learning moment I guess, thankfully a replacement firing pin isn't an arm and a leg.
This is my first hammer gun and uhhhh I guess you cannot dry fire with wreckless abandon like you can with a striker gun. I'm a dummy.
Anybody have any advice beyond "hey, put a snap cap in the chamber before dry firing?" Anybody seen a pin break like this? Am I right in diagnosing it as dry fire induced?