can a gunsmith make my desired conceal carry more reliable?
I have a beretta M1934 that I was planning on getting rid of, however I just learned that it was brought back from Italy in WWII by my grandmother(army surgical nurse). Can't really get rid of it now, but I don't want to just look at it either(that's no fun). I am relatively experienced with shooting as I have been doing it most of my life, but I don't know much about gunsmithing or maintenance etc outside of a good cleaning. My beretta keeps stove piping and very frequently almost every fully loaded magazine I put through it with .380 american eagle ammo. The grip plates on each side also start to loosen up the more rounds I put through it. It hasn't been fired much in 60+ years so I sort of understand, but I can't afford to just buy another gun right nowIs there anything that can be done, and how much might it cost? stove pipes randomly on about any round, maybe mostly around the middle to last rounds but on the first it sometimes ejects multiple rounds unfired from the mag.
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A gunsmith may be able to profile the feed ramp a little to solve some of these problems, but you'll have to take it to a pistolsmith first and ask him to take a look first. He will charge you a fee: probably 50 to 100 dollars to find out what's wrong and correct it. You may also try going to a straight FMJ round and see if that solves your problem.
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First, there are different types of stovepipes; e.g.: top round, middle round(s), or last round. So which is it? I'm going to take an educated guess and say that you need new magazine springs. In fact one of the best things you can do for that pistol is to get ALL of the springs replaced. Contact Wolff Gunsprings; and ask them what they've got for a Beretta M1934. http://www.gunsprings.com/home Here, I did it for ya; you're in luck - http://www.gunsprings.com/Semi-Auto%20Pistols/BERETTA/1931%20and%201934%207.65mm/cID1/mID2/dID34 If you need new grips or other M-1934 parts contact the nice people at Numrich Gun Parts. (Telephone only!) 1.845.679.4867 I think you should have an experienced gunsmith do the work AND test the gun with 25 rounds. One last thing: I'd suggest you do NOT use red hot 380 ammo in that pistol. Stay with the anemic stuff they sell at Wal-Mart. I use midrange Magtech FMJ's in mine; and, they're certainly good enough for whatever you're going to do with a 380. (9mm Kurz)
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I guess it begs the question "is it worth betting your life on?" As the other guys have wisely said, a good gunsmith can make the gun significantly better. That being said, NO gunsmith can make that gun the best choice for what you want to do with it. It isn't and never will be a good choice for carry. It would be the best choice only if it were about the only choice. Better money would be spent on purchasing another weapon. Then spend the money on fixing up your family piece. If you think you need a carry gun, then you must believe your life is in some sort of danger at regular intervals. If you feel carrying a gun is a prudent idea (which is could well be), then you're better off stacking the odds more in your favor.
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