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Old October 25, 2012, 04:09 PM   #11
LockedBreech
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Originally Posted by obiwan1 View Post
the 96 is a .40 cal weapon. Realize that the Beretta was designed for the 9mm. If you shoot hot .40s in it you could have longevity issues. We did with our issued 96d. Many never made it to the expected service life of 10k rounds.
While this is totally true re: older model 96 pistols, the 96A1 was designed with a more robust frame and an internal recoil buffer to address this issue.
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