Bernardelli PO-18 Compact troubles, help

rixret · July 31, 2009, 05:32 PM

Having troubles with a Bernardelli PO-18 compact, even after a new extractor,
it breaks after the 1st, 2nd or 3rd round fired. What might be the cause. Everything else looks normal. It's a nice unit overall, but.............

ISC · July 31, 2009, 05:44 PM

I had a buddy with the same pistol. the extractor cracked after just a couple boxes of ammo. He couldn't find a replacement since Bernadelli stopped making pistols a long time ago (10 or 20 years ago).

I think that the problem was probably caused by improper annealing. He ended up selling it to a gunsmith who was planning to hand make a replacement.

July 31, 2009, 05:32 PM	#1
rixret Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 2007 Location: SW Idaho Posts: 100	Bernardelli PO-18 Compact troubles, help Having troubles with a Bernardelli PO-18 compact, even after a new extractor, it breaks after the 1st, 2nd or 3rd round fired. What might be the cause. Everything else looks normal. It's a nice unit overall, but.............

July 31, 2009, 05:44 PM	#2
ISC Junior member Join Date: August 5, 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,982	I had a buddy with the same pistol. the extractor cracked after just a couple boxes of ammo. He couldn't find a replacement since Bernadelli stopped making pistols a long time ago (10 or 20 years ago). I think that the problem was probably caused by improper annealing. He ended up selling it to a gunsmith who was planning to hand make a replacement.