by USMarine8530 » Sun May 07, 2006 5:46 pm
Hello Gents. Just bought my first gun. Its a B.E. .45. I did alot of research short of firing every pistol I was interested and I just feel in love with the look, feel and reputation of the B.E. .45.
After I finally got my hands on one and took her out to the range, I found a few problems.
1. Filling the magazine was tough, but it was easily overcome. Those last two rounds are tough, but when you put some weight into it you can get it in there. It toughens up your thumbs and index fingers. Im too used to the easy M16A2 mags.
2. After shooting off a magazine I noticed I put a small scratch on the slide. I realized that this was caused by my wedding ring. This gun scratches very easily. So now when I shoot I shoot as if I were single.
3. Cleaning the pistol later I saw the same thing. This pistols finish comes off very easily. Dont use your abrasive bore brush on anything but the bore. The inside of my pistol has lost some of its finish. I clean the outside with a soft brush or my General Purpose brush.
4. And this is the most troubling problem that I would like you guys to help me out with a solution to:
I have shot off about 150 rounds and I have had 2 misfeeds and 1 smoke stack. It was a live round smoke stack not the empty shell.
I have read before that this pistol is very picky about what kind of ammo it takes so I stayed away from the flat tip and hollow points.
The ammo I am currently using is the gun range I go tos standard which might be the problem.
Fiocchi 230 grain JHP.
What should I do about this problem? New magazines? Different Ammo, if so what kinds? Send it back to the factory for repair?
Aside from those problems the pistols accuracy is excellent! The recoil isnt that bad, maintainance is easy, and groups are tight. My wife who was nervous at first ended up out shooting me in her last group. I have no qualms in admiting my wife is a superior PISTOL shooter than me. I have yet to intruduce her to the rifle which I hold the undisputed household title in.
Well anyways would appreciate your help. Please feel free to email me or respond to this post. Thanks.