I recently purchased a new Wilson Combat Beretta Centurion Combat. Right out of the box I found a very noticeable blemish to the slide. Will be contacting them.
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I'm a big Beretta fan. I have several Beretta's and whenever possible, I buy the ones that are made in Italy. Haven't been disappointed yet.
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Many years ago, I had to called Beretta USA in regards to an issue I was having. It's been so long ago, that I forgot what the issue was.
Anyways, this was after Beretta had set up shop in the USA. I was talking to the tech about quality control and such, and he said to me, that Beretta USA was making better quality product than Beretta of Italy was.
I knew at that exact moment in time, that he was full of BS, and to speak to him any further was a waste of my time. When he said that, I lost faith in Beretta USA. I never once found any reason to call them again.
Beretta is the oldest firearms manufacturer in the world. The Italians take great pride in their product. As I've mentioned previously, when it comes to Beretta, I only buy from the country of origin. I've found that to be worry-free.
Anyways, this was after Beretta had set up shop in the USA. I was talking to the tech about quality control and such, and he said to me, that Beretta USA was making better quality product than Beretta of Italy was.
I knew at that exact moment in time, that he was full of BS, and to speak to him any further was a waste of my time. When he said that, I lost faith in Beretta USA. I never once found any reason to call them again.
Beretta is the oldest firearms manufacturer in the world. The Italians take great pride in their product. As I've mentioned previously, when it comes to Beretta, I only buy from the country of origin. I've found that to be worry-free.
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I would not purchase a Ferrari if they were also manufactured in the USA.
Same goes for Porsche! Not sure if they are in fact, also produced in the USA now. I don't know for sure. I do know that I'd want one from Germany.
Same goes for BMW as well.
Same goes for Porsche! Not sure if they are in fact, also produced in the USA now. I don't know for sure. I do know that I'd want one from Germany.
Same goes for BMW as well.
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Beretta will let some defects slip by every now and then. Some years back, I had an FFL. I can recall two times I had issues with Beretta's made in the USA.
One was a blue 92FS that had a "mark" on top of the barrel. Not under the barrel, or on the side where it was hidden by the slide. Right on frigging top. I bite the bullet on that one so to speak, as it was too much of a hassle to argue over. Ended up selling it to my BIL at the time at my cost.
The other problem Beretta was a SS 92FS that I had ordered for myself. Again, a USA model. It had a mar on the slide near the front sight. A good sized mar.
Called the distributor and explained the issue to them. They said to send it back to them at my expense. I did that as I had no other option. I wasn't interested in calling Beretta USA Inc.
It was at that point that I promised myself, no more USA Beretta's. About two years later, I happened across an Italian SS 92FS that was still NIB. Jumped on it and bought it. Ended up selling my USA SS 92FS for way more than I had paid for it.
Say what you will. IMHO, Italian Beretta's are better guns and hold their value far better. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.
One was a blue 92FS that had a "mark" on top of the barrel. Not under the barrel, or on the side where it was hidden by the slide. Right on frigging top. I bite the bullet on that one so to speak, as it was too much of a hassle to argue over. Ended up selling it to my BIL at the time at my cost.
The other problem Beretta was a SS 92FS that I had ordered for myself. Again, a USA model. It had a mar on the slide near the front sight. A good sized mar.
Called the distributor and explained the issue to them. They said to send it back to them at my expense. I did that as I had no other option. I wasn't interested in calling Beretta USA Inc.
It was at that point that I promised myself, no more USA Beretta's. About two years later, I happened across an Italian SS 92FS that was still NIB. Jumped on it and bought it. Ended up selling my USA SS 92FS for way more than I had paid for it.
Say what you will. IMHO, Italian Beretta's are better guns and hold their value far better. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it.
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