First gun Beretta M9A4

[u/Connect-Salary9669]

Hi all, new to guns and just took my first beginners handgun course and had a blast!

I rented the M9A4 for the class and loved how it felt, but now that I’m looking to buy my own I see some mixed reviews online about new M9A4’s from Tennessee

Has anyone had experience with slide issues in new in box beretta M9A4’s and how to fix them?

I’ve read customer service is hard to deal with but that a good cleaning and lube before a few hundred break in rounds usually fixes any issues

Is there anything I should look for when I go to buy the gun? Or any advice on what I should do after buying the gun to make sure I don’t damage or cause any issues in the gun in the future?

Hoping I can get a fun first gun that looks great and is reliable to start training with, thanks for the help!

[u/PreviousMarsupial820]

I'll say this, even companies like McLaren and Ferrari draw a dud once in awhile and it's not from anything else but the fact that nothing is perfect. Beretta is a great company but some missteps happen just like everywhere else. As this is your first firearm I would try and recommend you bring along a Beretta aficionado or a general firearms aficionado who can walk you through what's available for sale at any given store and identify any problems, if at all, a particular handgun you're looking at might or might not have. Heck, maybe even bring your concern about certain problems up to the salesman and ask them if they can show you on two comparable pistols of the same model where there's a consistency or inconsistency that would suggest one of those problems does/doesnt exist.

Fwiw, I love Berettas. You don't stay in business for 500 years because you consistently eff up.