Beretta packaging grease.

[mindseducer]

Hello! Just wondering if anyone else has ever ordered a beretta pistol and it had a TON of packaging grease on it? Bought my first ever brand new firearm (beretta apx a1 tactical) and it had a ton of packaging grease. I’m pretty new to the gun community so I just thought it came oiled up and ready to go. Then I ended up looking like a dummy when it kept jamming and the employee told me it had packaging grease all over it‍ lol

 

[Gordo]

Was it old military stock from WWII, or a chinese copy?

 

[zackmars]

Normal for all firearms. Clean it out as best you can with a paper towel, lube it up with grease of your choice and you're good.

My APX liked hotter ammo at first. 124gr nato is a good choice for the first 500 rounds

 

[Gordo]

Hm, Guess I've been missing out.
Only ever bought one new gun full of grease, an SKS back in the '80s.
Guess all the others were made some where besides a Turd World country.

 

[Tnhawk]

I've purchases a few Berettas, none of them was full of grease.

 

[RickLovesBacon]

I bought a few guns that had a thin layer of oil, that had to be wiped off then oil the gun properly.

 

[baboon]

What color is the grease? I would have that guns would have white synthetic grease, not old school dark grease. Are you suits not cosmoline?

 

[no2gates]

I've bought a few that had a lot of excess oil on them, but never any that had grease.

 

[zackmars]

New guns are never lubricated from the factory. It's always a preservative grease or oil.

 

[glenbo]

Do new Glocks still come with that bronze grease made for break-in?

 

[mindseducer]

Was it old military stock from WWII, or a chinese copy?

No sir, brand new beretta apx a1 tactical

 

[mindseducer]

Normal for all firearms. Clean it out as best you can with a paper towel, lube it up with grease of your choice and you're good.

My APX liked hotter ammo at first. 124gr nato is a good choice for the first 500 rounds

Ok I’ll definitely consider that cause even after wiping it off and lubing it up I still had about 5 jams out of 50 rounds

 

[zackmars]

Ok I’ll definitely consider that cause even after wiping it off and lubing it up I still had about 5 jams out of 50 rounds

Also i would recommend having another shooter try it. Polymer frame handguns can be very picky about propper grip

 

[Nicholst55]

Any time that I acquire a new (or new-to-me) gun, I field strip it, wipe it down to bare metal, carefully inspect it for damage, missing parts, and proper assembly and function. Then I lube it and reassemble it. Then I go shoot it. Never assume that a new gun is ready to rock straight out of the box. I suspect that most folks here follow a similar procedure.

 

[CharlieWH2O]

If it is still full of grease post some pics. Always helpful.

 

[Lonesome Dove]

Ok I’ll definitely consider that cause even after wiping it off and lubing it up I still had about 5 jams out of 50 rounds

Ammo problem 9 out of 10

 

[mindseducer]

Also i would recommend having another shooter try it. Polymer frame handguns can be very picky about propper grip

Oh ok yea I’ve heard something like that before. I’ll try having someone else join the next time I take it to the range. Also I know this isn’t the place for it but I saw that m&p you were selling in the classified but I don’t have the privilege to reply to posts in there yet lol. I’d be interested to inquire about it if it’s still available.

 

[zackmars]

Oh ok yea I’ve heard something like that before. I’ll try having someone else join the next time I take it to the range. Also I know this isn’t the place for it but I saw that m&p you were selling in the classified but I don’t have the privilege to reply to posts in there yet lol. I’d be interested to inquire about it if it’s still available.

Unfortunately not, sold it to a friend already, sorry

 

[Byrd666]

Maybe it's just a one-off thing. When I got my APX-A1, I just broke 'er open, put a bit of oil in/on the barrel, reassembled, and popped off a couple hundred rounds without issue. I don't think I even oiled the rails at all. And the only reason I really field stripped it to begin with, was because I had help to break it down the first time. Things were very snugly fit prior to getting broken in.