Silencerco 9k won't come off my damn Beretta 92A3!

**The Dumb Gun Collector** · 08-15-20, 19:21

Hey guy,

Man, this one has been a bitch. I shot about 200 rounds and got her hot as Hell then put her up. Can won't come off. Went and shot it about 50 times to heat it up and it wouldn't come lose. Tried Kroil. Tried a strap wrench. I really don't want to go much harder on the can itself because I don't want to booger the threads. I guess I will send it to silencer Co. Any ideas?

**Smokin338** · 08-16-20, 02:01

Clamp (vise) the slide / barrel and use locking pliers at the base of the piston. Also on a beretta you need to run the can with a fixed barrel spacer in place of the spring...

**hotrodder636** · 08-16-20, 02:23

For the fixed spacer part, is that due to the Beretta barrel not locking/tilting like a Browning style barrel?

Originally Posted by Smokin338

Clamp (vise) the slide / barrel and use locking pliers at the base of the piston. Also on a beretta you need to run the can with a fixed barrel spacer in place of the spring...

Similarly related...is there someone that makes a crows-foot of sorts that can be used to screw/unscrew the piston assembly from the can (specific to the 9k and the Octane)?

**Smokin338** · 08-16-20, 04:53

Originally Posted by hotrodder636

For the fixed spacer part, is that due to the Beretta barrel not locking/tilting like a Browning style barrel?

Yes

Originally Posted by hotrodder636

Similarly related...is there someone that makes a crows-foot of sorts that can be used to screw/unscrew the piston assembly from the can (specific to the 9k and the Octane)?

Not that I've seen... an adjustable wrench gets the job done

**Eurodriver** · 08-16-20, 07:29

Originally Posted by Smokin338

Clamp (vise) the slide / barrel and use locking pliers at the base of the piston. Also on a beretta you need to run the can with a fixed barrel spacer in place of the spring...

This is false.

Some Beretta 92 series guns can run fixed barrel mounts depending on ammo strength/suppressor weight, but SilencerCo and most other manufacturers recommend running a piston on a 92 series for reliability.

Source: SilencerCo
Source 2: Thousands of trouble-free suppressed rounds through M9A3s and an Octane 9 with a piston

Source 3: Capitol Armory

https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/B...er-/20-495323/

Josh @ Capitol Armory:

Beretta's should have a booster.

They will half-way kind of work with fixed barrel spacers. You would need a very light can, and they may be picky with what ammo they'll run with. If you want it to "maybe" work, then no booster. If you want it to work, booster.

**hotrodder636** · 08-16-20, 16:30

I run a booster on mine because the literature i have read from SiCo says it is recommended. Thought is quite odd for a semi-auto pistol to run a fixed spacer.

Originally Posted by Eurodriver

This is false.

Some Beretta 92 series guns can run fixed barrel mounts depending on ammo strength/suppressor weight, but SilencerCo and most other manufacturers recommend running a piston on a 92 series for reliability.

Source: SilencerCo
Source 2: Thousands of trouble-free suppressed rounds through M9A3s and an Octane 9 with a piston

Source 3: Capitol Armory

https://www.ar15.com/forums/armory/B...er-/20-495323/

**ndmiller** · 08-16-20, 19:10

I've had this happen on another pistol. Threw the barrel, spring & piston in an ultrasonic cleaner for 3 minutes. Broke up enough carbon to get it apart. Another 1/2 hour to clean. I use moly grease on both threads these days to help avoid this.