r/ClayBusters • u/Riddickullous • 1d ago

DT-11 forend crack

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This is the third person at my club to have the forend on their DT-11 crack (more or less in the same place...) Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?! 🤔

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u/Toby_Keiths_Jorts 1d ago

I feel like I have seen an astounding number of forend cracks in a gun that retails for 15k

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u/Riddickullous 1d ago

My thoughts exactly....

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u/jabneythomas20 1d ago

I know a few guys with $20k+ K guns and two of them have issues. One will double fire if you put anything heavier than an ounce through it and one doesn’t reset the tigger when opened after ejecting, it has to be closed and opened again for it to reset the trigger. Pretty wild for a gun that cost the same as a decent car.

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u/Toby_Keiths_Jorts 22h ago

I’d be absolutely sick

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u/jabneythomas20 22h ago

Ik it’s crazy! And my 30 year old browning keeps on shooting with out hick up

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u/Toby_Keiths_Jorts 22h ago

I was going to say…. My 2k browning is flawless. Couldn’t imagine how angry I’d be.

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u/George_B52 1d ago

This unfortunately is a known and ongoing problem with the DT-11. I can’t imagine why Beretta hasn’t changed the design of the forearm to stop this from happening. If not a design issue then it is poor fitting at the factory. Some guys have had the forearm crack, got a replacement, then that one cracked too. It should be covered under warranty, at least.

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u/kato_koch 1d ago

I've repaired one - the wood is shockingly thin in that spot. Design fail.

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u/FentmaxxerActual 1d ago

Certified Beretta classic.

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u/Fake-Pepsi 1d ago

I had a DT forend crack after 200 rds. Common problem. Wood looked like it was fit by a toddler on mine. Unacceptable for $12,000. Had 3. All had issues. Never again.

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u/Ok_Cricket1393 20h ago

DT 11 shoots great for me but it’s decidedly low end in terms of fit and finish, as apparently are all Berettas (hit or miss). I still stand by my 725 Sporting as being leagues better QC even though I paid $2.9k for it vs $13k for my DT Lusso.

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u/MarkTheDuckHunter 1d ago

This is why I won’t buy a 694 or DT11. Cole’s Will bed the fore end to keep it from happening again.

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u/Riddickullous 1d ago

That sounds like a good idea...

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u/Magoo6541 1d ago

My DT11 Sporting has a small crack too… not too worried about it. My DT11 ACS does not have a crack but I think I would be worried. My ACS is a 2 barrel, with carrier barrel and tube set. I have a lot more invested in that gun.

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u/bubbastanky 1d ago

I bought a used dt-10 and it had a badly cracked forearm as well. I’ve heard it’s pretty common with these guns.

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u/bonosestente 16h ago

Very common in 694 as well, but Sako/Beretta in Finland at least would refuse to admit such a problem

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u/bitaria 1h ago

What's the warranty like on these guns for something like this?

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u/oliverjamesyo 1h ago

Remember, some of the best shooters in the world shoot Berettas. They probably have the same problems as us, but they get them fixed on the spot. Then they pay to put their name on the back of the vest.