Had a long conversation with the folks @ Beretta Italy last night concerning this CX4 Storm fiasco. First Italy. Spoke with a person who is one of the team in charge of the CX4 project. He speaks english very well and seems like a nice person. According to him, the rails are on the dock waiting for customs approval to import. He expects the rails to be ready for sale in 30-60 days but is still dependent upon US Customs. He said the first quarter of CY04 would be a safer bet. He did apologize for the delay in the accessories and they are doing their best to meet the demands. What more could I say? :cry: ! As for the fiasco about the mounting holes, yes the "Nut & Bolt" application is a fact. He said that the holes are there but are covered by the film of the outer coat. He told me to look under the top of the upper receiver and look for some "knockouts". I did and they are there. From what he told me, all you have to do is knock out the holes, cut away the film from the outside of the upper. there will be two screws and nuts provided with the rail. Basically you'll have to literally nut and bolt the picatinny rail to the upper and locktite must be applied to the screw and nut before tightening. He also said that using epoxy to permanently secure the nut to the underside of the upper is a good idea but will become a permanent modification. All instructions on how to do this will be provided (with pictures) when you receive the rails. He justified doing it in this manner by explaining the foward hole is blind and does not intrude completely thru the upper where as if they pre drilled the rear holes, it would have exposed the internals to the weather (rain, dirt, etc etc) and Beretta decided to leave it sealed. The rail will provide a moisture/dirt barrier and will provide the necessary protection. I guess their thinking is once a user puts the rail on, they will never permanently remove it. So, there you have it from the horses mouth. Beretta USA just found out about the mounting procedure yesterday. Dunno what Beretta will do for those who already sent their Storms to Accokek Maryland to have them drilled and tapped. Will be interesting to see what transpires from that fiasco. With our luck, LE agencies will have first grab at the rails and us peons will have to wait even longer. If that comes to pass, I think some legal action against Beretta is called for............. Will keep you posted of further developments. :shock: :eek: :?
