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Beretta M92. The Italians did a great job of bringing the P.38 into the 21st century. Do a detail strip of the M9. It is a P.38 with a Hi-Power magazine.

I have had great success with the diamond files from Harbor Freight. Then finish the cut with a fine Swiss file.

Back in olden times, from 1911A1 on, expert pistol marksmen did very well with plain black patridge sights. Target shooters using the 1911A1 used the "punkin' on a post sight picture" very effectively in competitive target shooting. Three white dots are for combat-action shooting where...

The sights on a 92S are what they are: Tiny. I have seen .25ACP pocket pistols with better sights. The rear sight can be easily replaced with a new 92FS sight but the dovetail needs to be elongated. Brownells sells a dovetail file for the 1911A1 rear sight that is 65 degrees. I had one and...

What did you get for it? Some 1811 nut got a bargain to fine tune, polish and tweak.

How does it shoot? If you can live with that level of accuracy, you have a sweet gun if it is 100% reliable.

I like a real safety that locks the hammer. That is a primary concern on a pistol. Make it safe! I vote for the HK pistols. I have never fired a more accurate or more reliable automatic pistol.

Is this a used pistol? Are you the first owner? If it is still under warranty, I would let Beretta make it right. If it is not under warranty: Has it been dropped or abused? Have you miked the barrel at the rub scar? Is the barrel bulged? Is it out of round? Is the muzzle true to the...

You can re-size .32 ACP bullets to .308 if you want to shoot hollow points. They will shatter a 1 gallon milk jug full of water. Also, you can pull the FMJ bullets from milsurp ammo and load the cases with the resized bullets.

Forward slide serrations are a fad that is passing.

Best documentation and parts availability would be the Beretta M9 US Service pistol.

Remington Wingmaster 870 18" with no sling was standard issue on our ship. The Marines had the same shotgun, but with a sling. Sailors never stood watch with a shotgun, but they were issued when we has nuclear security drills. The other option was a Thompson. I like a shotgun personally...

Keep it stock and use the ammunition it was designed for.

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The valve springs in my '66 VW are still as good as new. They have never been replaced in three engine re-builds. And they are compressed and relaxed at high speed, and frequently. Buy quality magazines and you will never have a problem. Neither will your great grandchildren.