Your opinion of the Beretta 92

PinnedandRecessed,
The slide capture device is a fat headed hammer pin on the militatry models.
It is designed to keep the rear end of the slide from smacking you between the eyeballs when your slide cracks.

Sam

P&R, I tried to send you an e-mail but it failed. I have an Italian-made 92FS on Auction Arms right now.

Berettas are great shooters, almost always 100% reliable and very accurate to boot. The main reason why they don't sell is the fact that there are so many 9mms on the market that hold as many rounds, yet are smaller and lighter. For a holstered duty sidearm they're a great choice, but for CCW fuggedaboutit.

IMO it's one of the best semis ever made.

Wouldn't trade my 92FS for anything...well except for my Les Baer.

Kidding aside, I shot dang near every 9mm out there and the 92 just felt right. Others, as you can tell here, have different feelings.

It's a great gun, but shoot 'em all, then decide.

Unless you plan on using it for CONCEALED carry, the 92/96 are excellent choices!

Ive used one for years in the military and have a 92FS of my own, My only real complaint is the 9mm caliber and even then, it's not so much a criticism of the caliber but of the FMJ ammo the military requires us to use. But every one I've used has been accurate, and reliable. Yes, there are reports of problems but it's mainly magazine releated problems causing malfunctions. Checkmate mags are basicly the military version of USA mags. As far as CCW, not, there may be better choices but I also remember how some of us back in the day (and still do) carry full size autos without any problem. Just get decent holsters and dress.

I have the 92-D Centurion and it is the finest 9mm I have ever shot period! The trigger is extremely smooth on the DOA only pistol. I traded a Glock 34 for it that I never did develop any love for and never looked back!

Not many people buy them because of the price. The Taurus PT92 is just as good and about $250.00 less

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The 92 is a lot smoother than the PT92. Its like comparing a Mil-spec 1911 to a Les Baer, well, maybe not that much difference.

However I prefer the PT92 due to location of the safety. It'll smooth out with enough use

Unless you plan on using it for CONCEALED carry, the 92/96 are excellent choices!

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I have no problem at all concealing my 96 and I'm very happy with it. I always liked the feel of the 92, but could never get into a 9mm. The .40 cal pistol was the perfect solution for me. I have entertained the idea of getting a 92 just because 9mm is so cheap to practice with.

The only reliability issue I have had was related to one magazine that needed a little tweaking and breaking in and you'll get that with any pistol. Otherwise, the pistol has been prefect.

My $0.02, YMMV

ditto Outbacker...great weapon..

One word : reliable

I had a 92 FS stainless. I recommend it, as long as you keep it clean and lightly oiled, you won't have any problems. Never jammed on me, had over 5000 rounds on it. Recoil was barely noticeable. It is a fun gun to shoot at the range, little big to carry concealed though.

Pinnedandrecessed, when you get the new 92 order a mainspring for the DAO models from Beretta USA. It makes for a much improved DA trigger pull.

Beretta 92: Good for what it is.

I had a major dislike for the model for some time. I finally reached the conclusion that what I REALLY disliked about it was that the U.S. Military sluffed off the perfectly good 1911 design in favor of this [insert favorite epithet here] foreign-made item for almost purely political reasons. There's no need to rehash that particular controversy here.

In the years since, I've "reached an accomodation" with the 92. It IS large for the caliber. I like most of my handguns to be adaptable to concealed carry, and there are MANY equally powerful pistols far more suitable for this purpose. Given that one is going to wear the 92 exposed, it is okay. The ones I've shot functioned well and were acceptably accurate. Were I spending my own money on a 9 mm sidearm, there are several others I far prefer.

I was recently considering an employment opportunity which would require going armed, but ONLY with the issue Beretta. That was not the deal breaker - - I could have lived with it, all else being equal.

Best,
Johnny

I can't speak for the 92, but I thought the 96 was great. I don't recall having any malfunctions with it when I used one for an IDPA class. It fit my hand nicely and IMO had a very solid feel and good balance to it.

The only problem I had was with the safety being on the slide. Sometimes when I racked it, I would unknowingly flip the safety back on. Took me about a minute to figure out what happened the first time I did that :banghead:

with the +P or +P+ round, 9mm is just as good as the .45 acp

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SWMAN, I have to disagree with you on that one. But that`s another thread altogether. I have a 92 and like it. It is a good fighting pistol, it is smooth, well made, and reliable, but I would rather have a 45 on my side, if action is expected.

I payed $600 for my 96 NIB, but it's a Brigadier and has the beefed up slide. It also came with night sites. A little large for CCW so it lives in the small safe under my bed as my first line home defense weapon. Smooth and accurate. I love it.

I have a 92Centurion, a 92FS and a 96FS, all three have been very nice pistols.

I carried my 92FS Vertec for three years. I love 'em.

The Beretta 92F was the first gun I carried. Funny how nowadays everyone repeats the mantra that the 92 is "too big to carry", when back in the late 80s and early 90s I don't recall ever having an issue with the Beretta's weight or size. Then again, this was the age when guns came in full-sized and maybe compact, and before the advent of the ten-ounce .357 Magnum that fits into a cigarette pack.

Anyhow, I'm still fond of the Beretta 92. They are reliable, fun to shoot, accurate, and damn good-looking. Say what you want about the Italians, but they do build 'em pretty.

JohnKSa,
I am not trying to convince anyone that the slides still crack.
You might try to convince the DoD to remove the SCD's

Sam

Pinnedandrecessed, when you get the new 92 order a mainspring for the DAO models from Beretta USA. It makes for a much improved DA trigger pull.

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Or get a 19lb mainspring from Wolff. I think its 19lbs anyway...

The Ninety-Two

I had an older M-92 several years ago...One with the frame-mounted safety
like God intended. The gun was a complete joy to shoot, and I shot it a lot. It ate everything that I could throw at it, and try as I might, I can't remember ever having any sort of stoppage...not even a failure to lock the slide on empty. It was as accurate as I could prove standin' on my hind legs, and I wish I still had it.

Too big for the caliber? Sure...but no harder to carry than a full-sized 1911,
and a bit lighter. If I was leaning in the direction of a high-cap 9mm, I think the M-92 would be my hands-down choice...IF...I could find another one with a frame-mounted safety.