Beretta 92FS Goodness

[GunAdmirer]

Been awhile since I posted on The High Road...

I went to the range yesterday with just my stock Beretta 92FS and PB, MDS and Mecgar magazines. I own several other handguns but just took the Beretta out this time.

I know some people really criticize the model, but yesterday's trip reminded me just what a nice pistol it is to shoot. It has good accuracy and complete reliability and fits my hand well. The slide feels like it is moving on ball bearings along the frame. I like the open top design. I think the design looks cool.

By the way, I really like the newer Mec-gar Optimum magazines with the slick anti-friction finish and 18 round capacity. I have had a couple of them for a year or so now and they have functioned 100% since new. The finish shows little wear. Just thought I'd share.

 

[ak-kev]

I echo your sentiments. I love the 92. I am more accurate with it than any of my other pistols. I bought another one today at the gun show in fact. Absolutely fantastic

 

[Shipwreck]

Yes, the Beretta 92 is great. I have 4 variants, and I just put a new 92A1 model on lay a way today. I even carry a 92FS as my concealed carry gun.

I shoot my 92FS more than my 2 semi-custom 1911s!

 

[Birdmang]

Is a Beretta 92 anything like a walther P38?

 

[Welding Rod]

One of the best guns every built. I have one I shoot with a 13 pound Wolff hammer spring. Love it. The ($1.52 at Brownells) Beretta "D" spring is nice too.

 

[KIX]

I mentioned in another thread..... I really regret selling mine some years ago.

What is a decent price for a good condition used?

Been over 17 years since I bought the last one!

 

[WRGADog]

I have two and really love the guns

92FS Inox and M9A1. In fact, I just like Beretta products as I also have a
CX4, PX4, PX4sc, and 84F. All are 9mm except the 84F.

 

[docnyt]

I mentioned in another thread..... I really regret selling mine some years ago.

What is a decent price for a good condition used?

Been over 17 years since I bought the last one!

It really depends on which model. Based on my recent comparison shopping, a plain Jane 92FS is anywhere from $350-500. The Inox commands a higher price, as do the M9A1 and commemorative editions.

 

[KIX]

Thanx.

I didn't have the Inox, but man...... that thing is "SWANKY"!!!

Jonathan

 

[usp9]

I recently purchased this stainless 92fs Vertec, that just swept me off my feet, it's so gorgeous. I haven't even had a chance to get to the range yet, but I assume it will be a satisfying and fun experience.

What is a decent price for a good condition used?

This one came with box, mags and Crimson Trace laser grips for $550. I thought that was a pretty good deal.

 

[docnyt]

Sweet! So will this displace your USP9?

 

[wbwanzer]

Here's mine. An Italian from '95.

 

[benderx4]

Gotta love those older Italian INOX 92s with straight dust covers and no legalese billboards on the slide - beautiful gun!

 

[wbwanzer]

Thanks.

 

[SharpsDressedMan]

Just had a Beretta 92FS at the range, and just for fun, tried to "cut" a line on a paper target a bit thinner than the fuse that the "Top Shot" shooters had to shoot at 25 feet. They had 10 rounds from a Beretta 92FS. I managed to do it twice with less than 10 rounds (but then I wasn't under stress at the time). I just wanted to see if the average Beretta would do the task. It does.

 

[KIX]

Guys showing pictures, makin' me drool and such.



Jonathan

 

[skwab]

I was unfortunate enough to decide on a 92 as my first handgun. Every pistol I've bought since doesn't measure up! Not that I don't have others, but every time I take my 92 out I always come home with a smile - it's a great gun.

 

[codacreator]

I've owned my 92 for about six months (bought it to replace an HK USP I sold years ago) and I absolutely love it. I've fired Sig, SA, HK and Ruler and going back to my Beretta is like stepping back into luxury auto after driving a bunch of sports cars.
But a lot of people make a big deal out of the Italian vs American models (the Italian model being preferred). Mine is Italian but it pretty much just worked out that way. Is there a difference? What are your thoughts?

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[codacreator]

That last HG should read Ruger (spell cortex isn't always a good thing).

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[easyg]

The Beretta is a fine pistol, just a bit too big and heavy for a 9mm in my opinion.

 

[Lucky 7]

Renewed love for the old 92

After a bad experience with M9 (crappy GI BS), I've fallen in love with the 92FS all over again. Sure the gun is big for a 9 and she's fat for a 15+1, but the lines, the ease of detailed upkeep (Glocks beat most everybody in that respect), and accuracy of the 92FS have earned it a top spot as my range queen, house gun, and winter ccw.

She's gotten a face lift, but it's for the best:
http://i1028.photobucket.com/albums/y350/ajdubs4/STARSStage2-3.jpg

Regards,
Lucky

 

[KurtC]

Here are a couple of DAO favorites:

96D-SD with stainless barrel and slide (Melonite)



92D Inox with Vertec slide and Italian frame.

 

[benderx4]

Okay, time for some Beretta porn with a couple of mine:








Yea, I like the Beretta 92FS quite a bit.

 

[Confederate]

The 92 was, without a doubt, my favorite pistol at the time it was first released. It was big and, at the time, I thought, extremely durable. Then, after the military adopted it, it began coming apart and the slides began popping people in the heads. (Oh yeah, it also went up dramatically in price!)

I had a conversation with the Navy's head of acquisition for more than an hour, and he retired in anger shortly after this became public because he said it had been covered up by people with financial agendas. Some of what he told me shook me up, because he said that the military pistols could fail anytime after about 8,000 rounds and with no warning. Even after being subjected to stress analysis, they couldn't predict failure.

The Italian guns haven't failed to my knowledge; neither have their Brazilian cousins made on tooling foolishly sold to Taurus years ago when Beretta thought few people would be interested in cock and lock DA pistols.

The Beretta 92 is still an awesome autopistol, but I hope the military problem was one of materials, not one of design. But whatever it was, Beretta's behavior was less than stellar in the whole affair.

 

[benderx4]

Then, after the military adopted it, it began coming apart and the slides began popping people in the heads.

This occurred in testing, and only after tens of thousands of rounds. It's also why the 92F became the 92FS. (The newer improved version had an enlarged hammer pin which would no longer allow the slide to fly off the frame should it crack.)