Berreta 92/ M9 upgrades?

[Waveski]

I replaced the guide plastic rod of my 92 FS very soon after acquiring the gun. I hated the flimsy plastic part - whether it functioned or not. (It did work...) Why not have a stainless guide rod close to and parallel to the barrel , adding stability to what is already a mild recoil pistol? Plus , the steel looks much better where it protrudes from the slide.
I do not have the plastic trigger and other parts ; would've either bought a different gun or swapped parts right away if that were the case.
I upgraded sights fore and aft. The fiber optic I put up front was too bright , so I reinstalled the stock sight and highlighted it with fluorescent green paint.
I wanted target oriented grips , settled on NILL , not cheap but extraordinary fit and quality.

 

[Dragonfly]

You'll like the D spring...it's a dead simple install, too. It might be my imagination but I think it helped my single action pull a bit, too. My used 92F came with these VZ grips already on them, which I was more than OK with since I'm a big fan.

 

[Gordon]

The Wolf "INS" trigger conversion done 15 years ago, Houge Aluma grips in OD on my Italian made M9 which has a steel guide rod. It also has high Meccgar adjustable tritium sights install I just replaced the barrel assembly in 2018 which came OEM with locking blocks and is threaded from Beretta I found on GB for $125 last year. I kept the old one which has more than 5000 rounds thru it. And I have a dozen Mecgar magazines. The gun sleeps in my bedroom closet (locked) in a Class IV raid vest with 6 extra mags .

 

[JohnKSa]

The guide rod particularly gets a lot of attention involving it being made of plastic and it seems no one has anything objectively bad to say about it.

What's funny is that I've seen a few reports of the Beretta 2-piece steel rods breaking but I can't recall hearing of a failure with one of the plastic guides. That said, both of my 92 pistols have the steel rods.

 

[94045]

What's funny is that I've seen a few reports of the Beretta 2-piece steel rods breaking but I can't recall hearing of a failure with one of the plastic guides. That said, both of my 92 pistols have the steel rods.

Bill Wilson (Wilson Combat) said the plastic rods were better (They dampen spring oscillation) and they use them in their personal pistols but the market demands they use steel in their customer guns despite it's inferiority.

 

[.455_Hunter]

Bill Wilson (Wilson Combat) said the plastic rods were better (They dampen spring oscillation) and they use them in their personal pistols but the market demands they use steel in their customer guns despite it's inferiority.

Oh well- I am totally comfortable with my ludditeness...

I have seen more abraded or kinked poly rods in various pistols than inoperable steel rods.

 

[MilesR]

When I look at the more " expensive " handguns on the market including the higher priced berretas; they have the solid steel guide rods. Is that because they're placating to the consumer or is there more validity to the steel guide rods holding up better?

I'm honestly curious now. I always thought the polymer guide rods were just a cost saving measure.

 

[LUCKYDAWG13]

the best upgrade That I did was to replace the locking lug I could literally move the barrel from side to side like the shifter on a school buss
at 7 yards i could only get a 5" group at best After I put the new locking lug it's like a new pistol that can shoot