Tell me about my Beretta 92

[SlinkyBMX]

Just got one, wondering what you guys have to say about it. Just gereral things, how you carry, dry firing, what ammo yours likes best, history on it, just some knowledge. Shooting mine tomorrow, help me build up some more anticipation

 

[Kaos116]

http://www.beretta92fs.com/

Good soucre for completely disassembling your 92.

 

[JohnFH]

Mine is 1983 92F made in Italy, best load has been 125gr RN lead, at about 1100 fps.
Dry fire with caps only (same for all my guns).

 

[fanocool]

I love mine......no dry firing w/o snap caps, reliable, accurate and easy on the eyes IMO........but a little on the large side for carry

 

[jdubois]

I had a 92FS for a while, loved it. But sold it when I had the opportunity to buy a brand new M9A1. Love that one too.

 

[Shooter28]

Got one a few months ago. Accurate and realiable. No dry firing without caps. I'm still trying to find the best ammo to shoot through it. I carry in a don hume iwb. For a cheap holster, it works really well.

 

[WaldoOneFive]

No dry firing without caps..

Why not?

 

[Stiggy]

http://berettaforum.net/ You'll find everything you want to know over there. Even some free raffles for cool things.

Dry firing wont hurt your beretta, I still stick a foam earplug in the chamber to for the firing pin to hit though.

 

[drgrant]

I'd probably buy another 92FS in a heartbeat if I could find a competent smith that can clean up the SA trigger on it. The ones that I'm familiar with have a lot of creep on them, and they just break kinda funny. I can shoot my Sig P228 much better than any 92 because of this.


-Mike

 

[lupis42]

I had a 92FS for a while, loved it. But sold it when I had the opportunity to buy a brand new M9A1. Love that one too.

Are there any significant mechanical differences between the M9 version and the regular 92FS?

 

[seanc]

I have had mine for 10+ years. Italian inox.. It will eat anything and never has a misfeed.

 

[JohnFH]

I always use snap caps in all my guns for dry fire, just a practice I have always used, not required by all manufacturers. Makes me feel better.

 

[ASHDUMP]

I bought my 92FS a couple months ago now. At first it wouldn't shoot Remington UMC ammo but it seems to have broken in. I've got 800-1000 rounds through her now. She'll eat anything now.... even Wolf.

I always thought this firearm came with a metal trigger. Then some guy at the range told me it was plastic. So then I looked it up and it seems to be a metal trigger with a polymer Protestant on it...

I will never sell this gun for anything...

 

[WaldoOneFive]

Are there any significant mechanical differences between the M9 version and the regular 92FS?

Pretty much just the dust cover and the rear sight.

 

[jdubois]

Are there any significant mechanical differences between the M9 version and the regular 92FS?

Not really. The sights are different, there's some different grip checkering, and on the M9A1 there is a rail. The M9 also does not come with a nice plastic case.

 

[Timberwolf]

Got one a few months ago. Accurate and realiable. No dry firing without caps. I'm still trying to find the best ammo to shoot through it. I carry in a don hume iwb. For a cheap holster, it works really well.

Why not?

Due to the design of the firing pin and the firing pin channel.

You could peen the firing pin to the point that it will seize up.

 

[Hanwei]

I love my M9

I have nothing else to add other than "go shoot it!"

 

[BillyBoy]

I had the Beretta 92FS Brigadier Inox which I ended up selling. Accuracy was very poor for my taste, and the casings sometimes would jam on the slide during the eject.

 

[Executive]

The 92 is a nice high capacity option for MA pistol buyers. Magazines are available but can be expensive. A wide variety of holsters are available, parts and accessories are available, and they eat up generally any 9mm load you can chamber. They do have some plastic components (which are replaceable) and can be large for some smaller hands, but they are as reliable as any pistol out there, a fact usually attributed to the open top slide design. While not able to absorb the abuse of a polymer pistol like a Glock, misfires, FTF's, and mechanical problems in general are rare. Also, the Beretta is probably the easiest pistol to field strip and clean, with a takedown design similar to the Sig with a nice added button on the takedown lever that makes it even easier to operate.

Recommended.


Chris

 

[SlinkyBMX]

Thanks for the info guys! I went and shot it the other day, what a great gun. Put 200 rounds of WWB through it. The only problem I was having was that my thumb was resting on the slide release so the slide wasn't locking back after the last round. The finish looks great, BUT there is a nice nick in the slide that was there prior to plating. Nice size groups, no failures, I'd give it a 8.5 out of 10.

 

[stinx]

92FS is a great gun ,accurate,soft shooting, High caps are found easily and are very affordable. I love the 92FS. The Beretta 96 however is a complely different gun. Carried a 96 for 10 years as a duty weapon. In those 10 years saw numerous issues-broken frames, broken extractors etc . The 92 series is the best of the Berettas, a good solid pistol. My Favorite is the M9A1.

 

[PATRON]

The 92 SB compact is like it stated a compact version of the 92 series pistol. The standard 92 magazine will fit this pistol, but will stick out a little bit . Some of the earlier 92 pistols, mostly the 92 FS has shown slide cracks on excessive use of the pistol, complete slide failure has been reported. I would not worry about that in your pistol, but it's always something good to look for when field stripping the firearm. That said field strip it oil it and take it out to the range.