Beretta 92S

seems to me I got a bunch of "heelers" from corwin arms- talk over the phone and he'll get what you're talking about- my rig has 4 duals up front and a six-pack pouch out in the back- I've never used any more than the 8 up front, but I just don't have any other place to put that 6 pack
 
I paid $500.00 for one. Haven't shot it much yet but gun runs fine. I am going to upgrade the sights at some point because my old eyes struggle with the small rear sight. Haven't got a plan yet. Leaning to a laser sigh but would like a workable solution to the iron sights as well.
 
there's a laser dot that's on fleabay for about 20 bucks or so that mounts right to the dust cover- I have 3 of them, but figure it out so you can replace the battery easily
 
Lorne Beaudette said:
I paid $500.00 for one. Haven't shot it much yet but gun runs fine. I am going to upgrade the sights at some point because my old eyes struggle with the small rear sight. Haven't got a plan yet. Leaning to a laser sigh but would like a workable solution to the iron sights as well.
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When you decide to upgrade, sell it and buy a 92A1 if you like the platform. You will spend more money trying to upgrade those sights than the gun is worth. You can also just buy the 92A1 and keep the 92S as your absolute range toy.

Take Care

Bob
 
t-star said:
i'm left handed so the quirks don't exist for me-I don't ride the lever when I'm shooting
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So being left handed, with the safety lever on the left of the slide, operating is a bit of a pain. It's not a matter of riding the lever. With the dual lever, or the lever on the right, it can be operated with the strong hand thumb. Or at least that is what I do with my Girsan regard (both right and left handed).
 
TrevorJ said:
So being left handed, with the safety lever on the left of the slide, operating is a bit of a pain. It's not a matter of riding the lever. With the dual lever, or the lever on the right, it can be operated with the strong hand thumb. Or at least that is what I do with my Girsan regard (both right and left handed).
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did you miss the bit about the lever being ambi?- that was one of the first things I modded
 
medvedqc said:
is there a big different between the s and the fs i thought it was related to safety issues.
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Yes. The 92S was developed into the SB, which changed the mag release to a push button. The 92F changed a few things for the US military spec, such as ambidextrous safety and hooked trigger guard. The FS changed the hammer and added more material to the frame to prevent the slide from being blown off due an incident in testing involving over pressure ammo.
 
t-star said:
that had to do with the 92s being tested for the us army- kept blowing the locking lugs off the barrel or some such thing- turned out they were using loads that WAY OVER PRESSURE- what would happen is the lugs would shear and the slide would come straight back to the operator's face- of course, according to the army evaluation bureau, it was the gun, not their ammo- yea, right
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maxman1 said:
Yes. The 92S was developed into the SB, which changed the mag release to a push button. The 92F changed a few things for the US military spec, such as ambidextrous safety and hooked trigger guard. The FS changed the hammer and added more material to the frame to prevent the slide from being blown off due an incident in testing involving over pressure ammo.
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ok thank you. i shot the french version used by the French Gendarmerie called PAMAS G1 and i do not remember bieng unsafe and i do think it was the F version not FS but not sure.
 
The G1 is a licensed copy of the 92F. There's nothing unsafe about the 92F. The changes to the FS were for a "but sometimes" issue caused by bad ammo.
 
maxman1 said:
Yes. The 92S was developed into the SB, which changed the mag release to a push button. The 92F changed a few things for the US military spec, such as ambidextrous safety and hooked trigger guard. The FS changed the hammer and added more material to the frame to prevent the slide from being blown off due an incident in testing involving over pressure ammo.
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The FS Hammer pin is larger. This came about as you mention when the US, during their trial found the pin was breaking. This led to an investigation which later attributed the pin breaking due to the use of machine gun ammunition. The latter was discovered after the changes had already been made and the design changes resulted in the FS designation.

The 92 has more variants than Carter has pills. The Beretta Forum has a chart that sets out all the variants/models to date. The design has been a very successful pistol for Beretta. The pistol is capable of some amazing feats in the right hands. Earnest Langdon is a fan and some of his youtube videos are worth watching for certain. It is just a matter of time before someone wins a major action shooting event with the all steel new 92X.

Take Care

Bob
 
I bought a couple of these Italian police surplus pistols, but I've 'broken" one. Something in the trigger group. Anyone have experience with a smithie that works on these basic Beretta models?
Preferably in Western Canada.
 
I'd bet that it's a trigger spring that needs replacing,likely not a big deal,but I cannot help you with a Smith out in your neck of the woods...I also shoot left and do find the Beretta a bit bulky in the hand.. however,i'd recommend LOK thin '92 grips,they are excellent and he does make the 92S cut set...lots of colors..
 
SA85M1 said:
I'd bet that it's a trigger spring that needs replacing,likely not a big deal,but I cannot help you with a Smith out in your neck of the woods...I also shoot left and do find the Beretta a bit bulky in the hand.. however,i'd recommend LOK thin '92 grips,they are excellent and he does make the 92S cut set...lots of colors..
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+1 on the thin LOK grips. They greatly improve the ergonomics of the 92S.
 
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