Good friend of mine is shopping for a beretta 96 and is pretty set on it. We talked to a fella who said it was better to get the 92 due to the back that the pistol was build around the 9mm round. We were told that the .40 S&W round would eventually wear the pistol out faster. Any second opinions?
Beretta 92 or 96
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Pistolwhiptricks
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- Location
- Mississauga
You could get a 96A1 if you like the looks. It has a recoil buffer to make the frame last longer but honestly, how many people here are actually wearing out the frame of their pistols? I don't think you will have to worry about it.
It might wear out faster and be more expensive to feed, but it stands out on a firing line filled with 9mm peashooters.
Live fast, die young.
No seriously, the Beretta will probably outlive him anyway. There might be a few more springs to change here and there at some moment, but I would not worry too much about the frame or slide in a casual shooting environment.
Live fast, die young.
No seriously, the Beretta will probably outlive him anyway. There might be a few more springs to change here and there at some moment, but I would not worry too much about the frame or slide in a casual shooting environment.
- Location
- Niagara Region, Ontario. For now
It is the locking block that was known to fail in the 40 models in the past.
I think it was made into a bigger issue than it really was, and even if it ever did happen a new locking block is cheap, and can be installed in minutes.
The new A1 uses a recoil buffer to address these concerns.
Personally I think .40 S&W is a useless round for punching paper, but that's just my 2 cents.
I think it was made into a bigger issue than it really was, and even if it ever did happen a new locking block is cheap, and can be installed in minutes.
The new A1 uses a recoil buffer to address these concerns.
Personally I think .40 S&W is a useless round for punching paper, but that's just my 2 cents.
Go with the 92 as it was designed around the 9mm round. The aluminum frame of the gun was simply not designed to take a lifetime of pounding from the .40 S&W.
I believe many police forces switched to Glock or Sig from the Beretta 96 for this reason.
I believe many police forces switched to Glock or Sig from the Beretta 96 for this reason.
- Location
- Lower Mainland BC
also my choice is 92, Beretta likes the 9mm round
I have owned both the 92 and 96 models. You have to decide what you want to do, punch paper or steel as well. I have found that with 10 rds in either pistol I wanted a heavier punch for pepper poppers and plates. The 96 is easy to feed if you reload with lots of 40 brass kicking around right now. I sold my 92 and kept my 96 and am happy with that decision.
