Beretta 92F Opinions!

I have an M9 and it has been flawless. The grip is quite large but it fits my hand very well and is comfortable. My only gripe with this pistol is the slide mounted safety/decocker. I use an overhand grip to release the slide and I find the location of the safety gets in the way and will "bite" a bit when doing fast reloads or stoppage drills. It's not really a problem just something you have to get used to and work around.
 
Have a 92G that was a VPD service pistol. Really, really like it. Super nice trigger both DA/SA but the grip and my hand are not meant to be. Have found the CZ 75/85 grip to be a better fit for me so the 92G will be up on EE at some point.
 
Scored an M9 off EE a few months ago and LOVE it!!, prb the most accurate gun i have. Lots of parts readily available as well so no need to wait months or years to be able to use it if something breaks.
 
I actually had a chance to fire the 92 today at the range. It was a stainless model which isn't really my bag. I really liked the feel of it. Magazine release was slightly awkward. But I'm sure I can get used to it. Definitely felt natural when my hand slid around the grip though. I will specifically look for the 92a1 with rail, and I too was told the Girsan is better by some but I just wouldn't feel the same if it wasn't the real deal. After all I'm looking for good collective pieces too so original is better for me. Thank you for all of the great responses!
 
Love my 92FS. First pistol I ever bought. Just don't forget how hot the barrel gets when you rack in a new mag. She reminds you pretty quick if you grab too far ahead on the slide.
 
coldfire said:
The girsan has better machining than berreta. It's a licensed copy and the price is all it took to pair it up with a chiappa m1-9
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I don't know about that. Girsan may own a former Beretta factory, but they didn't buy the quality staff to go with it.

I would absolutely recommend a 92A1 though. 92*'s are the most reliable handgun ever made. They're solid, very accurate, low recoil(Thanks to a steel frame), have great fit and finish with a load of aftermarket parts. First mods to do would be adding a new oversized(steel) mag release button, D-spring, wishbone pin and the Elite II skeletonized hammer. After that there is a lot of other options available. Perforamce barrels, short one-sided safeties, speed bump trigger, trigger kits, grips... the list goes on. I've done the first two myself and plan on doing the hammer over the summer. I've also addad an SGS style compensator, which combined with the D-spring makes it feel as if I'm almost shooting a .22. If it feels good in your hands, pick one up, you wont regret it.
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Great gun, a lot of guys give it a bad rep in Canada I noticed but I don't agree. Only issues I find is you need ammo with high enough power factor. I have shot some under powered reloaded ammo that was not 100% reliable. I have heard of other people having similar problems. I have read the gun is designed for NATO spec rounds.

Otherwise it is a good, accurate and reliable pistol.
 
They need lube, don't run them dry and should handle anything you run through it. I had some weak hand loads that wouldn't cycle my SIG but ran fine through the Girsan clones I have.
I wouldn't say the Girsan is better, it does have all metal guts...no plastic, fit is on par with Beretta, exterior finish is decent but not as durable as Beretta, zero tool marks anywhere on the Girsan, they do look and feel like a quality 92. Grips are slim so the added finger grooves don't make it any larger in the hand. They are true 92F clones....so that puts them a step behind Beretta. The full size and compact blued (non-rail) start at $450, I doubt anyone that handles one would find anything wrong with it.
They are nothing like Rinco SIG clones which are bottom of the barrel, way better then FEG HP clones, only thing I could compare it to is like different 1911 makers...SA/S&W/SIG/STI...they all make a version of a 1911 with some tweaks from the original Colt design but are still quality firearms.
 
A dealer on this site...forgot which one...check em all....has 2 NIB Berettas right now....no crappy FS models with tappered dust covers

A Beretta M9 and M9A1 with rail ....both NIB and well priced...around $800 for M9A1

I've owned many Berettas, my first was a true Beretta, an Italian 92F in blue steel, walnut PB medallion grips, pinned hicap 15 round blued mags, absolutely beautiful piece. Then a sh!tty US 92FS with tappered dust cover, a nice 96FS Inox .40, and I own now a mint Beretta M9 with all steel parts.

It truly is an Italian master piece, like a Ferrari F40....the flagship of Italian craftsmanship

If you can....search this site sponsored dealers...one has New Beretta M9 & M9A1


Good luck...and happy shooting ;)
 
tazik said:
yes, a 92fs and a 1911 is a must.
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Very true lol.....best of both worlds 9mm & .45 ACP

Beretta M9
Colt Government Model .45 (01991)
AR-15A3 16" HBAR / M4 Carbine
M-14 battle rifle
Mossberg M590A1 14" Ghost ring sights
Remington M700P .308 Win

My "bare bones collection" ...just the essentials. Two pistols, 9mm &.45ACP...Beretta M9 and a Colt M1911A1 is a MUST, over 100 years of service blows my freaking mind....so simple, yet so POWERFUL, reliable, robust, a true Classic...like Cocacola lol....that all American big bore .45 ACP is just awe inspiring....and its counter part.. the European hi capacity, hi velocity 9mm

An AR-15 is also a staple....and M-14....and M590A1...M700 bolt gun.....damn, the freakn list keeps going lol ;)
 
EasyCompany said:
I was curious about the Beretta 92F or M9 but more specifically the M9A1 with rail and attachment capabilities. I would like people that have or have had them to weigh in. I am torn between a 1911 and the Beretta. Any help is useful! Thanks!
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OK, my first question is what do you want to do with your pistol. Will you be shooting it informally, or participating in competitions, or training with it so you know how to run the gun to it's capabilities? This is important, if you're going to the range every month and throwing some rounds down range, then buy what ever you think will look the coolest, or feels best. If you're looking at IPSC, talk to guys at your local club, don't just ask if x is a good gun, without asking why. Some competitions work better for the Beretta than others, for example PPC Duty Pistol is something the 92 excels at. It is tougher to master the 92's trigger than it is to master the 1911 trigger, a decent 1911 has probably the best trigger available on a non-Target Pistol. Other than standing at a bench putting holes in paper, (ie competition or training) you will be expected to use the Beretta trigger as it was intended to be used, DA/SA. I'm not saying it can't be done, it's just not as simple as a 1911. Reliability, between the 2 has to go to the Beretta. The 1911 is a hundred year old design, it isn't suited to mass production - it's suited to hand fitting. How many off the shelf 1911's are hand fitted today? Not many. When the 1911 was designed no one, not even Browning himself, foresaw people shooting the kinds of volumes we put through handguns today, so parts aren't as wear resistant in the 1911 as they are in the 92. The 1911 is designed to have regular maintenance, and it's designer thought you'd be providing it - if you're not up to that, the 1911 isn't for you. Just some stuff off the top of my head.
 
One thing about the Beretta design is that the grip needs a bigger hand to hold it correctly. I take a L to XL glove and feel that I can just barely hold the gun correctly. How the folks in the US military with small to medium size hands manage is likely an issue. Obviously they make do. But I'll bet that they could do better with a gun that is less fat around the grip area.

So if you have smaller hands you'll find that a 1911 is the better fit of the two guns. And for some reason CZ seems to fit folks with smaller hands well too.
 
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