[B.Jones]

I don't much about berettas but I saw some Italian military 92s with one 15 round mag for $300.

1. What is the difference in 92s compared to other berettas or the GI ver.?
2. Is this a fair price?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Matthew_Q]

for $300, I'd snag one.

[berettaman]

Are you refering to the ones in the S.O.G. September Flyer?
I was meaning to call them and get some more info on them.The picture and the description don't match.They show an original model 92 with frame safety and then mention the decocker in the description.Something funky there.

[B.Jones]

Yes, those are the ones I am referring to (SOG) I don't know much about berettas but it sounded like a pretty good deal.

[jcrim007]

as beretta man said, i would check it out.

but if it's real, then get 2!

i've had one for about 2 years, only been 1,000 rnds., but not a prob. yet. have not changed springs, mags... nothing. shoots anyting i put into it.

just plain perfect functioning pistol.

you will love it

[Kor]

The gun in the picture is a Beretta 92(no S/SB/F/FS/D/etc) with the frame-mounted, non-decocking safety and the heel-mounted mag catch.

The gun in the description is the Beretta 92S, which has the heel-mounted mag catch and a slide-mounted, single-sided decocking safety.

The Beretta 92FS/M9 which most of us are familiar with has an ambidextrous decocking safety, and a mag catch located at the root of the triggerguard.

These 92S's should be very nice guns, but they cannot use US-made mags(either 10- or 15-rd) unless they are modified for the heel-mounted mag catch. You gotta cut a small notch in the right rear side of the magazine body, at the bottom, to accomodate the mag catch - you can DIY if you CAREFULLY measure where the cut is on the supplied 15-rd mag, and cut your US mag accordingly. If you don't want to risk a pre-ban US mag, try it out on a $20 "Asian Military Contract" mag, first.

I happen to have 2 Italian-made 15-rd mags that are cut for both the heel-mounted catch AND the triggerguard-mounted catch on US guns.

[cool45auto]

Sounds like a really good deal. I'd snatch one up if I were you.

[B.Jones]

I didn't think about the mags not being interchangeable. Are the heel release mags easy to come by?

[10-Ring]

For $300, I'd give one a try...maybe find out if you can get an extra mag too ;)

[berettaman]

Italian civilian mags alot of the time have the heel release.The two new factory 10 rounders that came with my Vertec and Elite II all had both trigger guard and heel notches.It's really not a problem to find mags for them.It's the original 15 round heel release only mags that are getting harder to find.:D

[Mike Irwin]

"The gun in the picture is a Beretta 92(no S/SB/F/FS/D/etc) with the frame-mounted, non-decocking safety and the heel-mounted mag catch."

I have one of these. I picked it up from the gunshop where I was working a few years ago, along with 5 15-round magazines. I should have got more.

It's rough on the outside, but hadn't been shot a lot, and is EXTREMELY accurate.

[JohnKSa]

CDNN has the 15 round Beretta heel release magazines. They aren't made by beretta and are pretty low quality, but will probably work.