Beretta 92

They are a great platform! Watch out though, they multiply! Can get the Performance for a frame mounted safety. I opt to go with the G like you have till I can find a Performance.

I got my wife one a few years ago and then she had to have the compact version as well. The 92 series is a very good platform.

I have a full-size and a compact. I carry the compact often, with a full cap mag as a spare. When I travel, I have a Storm carbine and several additional mags with me. I love the platform!

Good guns. I have several 92s and like them all.

I have a Taurus PT92, the Brazilian copy of the Beretta, other than it has a frame-mounted safety, which I prefer. Very good pistols. I recently replaced the locking block after untold thousands of rounds, and used a stock Beretta part. It fit perfectly.

Just another option, without the slide-mounted safety, in case you're interested.

md7 said:

The area I need practice is the double action pull. It’s just very different than what I’m used to. No sweat. Will dry fire, practice, and dry fire and practice till it gets easier.

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Start practicing the transition from from your first shot DA to second shot SA while you're at it.

Also, some food for thought. They are one of the few metal, hammered fired pistols still being made for those of us who like that sort of thing. Yes, CZ is still out there with some and the 1911's but pickings are not what they once were as polymer and strikers become the primary options.

Don't think S&W makes anything like it anymore nor does Ruger.

They are iconic pistols for sure.

Mycin said:

I have a Taurus PT92, the Brazilian copy of the Beretta, other than it has a frame-mounted safety, which I prefer.

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No, that was Beretta's original design, like this one built in 1977.

md7 said:

There’s one negative and one area I’m going to have to work on. The negative is the slide mounted safety. Installing a G conversion is a must for me.

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I have no problem with switching to a G-conversion, they are now available and a great choice. However, just because there is a safety on the gun, doesn't mean you have to carry the gun with the safety engaged.

md7 said:

There’s one negative and one area I’m going to have to work on. The negative is the slide mounted safety. Installing a G conversion is a must for me.

The area I need practice is the double action pull. It’s just very different than what I’m used to. No sweat. Will dry fire, practice, and dry fire and practice till it gets easier.

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These are some of the complaints we had with the M9 in the military, which led SOCOM to switch to Glock and the rest of the army to adopt that new Sig.

Shaking a couple of habits from other guns is often important when moving to something different. For instance, all the 1911 guys (I'm one, but started shooting auto's with S&W TDA guns with the same safety as the Beretta 92) complain about the backward operating/non-ergonomic safety, and the Glock guys complain about hitting the safety when doing the "power-stroke" during mag changes.

For all my 1911 friends, I tell them what I told you above, don't carry the gun with the safety engaged. While most prefer the decocker only, the safety is a more flexible tool than the decocker only, as it lets you safe the gun when it isn't on your person, such as in a bag, drawer, safe, etc., but when carried, just carry with the safety off. The G-conversion is a nice option though, and a good way to go.

Ernest Langdon at about the 2:10 mark



* Edit to add: that Langdon video is really a good video to learn about all the safety features on the Beretta M9/92 series of guns.

For all the Glock guys with the "power-stroke", it's probably a response to the little slide lock that is a relatively weak stamped piece that really probably isn't intended to be used to drop the slide. On the other hand, the Beretta M9/92 has a big, solid, slide stop/slide release that is meant to be used to release the slide.

Larry Vickers Slide Stop vs Sling Shot

If you need some modifications to your Beretta, outside of Beretta USA for parts ( https://www.berettausa.com/en-us/ ), there is also Langdon Tactical Technology (LTT) and Wilson Combat who have parts and can also customize your Beretta.

LTT https://www.langdontactical.com

Wilson Combat https://shopwilsoncombat.com

It's popular to improve the DA pull by installing a D series mainspring.

I am a new Beretta 92fs INOX owner and agree on the G conversion. This pistol has only been to the range once and I forced myself to shoot a full box of 9mm in double action and I'm already tired of the decocker/safety. If I had any intention of carrying this gun for duty or ccw it would be mandatory for my comfort and training regime. That's not likely to happen and I would want a NP3 coated lever for the conversion to match the gun too. The D spring was a fantastic addition to the gun as well.

funklord12 said:

It's popular to improve the DA pull by installing a D series mainspring.

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Note the "D" spring is an entry level drug. Wilson and LTT for even lighter hammer springs. Check the FAQ page at LTT for hammer spring weights and what trigger pull weight they will give.

LTT FAQ page https://www.langdontactical.com/faqs

Think I'd leave that older 92 alone, and get something newer if you want the decock only. Missed out on a stainless 92 Compact the other year, and haven't seen one since.
Moon

md7 said:

The area I need practice is the double action pull. It’s just very different than what I’m used to. No sweat. Will dry fire, practice, and dry fire and practice till it gets easier.

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You need to start getting used to an external hammer. Now, you can not only cock the hammer, for a SA first shot, you can also de-cock the pistol, while it's fully loaded, so you're not carrying cocked, with no safety.

Dibbs said:

You need to start getting used to an external hammer. Now, you can not only cock the hammer, for a SA first shot, you can also de-cock the pistol, while it's fully loaded, so you're not carrying cocked, with no safety.

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Mmmmm, why wouldnt you just use the decocker?

The advantage to the DA trigger on things like the 92's, they are very easy to repetitively dry fire, and practice with. Next best thing to a DA revolver for getting your muscle tone up to where it needs to be and your brain wired for a DA/DAO trigger.

Not sure why you would bother thumb cocking something like a 92 either. They arent meant to be shot like that.

Ive never had any of the trigger "transition" issues you often hear about, with any of my guns with that type of action. Just focus on the front sight and shoot, everything will be fine.