Anyone here a fan of the Beretta 92FS?

Nothing wrong with the 92, could be one of my next buys also..

I was not much of a fan of the Beretta because I think it is too big and bulky a gun for a 9mm.

A while back I came across a Taurus PT 99 AFS. After shooting it a while I liked the gun and if Crimson Trace made a laser for it I'd use it for a HD gun.

So lately I've been looking to get the Beretta. CT makes a laser for the Beretta.

Bought one, once. Sold it nine or ten years later without ever firing a shot through it. Not for me.

Action like buttah. Racking the slide on mine is a sensual experience. However it's huge through the grip frame and I'm not enamored of the safety/decocker placement or movement; gets in the way when racking the slide.

But I still dig the gun.

Mine is a 92F and its a great gun. Full sized service pistol not "big" like many say, just not a compact. Smooth action with good accuracy. Magazines and other accessories are easy to find and relatively inexpensive. Handles +P+ Ranger and milder ammo with equal reliability. What's not to like?

Triggernosis said:

I just picked up a police trade-in for a measley sum, mainly to build a National Match Bullseye gun out of. But doggone, it feels so nice in my hand and doesn't seem to be any bigger than the typical revolver that I carry around the farm/woods that it may become my everyday knockabout and home defense arm.

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I am a huge fan of Beretta firearms. For a bullseye gun, be prepared to spend some major dough on accurization as there are few people who are experienced in working the guns to the level needed to win those NM Bullseye competitions.

The Beretta 92FS is probably my favorite handgun of all time. I love mine, and it's seriously one of the smoothest operating semi-autos I've ever fired. If you accept the fact that it's just too big and bulky for comfortable concealed carry, you'll really appreciate it for what it is. A full-size, rugged, reliable, and beautiful service weapon with a long and proven history.

Super reliable. Super safe. Super accurate. 100% recommendation as a house gun. (Too bulky for CCW...but great bed side gun.)

They work fine now but the gun does have a dubious past. You might want to look into it, especially if you have an older model.

I had a 92fs Inox and loved it. I wish I had never sold it.

I am not a fan for two reasons

1- the double action triggerpull is horrible

2- the safety works the wrong way (up for FIRE is idiotic)

The gun is way too big for a 9mm. Grips are gorilla size.

I agree with all of the complaints listed above. It's too bulky for a 9mm design that can't ALSO be a .45 design. It has a long DA pull. I don't like 'positive' slide-mounted safeties. I do NOT like the grip shape.

Having said that, I could conceal it just fine if I had to. While I don't like the DA pull, I don't really ever plan on using it, the vast majority of the time I think I will have time to cock the hammer. And while I might not PREFER the positive safety or the DA pull, I know how to operate both just fine. The SINGLE action trigger is about as good as it gets. The bulk and weight make it very stable to shoot. I remember the first time I shot one, I couldn't believe how it bounces right back to the point of aim as you shoot it rapidly. As a service arm, I think there are more durable options, but if you test it, and it works, and keep it clean and check it frequently it will be fine. (My main complaint about it as a sidearm is the NATO ammo. If I were allowed to use 147 gr jhp ammo I would like it just fine.)

I just shoot 1911s better. And I don't rely on handguns for HD.

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They work fine now but the gun does have a dubious past. You might want to look into it, especially if you have an older model.

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What dubious past? Never heard of them being anything but reliable. Never owned one but several friends have and they've never had any problem with them. Didn't know there was an issue. Was there a recall or something?

what's not to like?

I've never owned one, and prefer revolvers, however.

I do like the design.
The open slide where the breech is exposed.
The all steel construction.
That grip does look good.
I'm supposing the lock up is the Browning design as on the High Power, and there for -good as well.

I may be talking myself into getting one.

I was an assistant armorer in Germany when we switched to M-9s. I immediately started having problems with them, but it was mostly from soldiers taking them apart and playing with them. There are stories about the slides breaking, where the thin sections band around the barrel, resulting in the slide shooting off the back and hitting the shooter in the teeth, because the army allowed cheap alloy for the contract guns, but I never saw, nor know anyone who ever saw this.

World Class gun. Never fails on you. You get little girly men who can't hold the grip. Dont touch it except to shoot it.

I have a 92FS. I can conceal it IWB with my regular gun belt and an untucked T shirt as easily as my G23. I shoot IDPA with it, as 9mm is cheaper than 40S&W. I like the grip, the trigger, the safety to me operates by pushing the end of it forwards with the tip of my thumb, so that is good too, for ME. Plus, it is accurate! For me, it is a natural pointer. In short, I like it.

Great full size service pistol. Very easy to maintain and runs very smoothly when maintained. I really enjoy the fully open slide as it makes malfunction clearances a snap.

-Jenrick

I cant say enough good things about the 92. I have a Beretta 92 and Taurus PT99. They are both excellent firearms and have never failed to feed. THe Taurus was purchased new and the Beretta was a 'like new' police trade in.

Flinch-

The thing is, I have petite female soldiers who have to use it too. Should I just tell them to man up?

Just got one a couple weeks ago. Gotta say it's one of the better autos I've owned. Nice and accurate, a pleasure to shoot with big enough hands.

I cut 2 or 3 coils off the mainspring (hammer spring) and that smoothed and lightened the trigger a bit. Might try Olhasso's comp spring. I also installed a skeleton hammer, just for cool-ability.

I like guns I can tinker with and find parts for and this is one of them.

Haven't tried to carry it yet though...

It (Beretta M9) being issued to me I sought out a similar design, found the Taurus PT92 and liked the ergos better bought two of them PT92s one in stainless and one blued.