92fs function problem.

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Two beautiful days in a row has allowed me to run just shy of 300 rounds thru my 92fs, but later in tonight's session I picked up a new feature on the gun. The gun has about 3k total rounds through it.

With a round chambered, hammer de-cocked, safety on, I can fully cock the hammer. I can draw the pistol, flip the safety off, and fire my 1st shot in sa.

The hammer is not solidly locking as it can still slip into the forward position with just a bit of physical manipulation.

Am I just dirty or have I broke something?
I'm getting ready to pull it apart now.
 
Wait, with the safety on, as in engaged and in the downward position, you can cock the hammer back and it stays there? My 92FS and 92A1 will not allow the hammer to stay cocked when the safety is engaged. I would first disassemble and clean and double check to see if you can still do that. I didn't think you could be in Condition 1 like a 1911 with the 92FS.
 
Considering that its a decocker/safety I would think that No, that should not happen.. something is hanging up.

I second a good cleaning and inspection.
 
Yea, I guess it bothers me from a safety aspect more than anything.

It's tore down and I dont see anything broke or flopping about, but I'm gonna do a heavy cleaning in the morning, my eyes are tired.

I'll post what I find.
 
Sounds like you have a broken hammer release lever.This is not unheard of, since this is a fairly fragile part.

The symptoms that you describe (except for the hammer not staying solidly cocked) were what I deliberately created on mine, by removing the hammer release lever and replacing it with the spacer from the 92D. This was discussed here in another thread recently.

https://www.thehighroad.org/index.php?threads/beretta-92fs-decocker-removal.846060/
 
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Sounds like you have a broken hammer release lever.This is not unheard of, since this is a fairly fragile part.

The symptoms that you describe (except for the hammer not staying solidly cocked) were what I deliberately created on mine, by removing the hammer release lever and replacing it with the spacer from the 92D. This was discussed here in another thread recently.

I'll re-read that, thank you.
 
Yes, I would concur with AlexanderA. Take a good look at the hammer release lever. Here is a video posted by a Beretta 92 FS owner whose hammer release lever broke:



The video quality on that vid is too poor to demonstrate the part in question. Here is a complete disassembly video that shows the part better. The hammer release lever is held in the frame by a pin that also secures the firing pin block lever. Removal of the pin and these parts starts at 16:29 on the video:



Unfortunately, MosinVirus just refers to the levers as "these parts". The hammer release lever is the more silvery lever that sits farther right in the frame and is made of metal. The hammer release lever is the darker part that sits just to the left on the same pin and is made of polymer.
 
The hammer release lever is held in the frame by a pin that also secures the firing pin block lever.
The head of the pin (on the left side) is staked in place. But the staking is very light and I had no problem driving the pin out. It's up to you whether you want to re-stake it after reinstalling the pin.
Unfortunately, MosinVirus just refers to the levers as "these parts".
MosinVirus has developed a modified trigger bar that allows full 1911-like "cocked and locked" operation (when used in connection with removal of the hammer release lever). I was expecting him to market this innovation, but apparently he's waiting to patent his invention first.
 
Question for the OP: Do you regularly drop the slide with the safety/decocker in the “on” position? This practice is known to sometimes cause parts breakage. I’ve been using the platform for over 25 years and have owned several samples. My practice is to drop the slide with the safety off, and then decock. The only part I’ve ever broken on a 92 is a firing pin (excessive dry-firing).
 
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