Beretta 92 FS, Any reason not to buy ?

[Esoxchaser]

Beretta 92's are the AK's of the pistol world. They will fire and cycle no matter what.

 

[0to60]

After hearing a lot about the Sig in this thread, I decided to go check one out, a P226. I was thoroughly unimpressed. The trigger reset was LOOOONG and very vague. When you press the decocking lever, it felt like something very cheap and plasticky was happening inside. Also, the decocking lever is actually in front of the slide release, which I found a bit confusing but would probably get used to.

It definitely didn't have the brick @#$*house feel of the beretta.

 

[Walt Sherrill]

After hearing a lot about the Sig in this thread, I decided to go check one out, a P226. I was thoroughly unimpressed...

I've had a number of SIG P226s, over the years -- always seeking the one that was right. They seldom were. I've had a number of SIG P220s, too, and liked them better. Some folks absolutely love them.

I now have a P226 X-Five, and it's right, and a P220 Super Match. It's right, too. I had to pay a lot more for those guns than I would for a Beretta 92 to get that "rightness."

That said, I've had a number of Berettas (several 92s, an Italian 96, and a Vertec), and they all seemed like a big "brick" to me, too, but not in a good way. Great fit and finish, though -- and they always went bang. (The sense of "bigness" was always a puzzle for me, as the guns fit the same holsters I used with my CZs...)

I much prefer CZs and Witnesses, the small-framed Glocks, a SIG P228, and the BHP to the Berettas... but it all boils down to personal preferences and not the innate qualities of the guns in question.

 

[Pilot]

Guns are really a personal choice. I am a huge CZ fan, and avoided Beretta 92's for years, although having other Beretta pistols. I recently bought a 92FS. Love it. I have had Sigs also, and just don't get them. To each their own.

 

[Brasso]

Wonderful shooters.

The safety is what keeps one out of my hand. Such a stupid place for it. They really do need to go back to the putting it on the frame where it belongs.

 

[tuj]

This will be a range gun only.

Well the DA trigger on the 92 sucks pretty bad IMHO and the SA mode is just 'acceptable'. Safety control placement not a concern if this is really just a range gun. DA might not be a concern either. I'd still want a trigger job on the SA action. Also, the 92 feels too 'upright' in my hand, but that's a personal thing.