Beretta 92F - Italian

[McKnife]

Found a nice guy selling a Beretta 92F... I've been wanting a 92FS but this looks like a good deal too. What would be a reasonable price range for this one. Also, how would you compare it to a newer 92fs?


Gun comes with 3 mags (2 15rd, 1 17rd) and a holster. SEE PICS>>>

 

[XavierBreath]

The Beretta 92F is an interesting pistol. The front strap is straight and it lacks the hooked triggerguard of the 92FS. It is also blued rather than the Bruniton stuff they bake on the FS. The 92F evolved from the 92SB during the XM9 trials. The barrel bore and chamber are chrome-plated. The Beretta 92FS also has an enlarged head to the hammer pin, to prevent the rear of the slide from cracking your skull in case the slide fails.

Check the slide well for cracks, very well, and avoid +P ammo, and you will have an unusual pistol. There don't seem to be many around.

Reasonable price is only the price a buyer and seller agree on.

 

[legion3]

The gun pictured is not a 92F it is a 92SB. The round trigger guard and blued finish as well as the position of the lanyard loop. Ask the seller to read the slide, I bet its a 92SB and is from Berban Corp NY.

 

[bannockburn]

It can't be a 92F with the round trigger guard; either a 92S or a 92SB, as legion3 posted. I think production of the 92SB ended in 1990 or '91, being replaced by the 92FS.

 

[ozarkhillbilly]

XavierBreath
The Beretta 92F is an interesting pistol. The front strap is straight and it lacks the hooked triggerguard of the 92FS. It is also blued rather than the Bruniton stuff they bake on the FS.

The last of the Beretta 92f, had the hooked triggerguard and the Bruniton bake finish. I am looking at mine right now, it was purchased at Bass Pro in Springfield MO, in the mid 1980s it was the first one they sold, imported by Berben corporation NY-NY. It has had tens of thousand of rnds through it and not a bit of trouble ever or a FTF

 

[XavierBreath]

I stand corrected then Gents.............

 

[HankC]

CDNN has 92F at $299. Seems to be a great price. I wonder if the lack of slide over travel stop should be a determining factor or not. I understand that was the only change from 92F to 92FS, and it only prevents from the broken slide hitting the face not preventing the slide cracking. Is Beretta prone to slide cracking compare to other auto-loaders which do not have such device as well? How would a slide broke all of a sudden without any sign to warn the shooter? I can not imaging Navy Seals do not clean and inspect their guns or keep shooing with a crack slide. Should one avoid 92F at all?

 

[10-Ring]

I think you did alright...congrats