Beretta 92F vs 92F Brigadier CCW?

[BerettaNut92]

Any practical differences in comfort, concealability, etc? All the added stuff is on the slide, does it feel any more cumbersome?

 

[Handy]

Well, the standard 92 is totally huge and very difficult to conceal.

The Brigadier is even more totally huge and very difficult to conceal.


Since they both suck in the hide-ability department, I'd go with the stronger, lower recoil, longer lasting Brigadier.

And a big coat.

 

[Mastrogiacomo]

Assuming I could carry -- I'd take the 92FS for intimadation. I don't think of this as a concealment gun; it's just way too big for that. You can though but I think you'd have better luck in the winter than you would during the warmer months. For concealment, I'd have to go with a Beretta M, a Glock 26/27, a Sig p239 or a compact H&K.

 

[Erik Jensen]

skunk, no matter what, the 92 is a big mother-trucker. that said, I was able to conceal mine under a t-shirt and an untucked, unbuttoned longsleeve workshirt. IWB, of course. I really don't think that the extra mass of the Brig/ Elite slide would make much of a difference. it's going to be difficult to conceal no matter what, but, when you can't get away with the cover garments for the 92, you've got the P7M8, right?

 

[Marko Kloos]

Before the subcompact craze, and before everyone wanted .45s and .357s that weigh less than a handful of marshmallows, I carried a full-sized Beretta 92FS for years. I was always able to conceal it just fine. I think we have gotten too spoiled by Magnum revolvers made out of riboflavin, to use someone's quote from TFL days.

A good holster and belt are much more critical to concealment than the size of the gun itself. I can pack a Smith 1066 in a Mitch Rosen ARG under a t-shirt without printing, and that gun is considered a horse pistol these days.

 

[cool45auto]

You guys are killin' me. I carry mine everyday. You guys and some friends are the only ones who know.

 

[George Hill]

Full sized HK USP. Sig P220.
Both carried CCW with no problem. A 92? Not a problem.

 

[Soap]

What holster and belt setup do you guys use to carry? I have no problem with a foo size 1911 but the Beretta just seems too fat...then again, I've never worn one IWB with a good holster.