Made a stupid mistake.....got a Beretta 92F instead of 92FS...what to do??
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1goodshot
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If you live in Phx I will buy it from you for $10 more than what you paid for it.
Silent Bob
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As long as your not shooting tons of 158gr overpressure ammo thru it, I think you will be perfectly safe.
The plastic small parts on recent 92FS models are, with the exception of the all-plastic guide rod, actually plastic-coated steel.
The plastic small parts on recent 92FS models are, with the exception of the all-plastic guide rod, actually plastic-coated steel.
Clark
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I have shot 9mm +P++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ in a lot of different pistols, and the 92 is the easiest on the hand when the slide slams into the frame.
Part of what helps is the large area of the frame that that pushes on the hand.
Part of what helps is the large area of the frame that that pushes on the hand.
243winxb
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SAAMI has a warning not to use 9mm NATO (Military) ammo in a firearm chambered for a 9mm Luger (Parabellum)
I wouldn't sweat it. How many rounds did the government pistols see before slides broke? I'd guess it was a boat-load. How many of us will put as many rounds through our guns as a military issue piece sees? I know I never will.
Keep it...have fun with it...great find.
Keep it...have fun with it...great find.
IdahoLT1
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saturno v said:
Standard 9x19 NATO has a max pressure rating of 34,084psi. 9mm +P is rated at 38,500psi, which is a 10% increase. The 9x19 +P+ is rated at 42,000psi, or a 18% increase. Beretta had a 4 seperate lab tests done on the NATO ammo and they concluded that the pressure was right around proof load, which is 50,000psi or 30% increase. Of the 14 reported slide failures, the earliest was around 4000 rounds and the majority were in the 20K round range.
carbuncle
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I'd shoot it and get the FS as well, but I've got almost half a dozen 92 variants on my list...
leadcounsel
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I'm not a fan of the pistol, having owned one as my first pistol and carried one on many deployments in the Army.
That said, a good price on the gun.
Fear not a failure... those few failures occurred after millions of rounds fired through tens of thousands of pistols, and the ammo was too hot. A statistical anomoly.
That said, a good price on the gun.
Fear not a failure... those few failures occurred after millions of rounds fired through tens of thousands of pistols, and the ammo was too hot. A statistical anomoly.
It's a fairly similar story to what happens when extra-hot SMG 9mm ammo is shot with a classic Luger, which has far more truth to it. Then again, SMG ammo is brutal, I've tried to shoot a few rounds with a modern 9mm pistol and the combination of muzzle flash and recoil was something I've never experienced with commercial ammo or even the hottest of my own handloads.
Funny that an extreme abuse scenario like that has fed an urban legend. "Common knowledge" being that 92F:s in general are prone to catastrophic failure after an arbitrary round count. Rumors have some positive effects, too - I paid €240 for mine last year.
Omaha-BeenGlockin
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Been awhile since I looked at Beretta's---pretty sure I even knew at one time.
BUT,,,,what's the difference between F and FS models?
Thanks
BUT,,,,what's the difference between F and FS models?
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ET
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Why can't I have problems like this? Your problem is: "Should you keep a 92f that you purchased for $350 when it looks like everybody is willing to pay you more than you have invested in it". Where as my problem is: "Should I try to sell my Sigma 40ve that I purchased for $369, where a new Sigma can be purchased for $269 or less these days".
I'll trade you my problem for your's...or better yet...I have this great little Sigma I bought several years ago that I'll trade you straight up for your 92f. We both have the same amount of money in them & they are both great little guns. What do you say?
I'll trade you my problem for your's...or better yet...I have this great little Sigma I bought several years ago that I'll trade you straight up for your 92f. We both have the same amount of money in them & they are both great little guns. What do you say?
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ET
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Yeah, your right. I caught that after I posted it and deleted it out of my post. You read it before I erased it.
Master Blaster
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Don't shoot any 9mm++P+++ Navy seal ammo in it and you'll be fine.
The old Italian ones were better made than the new ones from MD.
The old Italian ones were better made than the new ones from MD.
Clark
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That bit has chips stuck to it like a magnet.
I got that and hundreds of other end mills from Boeing surplus when they closed down the Kent plant. Not the brands of styles I would pick from an Enco flyer.
Martowski
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Not that there's anything wrong with still looking for a 92fs, but you aren't going to get any increase in accuracy, reliability, function, or safety with a 92fs vs. your 92f.
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