pt92 vs 92fs. which should i keep?

[PT92]

Honestly, i noticed the trigger was gritty and had a lot of take up in it. And part of it was myself, not having fired the gun on a regular basis, as it belongs to my friend.

The gun in question btw, is a restricted capacity PT92AFS.

We were shooting clay targets, set on a target board roughly 25 feet out. The clays were about 5 inches in diametre and i couldnt hit them. I could see my front sight moving because of the trigger, even in SA mode. I feel that the issue lay with the trigger, but part of it was me, that said, with a Colt Double Eagle i borrowed from a fellow shooter on the range, i was able to hit the targets every time.

Of course this is FAR from any type of accuracy test, but i always feel like im working ten times as hard to put lead on target with the Taurus' my friend has, the other being a PT58 in .380ACP. Both triggers feel the same to me so, im not really sure what the overall issue is, but i know that i prefer the Beretta, the trigger feels cleaner to me.

I see--I was just wondering because I have never shot a "properly" functioning Taurus or Beretta 92 that was anything short of bulls-eye accurate (honestly, it's the kind of platform that I was born to shoot so I am admittedly biased here--yet we all have that "fits like a glove' type gun). The 1911 is a close second for me but I am a bit more accurate with the 92 (and I can disassemble/reassemble it blind-folded). I could flip a coin as far as which one to buy but back when I purchased mine (mid-90's) the price differential was far more substantial than we see today so I was able to apply the difference towards lots of accessories.

While I don't buy guns based on any one particular piece of advice/opinion, I recall that when I was researching which one to buy that I found Massad Ayoob's preference of the Taurus 92 over the Beretta to hold quite a bit of credence.

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[SteampunkQueen]

My preference has always been with SAO guns, especially the 1911. But, between the two, the Beretta has always had my vote.

Again, i much prefer the frame mounted safety of the PT92 however, i love that it can be carried cocked and locked, and decocking it doesnt also put the gun on safe. To me it just makes more sense.

Another issue with the Taurus' ive fired is that they old, heavily used and i cant tell you how well theyve been maintained. My friend bought it from a gun shop thats part of a autoshop near his apartment. From what i did see when i field stripped the gun, it was in decent shape, but the shop had no idea on the round count, nor the owners that had it before.