Taurus PT92 "golden age" evolution

[wnycollector]

I own four vintage Taurus revolvers (441 in 44 special, 94 in 22lr, 82 in 38 and 73 in 32 long) plus a PT22 Poly. All are excellent shooters. This thread has got me looking for a 1990's stainless PT92 because the price of Beretta 92 Inox's has gotten ridiculous.

 

[AlexanderA]

Interesting how these old Taurus guns are being commented on. When I decided to buy a 9 MM a work Friend who was an FFL holder suggested a PT 92. It was $200.00 and changes as I recall. Was Impressed!

To be honest, these Beretta / Taurus classic 9 mm guns are bulky for what they are. (I have 6 of them altogether.) You wouldn't want them for daily carry. They've been eclipsed by modern striker-fired guns like the SIG M17 / M18.

I approach them as collectors' items.

The exact parallel that I see is high-end film cameras from the 1980's versus modern digital cameras. I have an extensive collection of film cameras but I no longer use them.

 

[Omaha-BeenGlockin]

In 89 I had a nickeled PT99AF----it was before any of the changes and had wood grips---I should have kept it.

 

[AlexanderA]

In 89 I had a nickeled PT99AF----it was before any of the changes and had wood grips---I should have kept it.

It seems that the vast majority of pre-decocker PT92's / PT99's originally had wooden grips. Judging from sales on ebay, non-decocker Taurus OEM plastic grips are extremely rare. People that wanted to ditch the wooden grips back then seem to have generally gone with the Uncle Mike's rubber grips.

 

[Miami_JBT]