When did Beretta start putting warnings on the 92FS?

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When did Beretta start putting warnings on the 92FS?
Been wanting a stainless 92FS for some time now, I already have a blued (black?) one from the 90's. Went looking at what the local stores had and they all had the #$@%$! "read the manual" warning on the side, UGH! :fire: It ruins the fine (artful) looks of the 92FS, IMHO the finest of any handgun out there.
 
.... what?

Come on man, sometimes you really should choose your battles wisely. So the beretta is a fine handgun in your eyes? You shoot them well? I don't see the problem. Are you really going to nit-pick to the point that you refuse to buy something because it's got a warning on it?

I take it you don't shoot much.
 
It's what happens after having 20 some odd years of a litigious society. :barf:
 
Oh, I may buy one anyway, the warnings arn't going to stop me, I just don't have to like them.
Look at it this way, how would you feel about a Ferrari having a big "read the manual before using" engraved in the door on the side.
P.S. I know why they are there, but when?
 
One thing about stainless is you can work with it. I have removed one full billboard and two half bill boards from my stainless Rugers.
 
One thing about stainless is you can work with it. I have removed one full billboard and two half bill boards from my stainless Rugers.
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Actually - on Berettas, the frame is still aluminum on the stainless models. Only the upper is stainless. The frame is colored to sorta match the stainless upper.
 
Aesthetics is why some of us choose one handgun over another. Personally, I detest the warnings on any guns. I just bought a Ruger Security Six, and was tickled to find it was pre-warning. I LOVE that the Ruger company now puts the warning UNDER the barrel where you don't HAVE to see it. I also do not like the squared trigger guards on many guns, and older Berettas can be found without warnings AND squared guards (92SB, etc). If the warning doesn't bother you, there are lots of guns out there. If you DON'T like the warnings, shop around, and I'm sure you will fine a nice older Beretta or other gun without a warning, every bit as good as the latest ones.
 
Who would have ever thought a gun may be dangerous if not handled correctly?
Wont be long before the warning messages on cigarettes that are larger than the companies name on the box.
"Yes, Can i have 2 pack of the (SURGEON GENERAL'S WARNING'S 100's Yellow Box's) please."
You cant even put "Light or Medium" on a box now so we go by color codes for gods sake!
 
I agree with the OP. I detest seeing the "read the manual" warning sign on firearms. Just more bureaucratic BS to appease anti gunners and fend off the lawsuit happy. It's just ridiculous, in my opinion.
 
Actually - on Berettas, the frame is still aluminum on the stainless models. Only the upper is stainless. The frame is colored to sorta match the stainless upper.
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Correct; Frame is alloy, anodized grey, slide is stainless steel. Just purchased that Italian 92FS Inox I mentioned to you a few days ago along with a D mainspring. Should arrive on Friday. :)
 
I'm with the OP too. It's all there to save lawsuits. Next step: polymer frames with large, molded-in dayglow orange arrows on each side pointing which way the gun fires.
 
Beretta started putting warnings on the frame in the mid 90's. The font and verbage has changed back and forth.

The current models, made in Italy, have more warnings than a pack of cigarettes. They are even on the slide now.
 
Correct; Frame is alloy, anodized grey, slide is stainless steel. Just purchased that Italian 92FS Inox I mentioned to you a few days ago along with a D mainspring. Should arrive on Friday
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U da man!
 
When did Beretta start putting warnings on the 92FS? ***
Went looking at what the local stores had and they all had the #$@%$! "read the manual" warning on the side, UGH! It ruins the fine (artful) looks of the 92FS, IMHO the finest of any handgun out there.
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When they started putting "FS" on the gun indicating they'd officially Fixed the Slide ... "FS" - get it? :scrutiny:

Previously, a number of the Beretta military 92 slides had become catastrophically dislodged from their frames during the recoil-cycle and hit the GIs shooting them somewhere in the forehead vicinity.

For some time afterwards this made it quite painful to salute a higher rank without a pain-killer, ... what with an errant slide impaled in your forehead. :what:

Those of our enemies who had previously feared the sound of a .45acp 1911 fired in their direction laughed themselves to sleep upon hearing this development. :rolleyes:
 
When they started putting "FS" on the gun indicating they'd officially Fixed the Slide ... "FS" - get it?

Previously, a number of the Beretta military 92 slides had become catastrophically dislodged from their frames during the recoil-cycle and hit the GIs shooting them somewhere in the forehead vicinity.

For some time afterwards this made it quite painful to salute a higher rank without a pain-killer, ... what with an errant slide impaled in your forehead.

Those of our enemies who had previously feared the sound of a .45acp 1911 fired in their direction laughed themselves to sleep upon hearing this development.
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Do the homework on this - they were shooting way over pressured rounds, and there were just a handful of cases that occurred a LONG time ago. But, this gets repeatedly brought up by some when the topic of "Beretta" comes up - and its by people who like to retell stories OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and.....
 
Do the homework on this - they were shooting way over pressured rounds, and there were just a handful of cases that occurred a LONG time ago. But, this gets repeatedly brought up by some when the topic of "Beretta" comes up - and its by people who like to retell stories OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER and ...
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How long ago it happened is irrelevant, Bucky. :rolleyes:

The "stories" are true accounts of what happened. And how many times it happened doesn't matter. One forehead impalement of one GI is sufficient. ;)

Besides, however many there were - whether one or one thousand - did in fact motivate Beretta to fix the danged slide so as to prevent it from leaving the frame upon firing, :scrutiny: ... whether using high-pressure rounds or not.

:cool:
 
Beretta started putting the warnings on their guns when several things happened:

Scumbags in the US figured that they could still make money with frivolous lawsuites because its always cheaper to settle out of court (which leads into the second)

Lawyers began taking some sort of drug that destroyed their conscience and morals

Too many people lived to procreate that shouldnt have, resulting in the mean IQ in the US being a double digit number (natural selection no longer works)

...and Im sure there are other reasons.
 
Bucky. :rolleyes:
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Actually, BUCKY - since you are such the sarcastic boy wonder - put some of that sarcasm into research and know what you are actually talking about.

ah, but you know it all, don't you. Pardon me....
 
Most likely the first day they started making 'em Stateside. Frivolous law suits go back a lot farther than 20 years too.
 
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