Shot a new Beretta 92FS last night

[lovemachine]

My dad got a really good deal on a NIB Stainless Beretta 92FS at the 1500. He wasn't expecting to buy anything, but just couldn't pass up the deal.
He's always loved the 92FS anyway.

I drove over last night and we gave it a quick clean. Took it out to our range and shot a little bit. I haven't shot one in such a long time. So I forgot how much fun they are to shoot.

I don't know why some guys don't care that much for the 92FS. I really enjoy shooting them.

I'm going to have to add a Beretta to my wish list now...

 

[Rob377]

Metal guns have a certain "something" about them. The Berettas are fun shooters. Good amount of heft to soak up, light slide for less reciprocating mass makes for a bit less flip. It's a great design.

It's a damn shame Beretta discontinued the Brigadier and Elite models.

 

[gunman41mag]

The BERETTA is a B I G gun for a 9MM, & i think they lost alot of fans when the slides were breaking, cause the military was using very hot ammo thur them

 

[doublebarrel]

If they sell new G model to civilians, I'd give them more love (and money, too)...

 

[Leo]

I am a fan of the 92 Beretta. They are very nice shooters, They are not compacts, but the size makes recoil handling easy. I have both the 9mm and the model 96 (.40) They are a joy to shoot. I cannot say when, but Beretta redesigned the slides and the locking blocks a long time ago to better tolerate the NATO spec ammo. I like to run 15 lb recoil springs instead of the standard 13 lb springs for a little more positive lock up (as per the Army Marksmanship Unit) I am still kicking myself for selling a Brigader Elite that was extremely accurate. All 5 that I have owned feed everything that I reload or buy. People who have never owned one keep telling me they that they are junk. I keep putting lots of bullet holes in the small rings on the target, I have never felt it was a substandard pistol. I am glad that you are enjoying yours.

 

[the1kidd03]

Awesome guns....even the ones I was issued I never had a problem with on matter how beat up they were. It's still my favorite, along with 1911's.

 

[WebHobbit]

I LOVE the way they look but they feel like a brick in my hand.

 

[dice dealer]

If you walk into were I work 99 times out of 100 , I have a beretta on my side .

 

[rugertoter]

My dad got a really good deal on a NIB Stainless Beretta 92FS at the 1500. He wasn't expecting to buy anything, but just couldn't pass up the deal.
He's always loved the 92FS anyway.

I drove over last night and we gave it a quick clean. Took it out to our range and shot a little bit. I haven't shot one in such a long time. So I forgot how much fun they are to shoot.

I don't know why some guys don't care that much for the 92FS. I really enjoy shooting them.

I'm going to have to add a Beretta to my wish list now...

I can't imagine anyone not liking the 92FS, but maybe it is more about the caliber. I believe the 9mm is fine, with the right bullet. In ball form it just does not create enough tissue damage and stopping power in my opinion. If the military could load up with some nice JHP's, different story. They are very well made guns.

 

[Drakkule]

One of my favorite pistols ever made, not first, but near the top.

 

[rnmcguire]

I love my 92G. Beretta makes some of the finest arms in the world and they've been doing it for about 500 years.

 

[ryknoll3]

I love my M9. My most accurate handgun shooting is done with that gun.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

They are a good gun, but I shoot all my other pistols more accurately.

 

[Birds Away]

Does anybody have any input on the comparison of the 92 and the 9000s?

 

[bobzilla]

My best friend's first handgun was a 92FS. We shot the **** out of that gun and he traded it in for his Cougar .45. He still misses that gun and so do I.

 

[trigger_happy57]

great gun with some practice its amazing how deadly accurate you can be with em.

 

[patience0830]

necroposting

I have a 2 kids with BIG hands and I'm getting 1 and possibly 2 Beretta 92F's and I'm wondering what the differences is between the F and the FS models are. Anybody a GURU? Needin' some knowledge here.

 

[drgnrobo]

The most accurate 40 cal I ever owned was a 96G,It was a tack driver .I still kick myself for trading it away.Recently got a 96 Brigadier Inox & hoping to have the same warm fuzzy feeling when I was tearing up the center of my targets

 

[Bruno8pnk]

One of my best added night sights, had the barrel threaded and reworked the trigger.

 

[Rob377]

I have a 2 kids with BIG hands and I'm getting 1 and possibly 2 Beretta 92F's and I'm wondering what the differences is between the F and the FS models are. Anybody a GURU? Needin' some knowledge here.

IIRC, the 92FS uses a bigger hammer pin that sticks out just a bit and reduces the chance that the slide will come back and knock your teeth out if it cracks.