I dunno almost anything about this very popular gun. I’m definitely a tinkerer, so tell me stuff. What’s cool to do to them? What’s bullshit? How do I make it an extended barrel holosighted QuickDraw Bullseye race gun monstrosity, but tasteful?
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2I know there is a kit to change the decocker safety in just a decocker....and that's about it...
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3It's a well know fact that the best accessory for a 92FS is a mullet.
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7I dunno if I could pull off that mullet, but these are definitely excellent answers
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8You’ve gotta rock it like Trinity...
Aftermarket triggers and night sights. Technically I had a Taurus PT92 but it was purchased new in 1983 shortly after Beretta pulled up stakes. I regret getting rid of it and keep thinking I’ll buy a surplus Beretta someday.
Aftermarket triggers and night sights. Technically I had a Taurus PT92 but it was purchased new in 1983 shortly after Beretta pulled up stakes. I regret getting rid of it and keep thinking I’ll buy a surplus Beretta someday.
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9Is it worth getting one of those ex police ones the importers have for around $299?
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10Wilson Combat makes some excellent trigger upgrade parts. They can look very nice with some decent wood grips.
Your sight upgrade options are limited on models with a front sight that is integral to the slide, without some pretty expensive custom gunsmithing. I'm not certain there's enough meat in the slide above the de-cocking assembly for an RMR cut, but I could be wrong.
I've shot one with a Jarvis compensator, that looked pretty bad-ass, but it had functioning issues.
Your sight upgrade options are limited on models with a front sight that is integral to the slide, without some pretty expensive custom gunsmithing. I'm not certain there's enough meat in the slide above the de-cocking assembly for an RMR cut, but I could be wrong.
I've shot one with a Jarvis compensator, that looked pretty bad-ass, but it had functioning issues.
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11They are a hell of a nice gun for $299. You may already know this, but all all the ones I've seen at that price are 92S models, which have a heel mag release.SeanMoney wrote: Wed Apr 11, 2018 2:06 pm Is it worth getting one of those ex police ones the importers have for around $299?
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12I like them as-is, but the decocker only option is fairly appealing as a non aesthetic aftermarket option.
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13Hello:
I feel the M9/92s one weakness is that the large slide mounted safety prevents using the modern technique of slide lock reloads and malfunction clearance.
Thanks to Wilson and a few niche shops this is now easily solved by adding a slim, single side safety. I like the Beretta M9/92 a great deal, but could only really take them seriously once these aftermarket safeties became an option.
If you add one there are great youtube videos to help- be sure to do the job while working in a large Ziplock bag. Mistakes do lead to parts launching all over the place.
I also like the Wilson oversize magazine release buttons. These too are a little tricky to install (especially compared to a 1911), but really slick.
I also added a Wilson metal guide rod to my M9A1. If your Beretta is old enough yours may have a metal guide rod. I hate the polymer one Beretta now uses, but I still have one in my M9.
The DA pull on my two is tolerable, but I need to add the D hammer spring. You can get these right from Beretta or Wilson.
Have you ever watched any Ernest Langdon stuff? He's the goto on training with the Beretta.
I feel the M9/92s one weakness is that the large slide mounted safety prevents using the modern technique of slide lock reloads and malfunction clearance.
Thanks to Wilson and a few niche shops this is now easily solved by adding a slim, single side safety. I like the Beretta M9/92 a great deal, but could only really take them seriously once these aftermarket safeties became an option.
If you add one there are great youtube videos to help- be sure to do the job while working in a large Ziplock bag. Mistakes do lead to parts launching all over the place.
I also like the Wilson oversize magazine release buttons. These too are a little tricky to install (especially compared to a 1911), but really slick.
I also added a Wilson metal guide rod to my M9A1. If your Beretta is old enough yours may have a metal guide rod. I hate the polymer one Beretta now uses, but I still have one in my M9.
The DA pull on my two is tolerable, but I need to add the D hammer spring. You can get these right from Beretta or Wilson.
Have you ever watched any Ernest Langdon stuff? He's the goto on training with the Beretta.
And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be- Roger Waters
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14I have an M9 you should buy so you can see for yourself!
You can buy replacement or "upgrade" parts from Wilson and others but I never did. I my experience, this gun is a good, solid firearm as is. But it is NOT a 1911, and will any amount of tinkering or upgrading of parts improve much in those respects...AMU weapons excepted.
I heard a lot of bitching about the polymer trigger and plastic guidrod but I don't see how either of those would make any noticeable difference in the shooting experience. The poly trigger is super stiff and has a metal insert. The guide rod is just a rod. And both of these parts are part of the USGI spec. I put those in the bullshit category. You'll likely never have a very good trigger, no matter what you or anybody else does. I was going to have a conical bushing installed to help stabilized barrel but I decided it was not worth $200, and there is a risk that too much metal will be removed in an area of the gun where not a lot of metal exists.
One thing I chose to do was to install shok-buff since I was developing loads and I didn't want to take a chance battering the aluminum frame if some of my loads turned out to be hotter than anticipated. But considering that +p NATO 9mm is the ammo used in service, I don't think even that is necessary.
I personally do not like the sights. I don't like the gritty, mushy trigger, and I don't like the Rube Goldberg system of 1500 springs and pins. I do like the grip and the heft, that it's USA-made (M9 only), and that it is a highly reliable autopistol, but I do not now, nor have I ever been able to really shoot this gun well, and for the new, evolved me , that is the ultimate test.
You can buy replacement or "upgrade" parts from Wilson and others but I never did. I my experience, this gun is a good, solid firearm as is. But it is NOT a 1911, and will any amount of tinkering or upgrading of parts improve much in those respects...AMU weapons excepted.
I heard a lot of bitching about the polymer trigger and plastic guidrod but I don't see how either of those would make any noticeable difference in the shooting experience. The poly trigger is super stiff and has a metal insert. The guide rod is just a rod. And both of these parts are part of the USGI spec. I put those in the bullshit category. You'll likely never have a very good trigger, no matter what you or anybody else does. I was going to have a conical bushing installed to help stabilized barrel but I decided it was not worth $200, and there is a risk that too much metal will be removed in an area of the gun where not a lot of metal exists.
One thing I chose to do was to install shok-buff since I was developing loads and I didn't want to take a chance battering the aluminum frame if some of my loads turned out to be hotter than anticipated. But considering that +p NATO 9mm is the ammo used in service, I don't think even that is necessary.
I personally do not like the sights. I don't like the gritty, mushy trigger, and I don't like the Rube Goldberg system of 1500 springs and pins. I do like the grip and the heft, that it's USA-made (M9 only), and that it is a highly reliable autopistol, but I do not now, nor have I ever been able to really shoot this gun well, and for the new, evolved me , that is the ultimate test.
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The British are the chefs
The Swiss are the lovers
The French are the mechanics
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15I find the SA trigger better than any striker gun I've ever fired, but of course not on par with a good 1911. But good. I shoot the platform well, and appreciate how the gun absorbs 9x19 recoil.
The polymer guide rod works fine. It doesn't feel right, likely because of the subtle weight difference. My dad has a 92 FS made in 1991 with factory night sights- the era when the little white print was added to the slide noting the Trijicon. It's entirely metal other than the grips. The difference is immediate in terms of tactile feedback from the gun. It feels great. I think that benchmark is why so many that are buying new M9s and 92s are adding metal parts back. You're right, the new polymer parts work fine, but for many part of owning the gun is a rejection of polymer in the first place. It's no more bullshit that anything else people do to guns to make them just right.
The polymer guide rod works fine. It doesn't feel right, likely because of the subtle weight difference. My dad has a 92 FS made in 1991 with factory night sights- the era when the little white print was added to the slide noting the Trijicon. It's entirely metal other than the grips. The difference is immediate in terms of tactile feedback from the gun. It feels great. I think that benchmark is why so many that are buying new M9s and 92s are adding metal parts back. You're right, the new polymer parts work fine, but for many part of owning the gun is a rejection of polymer in the first place. It's no more bullshit that anything else people do to guns to make them just right.
And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be- Roger Waters
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16I carried one and shot it thousands of rounds (in peacetime army) and was kinda ho-hum about it.
However, now that I have been out of the army for 18 yrs, I would not mind picking one up
But, I would want one that is like what I carried, so would need to research
However, now that I have been out of the army for 18 yrs, I would not mind picking one up
But, I would want one that is like what I carried, so would need to research
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17Thanks for your service weimarpolice. There is a great deal of info out there on the 92/M9, so you could probably find what you're looking for. Beretta offers a civilian M9, which has the same rollmark as what you would have carried.
http://www.beretta.com/en-us/m9/
Hey I just joined the forum today- how did you put those smiley faces in?
http://www.beretta.com/en-us/m9/
Hey I just joined the forum today- how did you put those smiley faces in?
And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be- Roger Waters
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18Just use the "full editor" mode.
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19I have a 92FS Centurion I bought new in 1996, been sitting in the safe since the day I bought it never fired just fondled.
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20“I find this brand of caviar a slight improvement over turds I have eaten”Uplander wrote: Sat Apr 14, 2018 2:53 pm I find the SA trigger better than any striker gun I've ever fired
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21Marlene, you're a varitable fountain of happiness.
44, that's a nice gun. It looks like your magazines have metal base pads. Those are classics.
44, that's a nice gun. It looks like your magazines have metal base pads. Those are classics.
And all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be- Roger Waters