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Sidearms & Scatterguns Beretta 92A1

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Lasuras66

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Hey guys, this is my first post about a firearm, but that will change easily within the next week or two.

I seen a few people put they had seen bad comments on the Beretta 92 series of pistols, and it just made me wonder what was wrong with them. :p

Here are some pics of my beloved Beretta 92A1 chambered in 9mm.

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This baby will be at my side wherever I go. I do not believe you could give me a choice in sidearms free of charge to make me change my mind. The Beretta 92 series, in my eyes, is one of the best sidearms a person could ask for. It's accurate, smooth, and get it's job done flawlessly.

When I'm out plinking around, I run American Eagle 115gr. FMJ. I have ran other types through her and she isn't too picky, but it seems she prefers the AE, although CCI Blazer will run decent through it.

I have at least two 17-round mags loaded with Hornady TAP 147gr. hollow points for home defense at all times. I love the 17 round mags. I would like to get some Crimson Trace grips to help in the 'home defense' area, or even some night sights. But sadly, night sight are hard to come by for this one
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Some people (like myself) don't like the long trigger pull, but I have no other issue with the gun. It is just a preference thing for me. I have had no reliability or accuracy issues during my experience with the 92.
 
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I've used the M9A1 a lot. They are great guns. You will be very happy with it. Make sure the locking block is lubed. That is the key to reliability in my experience.
 
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After the M9 thread the other day I was wondering about this one.

But , Im not a hater.

I have always liked the Berettas. Once you have the trigger figured out and can feel the reset it is pretty easy to shoot well. I learned to like it after a few thousand rounds, not that I had a choice.

One thing you can do to sweeten it up some is get a Wilson combat spring tune kit, just replaces factory springs with better ones. When I did my M9 it was about $15 or so but that was 2002 price. It is an improvement worth the few bucks.
 
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This was going to be the next 9mm pistol i get but i am torn between it and the Sig Mk25 Navy model. I missed out on buying a like new one of these the other day for 450 dollars with extras . i should have just told the guy i would take it .
 
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Not my first choice however the last 18 years I've learned to shoot it. AR-180 is correct keep it lubed. A single action M9 defeats the purpose!
 
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lasuras66</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I seen a few people put they had seen bad comments on the Beretta 92 series of pistols, and it just made me wonder what was wrong with them. :p

Here are some pics of my beloved Beretta 92A1 chambered in 9mm.


This baby will be at my side wherever I go. I do not believe you could give me a choice in sidearms free of charge to make me change my mind. The Beretta 92 series, in my eyes, is one of the best sidearms a person could ask for. It's accurate, smooth, and get it's job done flawlessly.

When I'm out plinking around, I run American Eagle 115gr. FMJ. I have ran other types through her and she isn't too picky, but it seems she prefers the AE, although CCI Blazer will run decent through it.

I have at least two 17-round mags loaded with Hornady TAP 147gr. hollow points for home defense at all times. I love the 17 round mags. I would like to get some Crimson Trace grips to help in the 'home defense' area, or even some night sights. But sadly, night sight are hard to come by for this one
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I would bet that people who have a problem with the 92FS/M9 are mostly soldiers. The armed forces has cobbled together pistols with VERY high round counts with "repair" parts that are essentially VERY used already parts. That can give ANY pistol a bad rap, and I don't blame their disgust with the pistol. Others, however, who have trained green soldiers, usually find that the M9/92FS is one of the easiest pistols to train new recruits on, and it is also a battle worthy addition if kept maintained PROPERLY. I'd be willing to bet that if Glock had been chosen instead of Beretta, the same situations would be happening at high round count pistols and everyone would cry about how crappy the Glock is.....

-I would also only load 16 rounds in a 17 round mag, the Beretta came standard with 15 round mags for years, and adding the 2 extra rounds can cause feeding issues, at least in mine. Loading to 16 will ensure proper feeding.

-Never use Russian ammo. Monarch will jam, and most Russian ammo is not to spec. I'm sure some here may chastize me for this, but when I tried to run Monarch through mine, it would jam. The range officer asked if it was Monarch, apparently he sees this regularly.

-Hornady Tap is what I use in my SD/HD weapons, GTG there.

-FWIW, I've got 2 Beretta 92FS's. Besides my 1911's, the 92FS is my only other pistol if that tells you anything. I'll probably buy a used Gen II or new Gen 3 Glock one day, or a couple revolvers, but for now.....1911 & 92FS.


Congratulations, and enjoy feeding her regularly!





Edit: Some say it is also innacurate, but after replacing my rear sights with Beretta factory adjustable 3 dot sights, mine is very accurate......but still not 1911 accurate.....




 
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I recently purchased a 92A1 about 3 weeks ago, and I love it. I have already customized mine. As nice as it is stock, I wanted to enhance it for Home defense use, and of course Target shooting range time.

I installed a Crimson Trace Universal Rail Laser, and I swapped out the stock plastic captured spring and guide rod for a polished stainless steel one from Sprinco USA.

I wanted the laser for easy target acquisition without sighting in, in a home defense situation, and I wanted a high quality guide rod system as I wasn't thrilled with the plastic one it came with.

I put 200 rounds through it when it had the stock captured spring and rod set-up, and it worked fine, but after I installed the Sprinco set up, it was such a huge improvement. I really wasn't expecting such a big difference.

I have put 400+ plain old 115 gr Federal and WWB rounds through it since the Sprinco upgrade, and it enhanced my accuracy ability with my 92a1 exponentially. I didn't even get it for that either. I was already grouping within 6 inches at 15 yards. Now I am grouping within 4 inches at the same distance..
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The Sprinco set up is a recoil buffer too, and yes it still works awesome even though the 92a1 already has a recoil buffer bushing installed. I have had no jams, FTF, FTE, or anything other then it making me even happier with my 92a1.

If you are a happy 92A1 owner like me, and you want to be even happier, get yourself a Sprinco USA stainless steel recoil buffer guide rod and spring system. It does cost $87.00 shipped to you, but if you have the funds, it is so worth it.

Link: www.Sprinco.com

PS: Yes I am new to the forum, but not to Firearms...
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good thing about the sprinco double-coil recoil set-up on the 92 is it will cycle handloads on light Vel. & the hotter ones using 124's & 147's without a hiccup . i have put a couple thousand threw the sprinco & it is a good part .
Pull a few coils off the Hammer spring on lightening the DA trigger pull & you will be happier also.
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I am also a big fan of the Beretta M9/92 Series. Being a tanker in the US Army you don't have much of a choice as its our primary personal weapon.

Any firearm that can go 20 years with improper maintenance and abuse and be exposed to every environment on Earth while pumping thousands of rounds through it and is still functioning fine today is a fine firearm indeed. The only problems I had with my damn near shot out M9 in the Army were all junk Check-Mate magazine related.

Here's a pic of my personally purchased Beretta M9 with hogue grips, exactly as I carried it through Iraq.

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Love mine too. In fact I got an extra one just in case, but I think my son already got his name on that one.

My only complaint about the A1 is the difficult to find quality holsters, since it is fairly new model.
 
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sexy looking 92! i have always enjoyed the 92 series. I have owned a 92A1 and a 90-Two, both are amazing sidearms! you wont here me bashing them anytime soon
 
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No complaints with mine as long as I use quality ammo. It will eat anything I feed it, but accuracy drops more than my other firearms with the cheep stuff.
 
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I too picked one a 92A1 and really enjoy it. I carried a M9 back in the day also and always wanted one, but the 92A1 had some features I really liked such as the rail and 17 round mags.

I am having a heck of a time finding better sights for it. I wanted to put some TruGlo TFO's, but they don't make sights for the 92A1. Does anybody have any suggestions for tritium or tritium/fiber optic sights that will fit the 92A1? Thanks
 
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I'll take a Beretta 92FS variant over most other pistols. They work as long as you perform maintenance every once in a while and have decent mags (like most pistols), are easy to operate in terms of control placement (trigger, mag release, slide release), have good triggers in terms of speed shooting (short and crisp reset) and as long as it's not a shot out M9 have pretty good accuracy. The only downside is they're a little big, but overall for a full size service pistol it definitely carries the water.

As mentioned, a simple spring swap makes the trigger much nicer. I use 23lb 1911 mainsprings instead of the D springs and get MUCH better results. Also, look into the MecGar 18rd magazines that are flush fitting. Cheaper, higher capacity, better finish and made in the same place as the factory 15rd magazines.

-Sean
 
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I'm not a big fan of slide mounted safety's, but the 92 is a solid handgun.
 
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Sort of a Chevy Malibu of guns. Not sleek, sporty, sexy, or revolutionary, but generally solid and dependable.
 
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