Re: Difference between the 92FS and M9?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Dr. Phil</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I own an Italian made 92F circa 1988 and it looks the same as the FS & M9, but feels quite a bit different.
(It has the Z as the last digit in the serial number as well.)
When handling it there is a notable difference in weight and balance.
No plastic parts, Italian steel, Italian proof marks, and no oversized hammer pin stop.
I have at least 5K rounds through it and use it in production class USPSA matches.
Only failures that I have encountered have been from a batch of poorly manufactured reloads that had about 1 in 100 cases that were not completely resized.
They would become lodged in the chamber and it would not go into battery.
No issues or visible wear with the locking bar either.
It is due for some TLC on the finish but other than that still performs like new.
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Italian aluminum too!