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Oh, and my locking block had less than 500 rounds on it when it broke. Ammo was standard Fiocchi 9mm. The fact that a part breaks on a gun really doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the overall design. It's really the damage that was done to the aluminum frame that bothered me. That, and the "fix" requiring that (in many cases) the barrel must be cut to get the gun apart. Let's not forget that the 92 is a big bulky gun designed to fire 9mm. If it fired 10mm, or 440 Corbon, maybe I could just say "stuff happens", but come on! I have more rounds through my Ruger LC9 that is 1/3 the size and weight than the PT-99 when it broke. They look cool (when new) and shoot straight - that's about the best thing I can say for these guns. |
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Just telling you how we did it and never saw one where the barrel had to be cut.
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I've owned a couple of 92's. They were reliable, reasonably accurate and I shot them alot. The decocker was too easy to disable the pistol with so I'd say it isn't my choice for a fighting pistol. The sights need improvement. The long DA trigger pull makes it slow to get the first shot on target but is very light and smooth. It has too much muzzle flip for a 9 because of the height of the barrel above the frame. It cycles slowly and cannot be shot very quickly. I shot one a couple of years ago about 8000 rounds in steel competition just for fun and never did as well with it as any Glock or SIG I shot. Had very few malfunctions though. There are much better more accurate pistols out there for the money.
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The cyclic rate is somewhere around 1100rpm--ignoring the fact that the 93R is modified slightly from the 92FS in order to slow the cyclic rate. That amounts to the gun being capable of splits of about 0.055 seconds--18 shots a second. I am not aware of any shooters who are capable of manipulating the trigger of a pistol fast enough to achieve 18 shots a second. Quote:
There are more accurate autopistols out there, but not there aren't many at all, in my experience, avaiable at prices significantly lower than what you'll pay for a 92.
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Another Con for me is I don't use them for any type of comp. I have a hard time transitioning from DA to SA. With enough time behind its trigger and I think I could work most of it out....but not all. I still love my INOX 92! Sent from my DROID2 GLOBAL using Tapatalk 2 |
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No fighting pistol I have ever trusted more out of the box than the 92FS/M9.
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But blaming Beretta for Taurus' sins? That's a beyond the pale first. Why not go all of the way and blame Walther for the P-38? AT BEST, the PT-99 is a license built copy of a Model 92 from the late 70s. Only made worse, with inferior machining and metallurgy. Arguably, the PT-99 is Taurus' most successfully selling auto loader only because Beretta designed it. Taurus' home brewed designs have been totally underwhelming by comparison. AT WORST, the PT-99 is a shoddy clone, indifferently made and assembled, just like every Taurus product. The only thing certain that can be said of buying a Taurus clone over the original design, be it Beretta's or S&W's, is that the buyer was a cheapskate. Was Taurus' CS so bad that you had an unknowledgable gunsmith hacking on the barrel instead? Whatever. Taurus doesn't incorporate any, ANY, product improvements made to the Model 92 over the years back in Italy or at BUSA. Blaming Beretta for crappy Brasilian clones is like blaming Colt's for crappy Filipino 1911s. With the M9 rapidly approaching three decades of service, with improvements large and small made by the manufacturer, the quality gulf between the original and the clone in this instance is extreme.
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Ive only have mine for about a year, so I dont have a lot of experience with it. The only con is that it isnt a 45 acp.
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Nato ammo the boys overseas are using is on the hot side (+P ) at least. No issues, just shoot the hell out of it and enjoy. Thats what its made for.
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AFAIK, Nato ammo is most certainly hotter but I believe it is still less then +P pressures. I could be wrong but I am pretty sure that is the case.
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The 92 has been firing .40S&W for decades as the 96. The 92 can handle a diet of hot 9mm.
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I've had two. I love the 92f. The only con I can think of is that an opponent can disassemble the slide from the frame with one hand while you are holding it if he knows what he's doing. This of course leaves him with your slide in his hand and just the frame in yours...
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It's big, heavy and awkward. No matter what the positives, it's just not a Hi Power.
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Gats, if you know it's coming, you can defend against it. Trouble is, most will not expect it. The adversary need only reach with the left hand, grab the slide and push outward while pinching the right side slide release button with his middle finger and slipping the left side slide release lever with his thumb. He yanks the slide forward as he steps to his right. I showed this to my 16 yr old without his prior knowlege as to what I intended. I just told him to resist. He was stunned to be standing there with a frame and magazine while I held the slide and brought it down on his head to simulate an incapacitating blow. Just something to consider.
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Safety works the wrong direction from the wrong location, but this is easily remedied by getting a G model in the first place.
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It's still a cheap stunt, not a legitimate disarming tactic.
If you have your 92FS out, and ready to fire, and you let someone get ahold of it, you have more immediate problems than whether someone can possibly rip the slide from it.
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If someone has their hand on your gun like this - they can just take it from you. Also, push the slide back on any semi auto, and its "deactivated" as long as the slide is held back. Once again, you have a ton of problems. They can just as well take your gun out of your hands. Anyway - here is a picture from the Lethal Weapon movie everyone loves to think about when this subject comes up..... Notice the disassembly lever is ALREADY down... If you are going to let THIS stop you from buying a Beretta 92, then its just ridiculous... |
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Wow! I can't believe how much activity this thread is getting. Thanks for all the info guys. It will all come in handy down the road. I already purchased my 92fs, so as I said earlier in the thread, this is just something for me to reference to if I have any issues.
But! To all the people here who own (or have owned) a 92fs, what ammo do you recommend for - Range, Plinking, Practice - Home Defense, Carry, SHTF Thanks again for all the info here! WF |
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Mine was a Centurion G. I'd say "whatever ball is cheap" for general shooting. I carried Federal 115 grain 9BPLE in mine but today, I'd probably carry a good 147 grain Golden Saber, Ranger SXT or Federal HST.
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I like the 115gr Critical Defense in my M&P Shield. But I find it shoots low in my 92's. For target practice - I have had some issues with that cheap Wal-Mart red box Federal ammo. Once I saw others commenting about the same thing at the Beretta Forum, I quit using it. Any problems I had went away. I use wither WWB from wal-mart or CCI Blazer aluminum. |
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