The 92A1 rocks :)

Agreed. I would not go so far as to say it is shitty or overpriced, but there are much better choices. I shoot an M9 at work and Glocks at home.


Look at serious competition circuits. How many berettas do you see?

Bob, one of the funniest things i have ever heard is a Lieutenant saying the words " In my experience....." Lieutenant Combat_Jack , "in his experience"......, has deemed the M9 shit. HA HA, HA HA, still so funny, Sir.

So, is this just your opinion or do you have hard data to back up this statement?

I just don't understand how anyone an be so disrespectful to come in to a forum a completely trash talk something they don't like.
I could understand if they had evidence of that reason and then offered a solution to this problem but to just come in and trash talk is childish.
I don't like AK's but I don't go into a forum of AK and tell them all what a piece of shit there rifle is, its like if you don't like whats on TV, you turn the channel.
ok, I'm done.

Thank you! now we all know why you dislike the Beretta, now could it be possible you can offer any links (evidence) to your claim or do you expect us to research every accusation you might make?

Hot damn, that is what I was looking for from you, sir. These are specific maintenance addressed issues with the Beretta. The trigger return spring is less of an issue these days due to the newer springs being made with heavier spring metal or by replacing it altogether with a Wolff INS spring. The locking block is a maintenance issue as well, since the newest versions are designed to be stronger than past versions and when routinely inspected or simply replaced at manufacturer recommended intervals, really isn't that big of an issue. If a locking block fails under very high round count, the shooter needs to seriously consider taking better care of the pistol. In addition, changing the recoil spring every 3-5000 rds. greatly affects the overall life of the pistol as well. Ergonomics can certainly be a deal breaker for some people. If the gun simply doesn't fit, it doesn't fit and there isn't much that can be done about that particular problem.

Or a night stand pistol. They can be concealed, but not as easily as smaller pistols. And yes, Mel Gibson did make the Beretta look good as well. I always wanted a 92FS after turning 21, but had to wait a couple years. As soon as I fired my first Beretta, I was in love.

12,300 rounds through... original everything (less the decocking tab, $5 part, 5 min install). Often goes thousands of rounds between cleaning/lubing.

So true on size comparison between the 92FS and other full size 9mm pistols. My Sig P226 is nearly as big as the Beretta, but for some reason, people still complain about it's size. The only real advantage the Glock 17 has is lighter weight.

I'm in too much of a hurry for facts and figures, so here's my quick opinion...

I've had a stainless 92 for about ten years or more now, and I can't think of a time it ever malfunctioned. Plus, I had another one for about five years during that time and it was the same story. More recently, I also acquired an M9A1 because I wanted one I could put a light on and I love it every bit as much as I thought I would...also no jams to my recollection...not even a "break-in period" malfunction.

I would say if there's any gun I have that I can definitely count on to go bang every time, it would be that one. It ate everything I gave it. One time at the local range, a guy was firing his MP5 and some of the primers were JUST sunk in too far for the firing pin to set them off. He said the ammo was crap and gave it to me, so I put it in my 92 and every one of them went off with no problems.

In fact, I blame this for my loss of a perfect score during a Navy qual course; I got a '235' out of '240' (every round is worth 5 points). They treat their weapons like crap, and I did not fire one of the rounds in time because it jammed, and instead of doing the "tap, rack, bang" like they told me to, I just stood there, dumbfounded, because I'd never seen a Beretta fail before.

fwiw

lol..okay then, you probably have pics or something to back this info up right?

Call Corey Trapp at the Gunsite Gunsmithy.