I've got a 92 Centurion and a 12 ga 1201FP. I've had several others over the years and never had any issues with any of them. Joe
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I've shot a S&W M39 and I've shot Berettas. The M-39 feels really good in the hand, but was awful in accuracy.
The Beretta has a thicker grip but shoots like a laser beam. I'd never buy any Smith auto. The M-4506 seems good, but is too huge, so never made a dent in .45 purchases among Colt M-1911 enthusiasts.
My son did three combat tours in Iraq, where the fine sand raises heck with guns and other mechanisms. He found the M-9 reliable and accurate and a good killer, if the bullets were well placed. But he saw failures with some aftermarket GI magazines. He paid his own money to get just genuine Beretta and Mec-Gar mags. Had no trouble with those, which probably saved his life several times.
I have a lot of faith in my M-92FS. It's one of the few guns I've named and rely on as a primary defense arm. Name is Pietro, a logical choice, I think. I hope that Dr. Beretta would feel honored.
The Beretta has a thicker grip but shoots like a laser beam. I'd never buy any Smith auto. The M-4506 seems good, but is too huge, so never made a dent in .45 purchases among Colt M-1911 enthusiasts.
My son did three combat tours in Iraq, where the fine sand raises heck with guns and other mechanisms. He found the M-9 reliable and accurate and a good killer, if the bullets were well placed. But he saw failures with some aftermarket GI magazines. He paid his own money to get just genuine Beretta and Mec-Gar mags. Had no trouble with those, which probably saved his life several times.
I have a lot of faith in my M-92FS. It's one of the few guns I've named and rely on as a primary defense arm. Name is Pietro, a logical choice, I think. I hope that Dr. Beretta would feel honored.
They make Inox guns........ stainless upper over a silver alloy lower.......
Here's one for you;
........ a 92SB Compact short butt (13 shots) with a short 4.25" barrel/slide (like the Centurion pictured above) or
92SB Compact Type-M..... single stack 8+1 w/ the 4.25 barrel slide.
Throw on Beretta/or aftermarket Wood grips........ and I've got my BBQ guns.........I got into Beretta's Compact 92s a few years before the 3rd Gen Smiths were introduced........the 2nd Gen 469 felt like a 2X4 in my hand
To me the SB Type-Ms make the 39 look almost "homely"...
FYI with Mec-gar magazines the Full size 92 or Centurion are now a 18 +1 round guns....................I've even got some older Mec-gar 17 round mags with true flush fit, flat steel base plates.
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There is probably no other semiautomatic pistol which has been tested as thoroughly as the Beretta was during the M9 selection process. Reading the military test reports is an educational exercise in how many ways a gun can be tortured. It's a little larger and heavier than almost every other 9mm semiauto, but it can withstand any treatment it is given and keep on shooting. One cannot go wrong in choosing it. I have seen M9s with several hundred thousand rounds having been fired through them, and they work as well as new ones.
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IMHO the latter issue is addressed and solved by the Centurion with it's full size frame and Compact 4.25 inch barrel/slide........the Centurion is the best of the Model 92.... and what the M-9 should have been.
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So I stumbled upon another 92SB the other weekend for another "silly if you don't buy me" price and like a duck on a june bug, I picked it up.
The counter guy at the pawn store in smalltown Cottonwood AZ even found the box and paperwork for me after he realized it was a different Beretta that had no box. This one has a stainless guide rod and factory wood grips of a different design/variety. Can't decide if I'll keep both, they are both in similar condition. One with and one without the box.
I shot both last weekend and wow, I'm a sucker for a 92. I find myself very accurate with these pistols.
Here's the pair
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The counter guy at the pawn store in smalltown Cottonwood AZ even found the box and paperwork for me after he realized it was a different Beretta that had no box. This one has a stainless guide rod and factory wood grips of a different design/variety. Can't decide if I'll keep both, they are both in similar condition. One with and one without the box.
I shot both last weekend and wow, I'm a sucker for a 92. I find myself very accurate with these pistols.
Here's the pair
Best Regards
SVT28
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So I stumbled upon another 92SB the other weekend for another "silly if you don't buy me" price and like a duck on a june bug, I picked it up.
The counter guy at the pawn store in smalltown Cottonwood AZ even found the box and paperwork for me after he realized it was a different Beretta that had no box. This one has a stainless guide rod and factory wood grips of a different design/variety. Can't decide if I'll keep both, they are both in similar condition. One with and one without the box.
I shot both last weekend and wow, I'm a sucker for a 92. I find myself very accurate with these pistols.
Here's the pair
Best Regards
SVT28
Those don't grow on trees! If you were lucky enough to buy both, I'd keep both. You need a spare of anything that you like that ISN'T MADE ANYMORE.
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I've been searching far and wide for a 92SB compact or a 92SB Type-M single stack. Can't seem to find any in decent condition or at all really. There is one on the auction site right now that's rusted to high noon, and the barrel looks like a sewer pipe.
I'll be patient, my time will come. Berettas get overlooked in pawn shops here in AZ.
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I'll be patient, my time will come. Berettas get overlooked in pawn shops here in AZ.
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VaTom
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Nice Purchase at a Good Price. I purchased a 92F earlier this year at a local auction. Made in Italy in 1985. 1985 was the year that the US Military adopted the 92f. Later a modification were made to the slide and designated 92FS.
Here is a photo so you can compare.
They are accurate, well made and smooth.
Enjoy!
VaTom
Here is a photo so you can compare.
They are accurate, well made and smooth.
Enjoy!
VaTom
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I really like the wooden grips, think they are original?
I really like the wooden grips, think they are original?
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Yes - Grips are original to the pistol. On left side the medallion is the PB and the other side the medallion is the Berreta trident logo.
In earlier posts there is a chart of the stampings on the trigger guard indicating year of manufacture. I understand that those marks are only on ones made in Italy. Am I correct?
In earlier posts there is a chart of the stampings on the trigger guard indicating year of manufacture. I understand that those marks are only on ones made in Italy. Am I correct?
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Close up of Beretta 92F grips. As far as I know they are original. They were on the pistol when I purchased it and they appear original. The grips initially caught my eye and drew my attention to the pistol when it was in the show case at the Auction House. Since I had only seen the black grips on Beretta's, I began looking at the pistol and it was in excellent condition, shot very little, and was well maintained so I bid on it. Glad I did as it is a sweet shooter. Two original magazines came with it. It is an Italian made Beretta. I don't believe Beretta was making 92s in the US in 1985 when this one was made. These grips may have been unique to Italian made pistols.
Besides the modifications to the trigger guard and frame, the other difference between the 92SB and the 92F is that the 92F has a chrome lined barrel. All subsequent models beginning with the 92F have chrome lined barrels. This was a modification required by military contract.
As I understand it, Beretta did not start making the 92s in the US until after they received the US Military contract which stipulated that the 92s (M9) be manufactured in the US. That is when they began making them in Maryland.
Close up of Beretta 92F grips. As far as I know they are original. They were on the pistol when I purchased it and they appear original. The grips initially caught my eye and drew my attention to the pistol when it was in the show case at the Auction House. Since I had only seen the black grips on Beretta's, I began looking at the pistol and it was in excellent condition, shot very little, and was well maintained so I bid on it. Glad I did as it is a sweet shooter. Two original magazines came with it. It is an Italian made Beretta. I don't believe Beretta was making 92s in the US in 1985 when this one was made. These grips may have been unique to Italian made pistols.
Besides the modifications to the trigger guard and frame, the other difference between the 92SB and the 92F is that the 92F has a chrome lined barrel. All subsequent models beginning with the 92F have chrome lined barrels. This was a modification required by military contract.
As I understand it, Beretta did not start making the 92s in the US until after they received the US Military contract which stipulated that the 92s (M9) be manufactured in the US. That is when they began making them in Maryland.
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Scarface betetta
That was actually a beretta 1951 that you seen and a beretta 81 cheetah those weee the only berettas used in the film but still great guns and awesome movie
Here's my 1982 model 92S... I bought it after seeing "scarface". I had never seen nor heard of one at the time.
That was actually a beretta 1951 that you seen and a beretta 81 cheetah those weee the only berettas used in the film but still great guns and awesome movie
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Beretta 92SB production date??
So i recently picked up a 92SB from classic firearms in great condition original blued slide matching barrel..however mine does not have the date codes on the right side of trigger guard was wondering if anyone could help me with a date I know they were only produced from like 81-84 so dating it would be somewhere inbetween there anyway the serial is Yo4286Z it is a G.F agency marked Thanks in advance
So i recently picked up a 92SB from classic firearms in great condition original blued slide matching barrel..however mine does not have the date codes on the right side of trigger guard was wondering if anyone could help me with a date I know they were only produced from like 81-84 so dating it would be somewhere inbetween there anyway the serial is Yo4286Z it is a G.F agency marked Thanks in advance
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