I have to agree with fyimo - what you will be picking up will dictate what you're going to have to sell. However, for me, I would do anything I could to keep the 28-2. A decade down the road you'll realize even more and more the quality of that revolver. Best of luck in leafing through all of this wisdom - these guys are great and honest, aren't they?
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One word answer, Zerox.
I'm 6ft 1in, 315lbs, what they call here in TN a "big 'ol boy", so I could carry either. The summers here are very hot and humid, and I can't see concealing either with just a t-shirt, cargo shorts, and flip-flops. This got me thinking about a smaller, lighter handgun for everyday carry. The thought of strapping on the HP or Beretta for a quick trip to the grocery store just doesn't compare with the thought of slipping a snubbie or small semi-auto in a pocket holster. I used to have a Detonics Combat Master, which was the same size as a .38 snub, but much heavier, especially loaded. Droopy drawers if carried in a pocket, for sure!
For carrying the 92F I bought a Milt Sparks VM2 left-handed holster a few months back. It's easily the most comfortable holster I've ever carried the Beretta in, but it's still a big honkin' pistol. I used to carry it in a Kramer IWB or horsehide Vertical Scabbard when I owned it years ago, but that was before we could easily obtain CCWs here, and I just took my chances. Oh, to be young and stupid again....
I haven't made up my mind about anything yet, and the 28-2 is sitting in my lap as I type this, keeping me company.
Fishslayer
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I say keep the HP and the Berreta and get a dedicated carry gun. Maybe something in a lightweight polymer frame bottom feeder.
How many times have you seen "Sure wish I hadn't sold that gun?"
How many times have you seen "Sure wish I hadn't sold that gun?"
With the proper belt and holster, the Model 28 or the Beretta can be CCW.
Joe in SC
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You've got a couple of good options. You can list the HP here in the classified section for sale/trade and you will probably come close to getting a fair price or trade. If you aren't set on a semi auto for a carry gun perhaps someone here will trade you a K or J frame snub +/_ the difference in the two guns value. You can always place an ad in your local area and sell the gun. Just don't trade it with a gun dealer. They have overhead and will not give you the value of your gun. They can't because they have to turn a profit and you want that money in your pocket.
The HP is a desirable handgun and depending on condition will probably sell for enough to get you into a good, used carry gun. The guys here can help you arrive at a fair market value if you need help.
Let us know what you end up doing. Good luck.
The HP is a desirable handgun and depending on condition will probably sell for enough to get you into a good, used carry gun. The guys here can help you arrive at a fair market value if you need help.
Let us know what you end up doing. Good luck.
Been buying/selling/trading guns here in middle TN for 20 years, so I know not to do that. I even have a family member who owns a gun store right up the road where I get "family" prices on stuff, but I know he has to make a profit so I sell elsewhere.
I have a Comp-Tac belt that holds my Beretta up well, so it would almost certainly do fine with the HP.
kbm6893
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This is why this forum is so great: guys will talk you off the ledge! You gotta look at the big picture. Sure, you can get a newer 92FS at some point, but it will have all the cheesey plastic parts that beretta owners usually replace anyway (I know I did and I am a long time Beretta owner and member of the Beretta forum). I got an M9 and couldn't stand the plastic trigger and guiderod. So replacing your true 92F won't be as easy, especially if the one you have is in nice shape. The HP isn't made anymore, and depending on it's condition, you will either not replace it or you will replace it with something of lesser value. You will probably get more for the HP, though.
I stumbled on a pristine 19-2 4" a few months ago and nearly stole it for $249. It is so nice that I will never carry it and will only shoot it sparingly. The blueing is like a mirror and the diamond targets are perfect. I recently considered more than doubling my money by selling i. Then I stopped and asked myself "how is this $500 gonna make my life better (it won't), and will I ever be able to get another pinned and recessed 19 in such nice condition, especially for $250?" Nope. So it's staying. I hope my son wants it one day. If not, it's getting buried with me!
Spend some cash on a new 642 if you want a convenient carry piece. $400 isn't gonna break you. You'll regret selling either of those two guns.
I stumbled on a pristine 19-2 4" a few months ago and nearly stole it for $249. It is so nice that I will never carry it and will only shoot it sparingly. The blueing is like a mirror and the diamond targets are perfect. I recently considered more than doubling my money by selling i. Then I stopped and asked myself "how is this $500 gonna make my life better (it won't), and will I ever be able to get another pinned and recessed 19 in such nice condition, especially for $250?" Nope. So it's staying. I hope my son wants it one day. If not, it's getting buried with me!
Spend some cash on a new 642 if you want a convenient carry piece. $400 isn't gonna break you. You'll regret selling either of those two guns.
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I have decided to get my CCW permit soon, but I realize that I do not own a good CCW handgun. My only handguns are an old Beretta 92F and my 28-2 HP, both of which are big and heavy. When I bought the 28-2 back in February I was actually in the act of purchasing a S&W 49 when I spotted the HP in the same case. Since I am currently a 40 year old broke college student, retraining after 16 years of driving 18-wheelers, saving up and buying another handgun is not an option right now. Textbooks are absolutely ridiculous in price!!!
Any thoughts or ideas from the members here are appreciated, since I can't decide what to do yet.
Sir, keep them both and carry the Beretta. The 92 hides surprisingly well with a good inside-the-waistband holster.
JMHO, FWIW.
Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.
Ron H.
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I have decided to get my CCW permit soon, but I realize that I do not own a good CCW handgun. My only handguns are an old Beretta 92F and my 28-2 HP, both of which are big and heavy. When I bought the 28-2 back in February I was actually in the act of purchasing a S&W 49 when I spotted the HP in the same case. Since I am currently a 40 year old broke college student, retraining after 16 years of driving 18-wheelers, saving up and buying another handgun is not an option right now. Textbooks are absolutely ridiculous in price!!!
Any thoughts or ideas from the members here are appreciated, since I can't decide what to do yet.
You can get good money fo your 28-2 and a small gun for CCW can be had for much less
hoss@fol43
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Peddle or trade the Beretta for the model 49 you wanted in the first place. Just sayin'...
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Ok, lets look at this from another route. Keep the revolver in .357 and get rid of the less powerful 9mm. With the .357 you can do everything from shooting the lightest .38's and in the Model 28 you can shoot the hottest .357's out there without worry in breaking it. That's versatility you can't get with the Beretta. When the weather starts to cool off here, my carry gun is my 27-2 with the 3 1/2 inch barrel, not much different in size than you're 28. I carry it all day long in a SimplyRugged holster with no issues.
Shooting Padre
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If I had to pick one or the other, I'd pick the S&W just because it's a S&W. That said, I carried a 92FS for some time in a CrossBreed Supertuck IWB holster and it was just fine. In fact, it surprised me how comfortable it was. Having the larger ammo capacity was nice. I'm a large guy so this probably facilitated the larger carry gun better. Just my two cents worth.
williamlayton
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From a guy that has carried from for 45 years---not that that makes me an expert/bad dude or anything special. It just means that I have tried a lot of ways to carry--some outstandingly stupid and uncomfortable.
I have found--for myownself--that a flat semi-auto is the most confortable & concealable.
I have found that I prefer to carry the 1911 cocked and locked inside the waist band---without a holster.
If I carry the PPK or the .38 snubby in my front pocket--I do it without a holster.
If I carry any revolver, I do it with a duty styled belt and holster (mine are tooled 3" belts and fitted holsters--high ride)--riding high under my arm.
The onliest way that you can figger it out for yourownself is to put it on---on a day when your going to be home--and see what works for you.
Don't ever trade a gun---DON"T EVER TRADE A GUN---you will always regret it.
Blessings
I have found--for myownself--that a flat semi-auto is the most confortable & concealable.
I have found that I prefer to carry the 1911 cocked and locked inside the waist band---without a holster.
If I carry the PPK or the .38 snubby in my front pocket--I do it without a holster.
If I carry any revolver, I do it with a duty styled belt and holster (mine are tooled 3" belts and fitted holsters--high ride)--riding high under my arm.
The onliest way that you can figger it out for yourownself is to put it on---on a day when your going to be home--and see what works for you.
Don't ever trade a gun---DON"T EVER TRADE A GUN---you will always regret it.
Blessings
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Probably going to keep them both and carry the Beretta, as it's finally cooling off here in middle TN. Maybe I should hold a bake sale or lemonade stand, if not for the fear of being shut down by the cops for not having a $500 "permit" to have one.
Thanks guys!!
Thanks guys!!
amazingflapjack
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Hound the councling dept. re money/books and any financial help available. Get used books when you have to buy them. Sometimes there is very little difference in the "new eddition" they want you to have-where there are cahanges-take the advice of the previous poster and Zerox. I don't give advice, but I would sell the 9 and buy a light weight-inexpensive revolver-charter- taurus, etc. and hide the rest of the money for when you have to have it if it wasw me. Flapjack.
I'm going to be a jerk and ask why you are even wasting your time worrying about this gun nonsense when you have career retraining to accomplish. CC permits cost beaucoup bucks, too you know? Forget the carry permit because you can't carry the gun on a college campus, anyways. And exactly how big is the threat to your life and limb? You're a man of decent stature?
I have a carry permit, I simply do not get the carry permit craze business. For people who live or work in dangerous areas or who have to deal with dangerous idiots day in and day out, by all means, carry a weapon. Does that description fit you, though?
I have a carry permit, I simply do not get the carry permit craze business. For people who live or work in dangerous areas or who have to deal with dangerous idiots day in and day out, by all means, carry a weapon. Does that description fit you, though?
kbm6893
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People carry weapons to give themselves security. Your life can be threatened outside of the city. And I hardly think posting a message on a forum is "worrying too much". My carry permit was $25, not beaucoup bucks. He wants a carry permit. We should be encouraging him, not criticizing him.
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