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Well, sort of...
The wife and I went to a buddies house for some range and steak time with him and his wife (sorry, no pictures of the steaks).
I bought some Beretta 92 mags in a lot at an auction so naturally I had to find a pistol to use them in. I picked up an Italian made Beretta 92FS a couple of weeks ago. It's practically NIB with all the paperwork, etc. The previous owner said he had only fired a couple of mags through it and it looks like it.
I was curious to shoot the 92 as I've always heard good things about them. For comparison, I took along a Taurus 99 and a Browning BDA380 made by Beretta.
For those of you who may not know, Beretta had a contract with Brazil to produce 92's from 1974 through 1980 in Brazil. Taurus then purchased the plant and subsequently started manufacturing the PT92 and the PT99. The PT99 is basically a PT92 with an adjustable rear sight and taller front sight.
My PT99 is the older version that did not have the decocker or ambidextrous safety. It also featured the european style mag release at the base of the grip frame. This style was made in Brazil from 1982-1985. I believe my pistol is in the 1982-1983 period based on the serial number.
My buddy also had a 92FS that was his father's but he had never shot it. He has a small pistol range set up in his back yard with various metal targets at different distances. It makes for fun shooting. We used black spray paint in between change outs so we could monitor or hits. We took our time on the small targets and then practiced rapid fire at multiple large targets 5-6 rounds at a time.
I used up a 100 pack of Winchester 115 grain target loads. No failures from either pistol. I shot about 30 rounds through the .380. It was flawless as well.
Both my buddy and I noticed however, that the fixed sight (three dots) 92fs's shot slightly low-both of them shot the same. At self-defense distances it won't matter, but it makes it hard to hit a 4" plate at 20 yards. I had to adjust for it. The Taurus was spot on.
In comparison, other than the differences noted above, I couldn't tell any difference between the Beretta 92fs and the Taurus PT99. They both shot smoothly and flawlessly. I was impressed with both pistols and had a great time.
The steak and 'tater were good too.
The wife and I went to a buddies house for some range and steak time with him and his wife (sorry, no pictures of the steaks).
I bought some Beretta 92 mags in a lot at an auction so naturally I had to find a pistol to use them in. I picked up an Italian made Beretta 92FS a couple of weeks ago. It's practically NIB with all the paperwork, etc. The previous owner said he had only fired a couple of mags through it and it looks like it.
I was curious to shoot the 92 as I've always heard good things about them. For comparison, I took along a Taurus 99 and a Browning BDA380 made by Beretta.
For those of you who may not know, Beretta had a contract with Brazil to produce 92's from 1974 through 1980 in Brazil. Taurus then purchased the plant and subsequently started manufacturing the PT92 and the PT99. The PT99 is basically a PT92 with an adjustable rear sight and taller front sight.
My PT99 is the older version that did not have the decocker or ambidextrous safety. It also featured the european style mag release at the base of the grip frame. This style was made in Brazil from 1982-1985. I believe my pistol is in the 1982-1983 period based on the serial number.
My buddy also had a 92FS that was his father's but he had never shot it. He has a small pistol range set up in his back yard with various metal targets at different distances. It makes for fun shooting. We used black spray paint in between change outs so we could monitor or hits. We took our time on the small targets and then practiced rapid fire at multiple large targets 5-6 rounds at a time.
I used up a 100 pack of Winchester 115 grain target loads. No failures from either pistol. I shot about 30 rounds through the .380. It was flawless as well.
Both my buddy and I noticed however, that the fixed sight (three dots) 92fs's shot slightly low-both of them shot the same. At self-defense distances it won't matter, but it makes it hard to hit a 4" plate at 20 yards. I had to adjust for it. The Taurus was spot on.
In comparison, other than the differences noted above, I couldn't tell any difference between the Beretta 92fs and the Taurus PT99. They both shot smoothly and flawlessly. I was impressed with both pistols and had a great time.
The steak and 'tater were good too.
