What do you think about the Taurus PT 92?

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I traded an extra Krag sporter that I had for a nearly new stainless model with rail and four mags. I have had Beretta 92/96 series pistols around on and off since 1996. I have always shot them well and am used to how to handle one.

Despite their nearly 30 year production history I have not had a Taurus cousin of the Beretta 92 before.

It seems like a well made gun I suppose...in a shiny sort of way. I saw a blued one selling for 499 so I probably got an okay deal. A bit of work with a Dremel should ield some more useful mags from old Beretta mags.

I remember Jan Libourel used to tout the Taurus 92, but then he also used to tout their snubs which I had bad experience with.

I have other 9 mm pistols, but I rather like the safety location and operation of the Taurus.

Anyone else have or use one?
 
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The Taurus PT-92 was what the Beretta 92 looked like before the JSSAP put their 3 cents into the specs and came up with the M9.

Supposedly it's what the Brazillian military used. And ya could carry it cocked & locked.

I sold a lot of them back in the early 90s when a Beretta was almost twice the price IF ya could get one.

They held up surprisinly well , even though some people liked to shoot them with the Isreali +P+ ammo that was going around back then. Saw a few with cracked locking blocks.

I have much more regard for Taurus autos than revolvers.

IIRC , Jan Libourel also liked Llama revolvers , which are just as bad , if not worse than Taurus wheelguns!
 
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I had one long ago. While not a horrible gun, i wouldnt trade/sell/exchange/purchase/acquire ehen i already had the real thing

From my understanding the PT is a Beretta licensed copy but my problem in this case is with Taurus quality control

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I had one and liked it. It was accurate and reliable. I think they're great guns. I traded mine even up for a nickle 19-3!
 
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I skipped extravagances (like movies and such) until I could buy my M-92FS, but my daughter used to date a college student who worked as a guard.

He had a Taurus and liked it. But he wasn' t really much into guns, and was price concious.

If I could get a Star M-30s for that money, I might go that route, although Star is out of business now and parts might be an issue, if ever needed. The guns seem to stand up to use very well. The M-30 is a little chunky in the hand, but has a nice rubber grip and feels pretty good.

But you already have this M-92. If an older one, they had a pretty good rep. Those that I've handled were well finished. Don't know about current quality, but doubt that they re-designed the locking block as Beretta has, now on a third generation that seems to hold up much better than the original.

For that money, I'd have looked for a good used Ruger or S&W stainless .357, but guess that you wanted a 9mm auto. At that price point, the PT-92 is one of the few I'd consider.

Good luck with it. Let us know how you like it.
 
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If I could get a Star M-30s for that money, I might go that route, although Star is out of business now and parts might be an issue, if ever needed. The guns seem to stand up to use very well. The M-30 is a little chunky in the hand, but has a nice rubber grip and feels pretty good.
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Yessir!

I bought my Star 30 right after Interarms died and one of the distributors was blowing them out for $200. Had it grey parkerized and tefloned. Rugged and accurate , it'll hold up to the hottest 9mm +P+ ammo. I wouldn't worry about broken parts. They're all pretty massive.

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Also have a few M-43 Firestars in the safe.

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And I see an Astra 400 there, too. Is it chambered in 9mm Bayard Long? ((9mm Largo)?

When Peter O'Donnell armed Modesty Blaise in the later books with a Star PD .45, I wish that he'd opted for the Firestar in 9mm. I think it'd be a better choice for a concealed gun. Actually, a Super S .380 would conceal well, too, or the ittle DS (?) .380 that was too small to import here after 1968.

Although Star had a spotty rep for heat treating and some firing pins weren't inertial, they had some good designs. I miss them.
 
I still have a Taurus PT 99 (adjustable sight version) purchased at least 30 years ago. Shoots like a house afire,.

Back in the day, Beretta built a factory in Brazil, as a condition of supplying the army with their autos. After the contract was fulfilled, the factory was purchased (given ?) to Brazil, and Taurus promptly started making Beretta clones, renamed. Same machinery, same gun, with no changes that I am aware of.

These are the "old" pattern, no hammer drop, safety on the frame, instead of the slide.

Had a local gunsmith do a trigger job, added some checkered rubber grips and I am fond of it. Gets a bit hairy, easing the hammer forward, when "safeing" the pistol, but haven't accidentally fired it doing that. It can be carried cocked, and locked.

I carry Glocks for serious purposes, but would feel well armed, if the Taurus had to fill in.

The larger, heavier gun, makes shooting well, a breeze. Federal 9BP 115 gr. HP, chronographs a bit over 1200 fps, with the longer barrel, enough for me. Recoils like a .22 with that ammo.
 
Have owned a number of both PT92s and PT99s over the years. All were very good guns, don't have the "big name" of Beretta but they go bang every time I pull the trigger with no problems.
 
I have 3 Taurus revolvers, all large frame, and I am very fond of them. They all need custom grips, in my view. The quality is superior; the customer service has been hit and miss, but my last 2 times were very positive. I am particular about my guns, and they have always addressed what others may have considered picky.
 
About 15 years ago I was given a Taurus PT92 by a business associate who did not want it around the house. No magazine with the gun. I located a couple of magazines and ran a couple hundred rounds of various ammunition through it (factory & hand loads). No problems at all, very accurate, good trigger pull.

One of my sons needed a house gun and, since he had been trained on the Beretta M9 while in the service, I gave it to him. He has been quite satisfied with it.

On the other hand, one of my employees also works in a gun shop that offered Taurus handguns for several years, but dropped them because of a very high rate of warranty returns. Apparently Taurus offers about the best warranty in the business, but there could be a good reason for that.
 
The Taurus PT-92 and its whole series are the greatest things that Taurus makes and have a great record for reliability. My only standing complaint against them is I wish they would do something about that super slick front and back of the grip. I know my old non decocker model has never given me the first bit of problem:

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Have a SS (or is it satin nickle?) PT92 as a truck gun. Got it cheap. Also came into a bunch of free 20 and 30 rd. magazines.
Shoots good, never a malfunction, reasonable accurate.
It's an example of something Taurus does well.
 
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