Beretta 92

[Jeff C.]

Oddly enough David, I am thinking about purchasing a Beretta Model 92. Every time I have qualified with the M9, I have fired expert, and have been EXTREMELY comfortable with that gun in my hand, moreso than with an M16A2.

Thoughts?

Jeff Cook

[David Craik]

Jeff, good on you. I can't shoot that thing worth a damn, even though I own a Taurus 92 (Brigadier model of the Beretta - pretty much the exact same gun). I qualify, but definately not anything to write home about. Must be the 'crunchenticker' syndrome. Wish they would let me qualify with my .357 revolver, or a 1911 :D

If that pistol fits you well, go for it!

[Cliff Hargrave]

I have the same feeling with my Sig P229. It's fat, heavy, and the trigger is long, but I am dead on accurate with it. I can ace every qualification we have had with it. I love my Glock but I can't shoot quite as good with it. I think I am going to swap my dad for his Sig P220 45 for awhile and play with it. I am dead on with it too. Strange.....

[David Craik]

Guess it all depends on the shooter.

Many years ago, shortly after I graduated boot camp (okay, they had just invented guns at the time), I went home with my then-fiancee, and with some friends went and bought some targets to go shooting. One style of these I got was an "FBI Hostage" target where there's a scary-looking dude holding a woman hostage. You gotta hit the perp without ventilating the woman.

Well, feeling my oats and reckoning I was a big bad Marine I went way across the little valley with my friend's scoped .30-06, just about 800 yards. Bam! And my friends all laughed..."Wow, you are a Marine and you missed the target altogether!!"

Closer inspection revealed that the black lines on the "perp's" forehead had hidden the shot hole though - I had shot him right between the eyes, couldn't have been more perfect if I had stabbed a pencil in his forehead exactly where I wanted the hole.

"Oohh", "Ahhh"...such a good shot! So, of course I feel extra big and bad now and step to the target, drawing the PT 92 from my Galco F.L.E.T.C.H. holster and expecting to obliterate the "perp's" face. I killed the "hostage" thoroughly as hell. Maybe three rounds actually hit the "perp". "First rule"...says I..."take the hostage out of the equation!" "Ahh....of course!" say my friends. I whisper to my future wife: "Make sure I never have this thing if you're ever taken hostage" She quietly pulled out my revolver from the shooting bag and put it in my hand, and I shoot quite respectably the rest of the afternoon. :laugh:

Can't do squat except qualify with the M9 either.

[TonyU]

Oddly enough David, I am thinking about purchasing a Beretta Model 92. Every time I have qualified with the M9, I have fired expert, and have been EXTREMELY comfortable with that gun in my hand, moreso than with an M16A2.

Thoughts?

Jeff Cook
I'd say go for it. I used to be biased based on the problems the military were having with them.
Recently a coworker purchased a 92F and allowed me to shoot it.
I was pleasently surprised. Shot and handled very well. Right after that I entered a local gun store and got a chance to handle a Vertec. Nice! Very similar to a 92F except the backstrap is straight like a .45 and accomodates a light. I'm debating purchasing one.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/aburena/M92FS_Vertec_Inox_S_maxi.jpg

[Jeff C.]

Thanks for the expert advice, guys. It is now on my shopping list!

Jeff Cook

[SteyrAUG]

I have the same feeling with my Sig P229. It's fat, heavy, and the trigger is long, but I am dead on accurate with it. I can ace every qualification we have had with it. I love my Glock but I can't shoot quite as good with it. I think I am going to swap my dad for his Sig P220 45 for awhile and play with it. I am dead on with it too. Strange.....

I have used nearly every modern handgun known to man and my primary use handgun is also a SIG (P226 in my case). I personally think the trigger is a dream. It is terribly reliable and always on.