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Tercel89 · 07-23-2008, 07:36 PM

I have always wanted one since I was a kid (25 yrs ago ) . I know that they are now made in the USA and I have heard of the ealy ones having the broken locking block and some frames cracking . Well can some Beretta 92 owners here help me with the facts about this pistol . I am down to really getting one but I want to make sure . I may carry it time to time , yes I know its big , but so are my other carry guns. Any personal experience good or bad is welcomed and appreciated. I am still not sure if I want it new or used.

superdutylover · 07-23-2008, 07:42 PM

Get the third gen lock block and do not worry. Cheap insurance. Overall a good pistol, I liked it and the brazil sister made by Taurus. Some early slide problems but it was corrected, last I heard. Some do not like the 9mm caliber but with HP it fine.

Zim · 07-23-2008, 07:44 PM

Love mine no problems. Right now I'm trying to get the money together so I can get a second one.

qwik48 · 07-23-2008, 07:54 PM

with some hot 124 grains your looking at .357 mag energy.... now look at how many one stop shots have been made with 125 gr .357 jhps...

nuff said. plus 16 rounds of em... the geneva own damn fault.

mobius1 · 07-23-2008, 08:05 PM

I like the 92FS, but my hands are a bit small for them.

If you like the 92 design, check these out; I've always been a big fan of them: Stoeger Cougar Double-Action, Auto-Loading Pistol

Beretta moved some of their machinery to Turkey because it was cheap to make guns there, and they decided to re-manufacture the Beretta 8000 Cougar as the Stoeger Cougar (Stoeger is owned by Beretta, so it's the exact same product with a different logo). It has the rotating barrel found on the Storm, making it accurate and low-recoiling. I'd check into it if you like the 92 design, especially since I've seen it $350 brand new.

The DRis · 07-23-2008, 09:46 PM

Handguns magazine just ran an article about that problem. Basically it was fixed within the first couple of years. Combination of crappy manufacturing and really hot factory loads. Nothing to worry about now. I want one for my collection.

**Se2002** · 07-23-2008, 10:12 PM

The M9 is made in Italy, right?

jeepinbanditrider · 07-23-2008, 10:17 PM

The actual military M9 like all military weapons are manuf. state side even if the company is forigen. Like FN has a plant in Columbia, SC that mauf. all the A4s and SAWs and such for the military.

I've never been a big fan of the M9 (all the ones I've qualed with have been worn slap the F out) or the 92FS just because of their sheer size. And my experiences with the military M9. Most civilian owners love theirs though.

chupacabrachus · 07-23-2008, 10:20 PM

No major problems w/ 92 series anymore. I love mine.

Tercel89 · 07-24-2008, 05:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mobius1

I like the 92FS, but my hands are a bit small for them.

If you like the 92 design, check these out; I've always been a big fan of them: Stoeger Cougar Double-Action, Auto-Loading Pistol

Beretta moved some of their machinery to Turkey because it was cheap to make guns there, and they decided to re-manufacture the Beretta 8000 Cougar as the Stoeger Cougar (Stoeger is owned by Beretta, so it's the exact same product with a different logo). It has the rotating barrel found on the Storm, making it accurate and low-recoiling. I'd check into it if you like the 92 design, especially since I've seen it $350 brand new.

I have the Stoeger Cougar in 9mm . I am a big fan of it . Mine was onl;y $349 new . I bet I have made 3-4 posts here and on Glocktalk about how good the Stoegers Cougar is . So yes, Its awesome. I just want to try out the Beretta 92 . Thanks so much for the suggestion though. Do you have a Stoeger?

07-23-2008, 07:36 PM	#1
Tercel89 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Tn Posts: 765	Beretta M9/92FS I have always wanted one since I was a kid (25 yrs ago ) . I know that they are now made in the USA and I have heard of the ealy ones having the broken locking block and some frames cracking . Well can some Beretta 92 owners here help me with the facts about this pistol . I am down to really getting one but I want to make sure . I may carry it time to time , yes I know its big , but so are my other carry guns. Any personal experience good or bad is welcomed and appreciated. I am still not sure if I want it new or used. __________________ Toyota Tacoma: The A-10 Warthog of trucks The A-10 Warthog : The Toyota Tacoma of planes The Westland Lynx : The Toyota Supra of helicopters

07-23-2008, 07:42 PM	#2
superdutylover XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Glendale AZ soon NC Posts: 65	Get the third gen lock block and do not worry. Cheap insurance. Overall a good pistol, I liked it and the brazil sister made by Taurus. Some early slide problems but it was corrected, last I heard. Some do not like the 9mm caliber but with HP it fine. __________________ He that has never suffered extreme adversity knows not the full extent of his own depravation. - Charles Caleb Colton

07-23-2008, 07:44 PM	#3
Zim XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Reno,NV Posts: 542	Love mine no problems. Right now I'm trying to get the money together so I can get a second one. __________________ My pistols XD 45 tactical XD 45 service compact XD 9 service XD 40 sub-compact Springfield 1911-A1 G.I. Beretta 92fs Sig SP2022 Walther P22 Ruger MKII S&W 640 NAA .22 magnum Vengence isn't a valid motive. Revenge is a emotional response. No, not vengence. Punishment. Sic vis pacem Parabellum. Last edited by Zim; 07-23-2008 at 07:44 PM. Reason: spelling

07-23-2008, 07:54 PM	#4
qwik48 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 158	with some hot 124 grains your looking at .357 mag energy.... now look at how many one stop shots have been made with 125 gr .357 jhps... nuff said. plus 16 rounds of em... the geneva own damn fault. __________________ YES!!! I've got a gun...

07-23-2008, 09:46 PM	#6
The DRis XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oceanside Posts: 667	Handguns magazine just ran an article about that problem. Basically it was fixed within the first couple of years. Combination of crappy manufacturing and really hot factory loads. Nothing to worry about now. I want one for my collection. __________________ SA XD .45 Service - SA Carry Package, Trijicon Night Sights, Extended Mag Release Ruger 10/22 Mossberg 500 Mosin Nagant M91 SA Socom II Urban Camo "Out of every ONE HUNDRED men, TEN should not be here, EIGHTY are nothing but targets, NINE are the real fighters, and we are lucky to have them, for they the battle make." "Ah, but the ONE, ONE of them is a WARRIOR, and he will bring the others back." Heraclitus 500 BC

07-23-2008, 08:05 PM	#5
mobius1 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 20	I like the 92FS, but my hands are a bit small for them. If you like the 92 design, check these out; I've always been a big fan of them: Stoeger Cougar Double-Action, Auto-Loading Pistol Beretta moved some of their machinery to Turkey because it was cheap to make guns there, and they decided to re-manufacture the Beretta 8000 Cougar as the Stoeger Cougar (Stoeger is owned by Beretta, so it's the exact same product with a different logo). It has the rotating barrel found on the Storm, making it accurate and low-recoiling. I'd check into it if you like the 92 design, especially since I've seen it $350 brand new.

07-23-2008, 10:12 PM	#7
Se2002 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: AL Posts: 1,245 Blog Entries: 1	The M9 is made in Italy, right? __________________ If the prospect of having your thumb hit by the bolt is unacceptable do not attempt to load your Garand.

07-23-2008, 10:17 PM	#8
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,836	The actual military M9 like all military weapons are manuf. state side even if the company is forigen. Like FN has a plant in Columbia, SC that mauf. all the A4s and SAWs and such for the military. I've never been a big fan of the M9 (all the ones I've qualed with have been worn slap the F out) or the 92FS just because of their sheer size. And my experiences with the military M9. Most civilian owners love theirs though. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

07-23-2008, 10:20 PM	#9
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,383	No major problems w/ 92 series anymore. I love mine.

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