Which Beretta?

[dave85620]

This why a gave mine to a friend, with better eyes.

I was thinking of using orange or green nail polish on the front sight for better visibility. Wilson Combat will drill out the front dot and replace it with a fiber optic tube, but I'm not so sure I want to do this to my gun.

[SonofWWIIDI]

Buy. Them. All!

[Dimitri A.]

I would say M9A1 for the same reasons others have said. Main reason being that it can serve as a nightstand gun since it has a light rail. Not that a pistol without a rail can’t but options, you know?

You can also get a Brigadier, or Vertec if you want to have a replaceable front sight. Beretta also sells Vertec Slides on their website.

I wouldn’t buy an A3 for off roster prices. A3 is just a Vertec with a threaded barrel (illegal for CA, so you’d have to replace) and decock only feature, which you can retrofit to any 92 series yourself for a fraction of what it would cost you to buy an A3.

[DolphinFan]

92FS INOX a Beautiful gun.

[iareConfusE]

I voted for the M9A1 but I'm biased...

[plumbum]

The one without all that writing all over it - is that the M9? Just looks so iconic, without actually being a desirable gun to me.

[OCEquestrian]

I bought two 92FS' a couple years ago, LE trade-ins from J&G Sales. $329 each, no mags. Filthy dirty, but cleaned up nicely and shoot well. The bores were pristine.

Typical of LE guns...pieces of donuts and french fry in them, holster wear but no rounds down the pipe. ALWAYS a good buy!

[Mr. Beretta]

I voted for the 92FS.

All the choices are great guns but I picked the 92FS because of $$$. Plus you usually find more holster options with a non rail gun.

Finally all of the choices will deliver legendarily reliability the 92 platform is famous for.

Can't go wrong with any of them.

[Old Flash]

For a range gun, M9. Although I've also owned an M9A3 that I really like.
But they are all good choices.

[Che762x39]

I bought two 92FS' a couple years ago, LE trade-ins from J&G Sales. $329 each, no mags. Filthy dirty, but cleaned up nicely and shoot well. The bores were pristine.

The Police Special has "PS" on a shield on the slide. I had one that I let good many years ago. Now the safe is not complete without a 9mm Beretta in it.

[TS77]

everyone mentions the rail on the m9a1, but not the difference in backtrap and frontstrap checking, which i think is the most value add over the 92fs/m9. the checkering greatly improves the grip, and is not something you could cheaply get done on an m9

[saudadeii]

M9A1 gets my vote (yes, I have one).

I was able to score a vertec slide (has removable front site) and put the G mod on it.

[Dimitri A.]

everyone mentions the rail on the m9a1, but not the difference in backtrap and frontstrap checking, which i think is the most value add over the 92fs/m9. the checkering greatly improves the grip, and is not something you could cheaply get done on an m9

This is true. The M9A1 and FS variants (but not the M9) also have a scallop/relief cut on the upper portion of the backstrap, just under the grip tang. This allows for a slightly higher hold, and allows slightly less reach for the trigger finger, which helps for people with smaller hands.

[L84CABO]

I did not see 92x on the list...which would be my choice right now.

With that said, I'm a fan of the heavier Brigadier slide. And all the cool kids shoot a "G" configuration...which is decocker only, no safety. These would be my priorities when choosing a model.

And with THAT said, I'd also look really hard at the Langdon 92 Elite LTT version and the Wilson Combat 92's. An LTT with a Langdon trigger job in it is a sweet shooter for sure. YMMV.

[OCEquestrian]

A 92F was my first handgun. I disagree on the LE trade-ins 'always' being a good deal. I'll even give you, 'more often than not'. But I have definitely seen some thoroughly(!) trashed ones too.

But, of your stated option OP, hell yes, M9A1 all day if you're patient, willing to wait to get one as opposed to a panic buyer.

A panic buyer? You mean all the liberal democrats waiting in lines now? I told the several liberal friends who called looking for guns they could take a test, get a FSC and then wait 10 days to get a gun and who knew if they would find ammo then and they could not buy ammo until purchasing the gun first. I went so far as to have told them that if if got that bad ( and I seriously doubt it will) and their liberal asses showed up at my house, I'd tie them to the front of my truck or to a road barricade.