Difference between 92F's

[holly]

what are the differences between the us and italian made beretta 92f? which is better? thanks

[pnkssbtz]

IIRC the 92f you could yank the slide off for disasembly. The 92fs supposedly fixed it so you couldn't do this...

[holly]

sorry, it is actually a 92fs but one is made in usa and the other italy. which one is better and why?
thanks

[pnkssbtz]

Sorry, don't know that much about Beretta's.


Try reading this?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beretta_92F

[kantstudien]

The Italian ones can be lubed with a simple marinara?

[Sheldon]

Both the same as far as I know. The Italian ones might be a little smoother and have a better finish, at least that has been the case with the 92 FS ones.

[kg6mti]

Both the same as far as I know. The Italian ones might be a little smoother and have a better finish, at least that has been the case with the 92 FS ones.

Sorry Sheldon they are not the same. Below is a quote from the Beretta USA website.

"The difference between the Model 92F and the 92FS is the size of the hammer pin head. As a result of this dimensional difference, the Model 92FS has additional cuts to the slide and the left hand grip panel. "

[smle-man]

The 92FS has a slide capture feature in the event the slide breaks. This was added after the U.S. Military had a couple of slides fracture and break from using +P+ ammunition. The 92F lacks this feature. The Italian made 92F that I owned also had a metal spring guide rod. The U.S. made 92FS that I purchased about 2 years ago has a plastic spring guide rod.

[ghideon]

The 92FS has a slide capture feature in the event the slide breaks. This was added after the U.S. Military had a couple of slides fracture and break from using +P+ ammunition. The 92F lacks this feature. The Italian made 92F that I owned also had a metal spring guide rod. The U.S. made 92FS that I purchased about 2 years ago has a plastic spring guide rod.

The plastic guide rods didn't always come on American 92FS. My American made 92FS Inox circa 1999 has a metal rod. My Elite2 purchased last year has a plastic one.

[slick_711]

IIRC the 92f you could yank the slide off for disasembly. The 92fs supposedly fixed it so you couldn't do this...

You watch too much TV?

I've never paid too much attention to the exact details between Italian & U.S. made 92s, I have never seen an Italian 92 with an integral rail though. The Italians have tended to be smoother shooters from my experience with 4-5 of them (and 25+ U.S. models) but that may be a mental bias from an Italian shooter.

Either way they've stopped making the U.S. made 92FS, and I wouldn't be surprised if they stop production on the Italian ones, but I don't believe they have yet?

[Rob454]

I had a Italian beretta and it has a single dot on the front and a single dot on the rear sight unlike the more common single dot frotn and dual dot rear sight. Took a while to get used to it. I ended up giving it to my dad cause he liked it
Rob