Originally posted by pedropcola: Over on the other forum they are mad bashing WC and Beretta right now. I may have stuck my foot in it because I think they are complaining about minor stuff without even shooting the guns.
Me love my 92’s. This franken gun rivals my 92G-SD, except I do like the serrated frame. Although the LTT VZ grips are super grippy and make up for that. (When my son isn’t looking I’m changing the grips back). Lol
One of the reasons I kinda tread lightly these days. My dry firing far exceeds my keyboard strokes by thousands and most that complain are probably opposite.
That being said I'm very intrigued by the Langdon trigger kit for my other 92. How hard is it to install? I'm mildly mechanically inclined.
It's not hard - I went slow and it took maybe an hour - that's watching, looking, watching again, then going through it all slowly.
I think the only tool I would have liked to have is a small crochet hook for the trigger spring, but even then I managed by using a paperclip and bending it into a small hook.
Everything else was surprisingly simple with LTT and others videos available.
June 05, 2018, 04:22 PM
pedropcola
Yea, I need to type less. I just find it difficult when somebody complains about aesthetics and sends it back never having fired a shot. All because Bill Wilson stamped his rollmark on it. But there I go again. I can’t help myself. Lol
The 92 is easily the most take apart friendly metal gun. You can take frame down to bare in about 5 minutes. I personally think the only even mildly challenging part is installing the sear spring. Now installing the G conversion is cuss worthy. Just remember do it inside a ziplock bag. Trust me.
June 05, 2018, 04:25 PM
RHINOWSO
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Now installing the G conversion is cuss worthy. Just remember do it inside a ziplock bag. Trust me.
I survived the G-conversion unscathed but I see Beretta learned to send a couple of extra springs with each kit... lol... it was probably beginners luck for me!
June 05, 2018, 07:29 PM
PGT
its easy to do the G kit without the bag if you keep your thumb over the path of ejection. I found that easier than building a ship model in a bottle, so to speak.
One nice thing about Inox slides is that you can polish the rails and feed strip. Its quite normal to have machine tool marks on the feed strip; I've had to use a file to work them off, then 200/400/800gr than stone and then Flitz polish. Comes out with a mirror shine and glides over the hammer. That's one step in the "action tune" that AAGW does (to a less extent, Wilson Combat as they don't spend nearly as much time). I can post a few before/after pics of the process if that's helpful. Think Elite II levels of "slide rides on bearings" feel
June 05, 2018, 07:31 PM
jljones
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Originally posted by piedrarc:
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Originally posted by pedropcola: Over on the other forum they are mad bashing WC and Beretta right now. I may have stuck my foot in it because I think they are complaining about minor stuff without even shooting the guns.
Me love my 92’s. This franken gun rivals my 92G-SD, except I do like the serrated frame. Although the LTT VZ grips are super grippy and make up for that. (When my son isn’t looking I’m changing the grips back). Lol
One of the reasons I kinda tread lightly these days. My dry firing far exceeds my keyboard strokes by thousands and most that complain are probably opposite.
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June 05, 2018, 07:51 PM
piedrarc
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Originally posted by jljones:
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Originally posted by piedrarc:
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Originally posted by pedropcola: Over on the other forum they are mad bashing WC and Beretta right now. I may have stuck my foot in it because I think they are complaining about minor stuff without even shooting the guns.
Me love my 92’s. This franken gun rivals my 92G-SD, except I do like the serrated frame. Although the LTT VZ grips are super grippy and make up for that. (When my son isn’t looking I’m changing the grips back). Lol
One of the reasons I kinda tread lightly these days. My dry firing far exceeds my keyboard strokes by thousands and most that complain are probably opposite.
Originally posted by pedropcola: Yea, I need to type less. I just find it difficult when somebody complains about aesthetics and sends it back never having fired a shot.
Oh I wasn’t referring to you, I peeked over at the thread you were referring to. I agree with you 100%.
I'm curious about the flush cut/reverse crown barrel job. Who did it? I just bought a 92FS from SCsigs and I think I want to do that
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June 21, 2018, 08:52 PM
wolfe 21
Can anyone tell me if the flush spring cups from the Elite models without the lanyard loop are available anywhere? Thinking I might like to give one a try.
A Perpetual Disappointment...
June 21, 2018, 09:34 PM
Snake207
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Originally posted by wolfe 21: Can anyone tell me if the flush spring cups from the Elite models without the lanyard loop are available anywhere? Thinking I might like to give one a try.
I'm curious about the flush cut/reverse crown barrel job
While I'm not sure who did this one, I know Wilson Combat will do it. I was just thinking today about sending my M9A1 in to have this very thing done, along with one or two things.)
Guy over at the Beretta forum named WAL does some very reasonable work on Berettas. I have had him cut and crown numerous barrels and drill a FS slide for fiber optics. Good stuff.
June 21, 2018, 10:59 PM
Hamden106
I legged out with my 92FS in 2004. It has a fit bushing on the barrel and modified LPA sight. Also Roddy did some trigger work. It is definitely good for 4-5 inch groups offhand at 50yds.
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June 22, 2018, 01:09 AM
Chowser
I had no issues with the G conversion on my old 92F. I had issues with it not returning to fire on my Brigadier FS slide so I sent it to WAL for an install and a right side lever delete. He was very fast and it looks and works great.
I had Josh at AGW cut and crown the Brigadier barrel and thread my 92F barrel.
I'm on vacation so let me see if I can dig up some pics from my old photobucket.
Here's a close up of the barrel in my 92F
and where it normally is since I use the 92F as a suppressor host
Not minority enough!
June 22, 2018, 06:03 AM
CQB60
It’s amazing how much better they look with the barrels cut down and crowned.
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June 22, 2018, 07:33 AM
wolfe 21
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Originally posted by Snake207:
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Originally posted by wolfe 21: Can anyone tell me if the flush spring cups from the Elite models without the lanyard loop are available anywhere? Thinking I might like to give one a try.
Thanks for the link, but I don't think I'm that interested. A normal one is like $3-4. I might give making one a try.This message has been edited. Last edited by: wolfe 21, June 22, 2018 08:57 AM
A Perpetual Disappointment...
June 22, 2018, 09:19 AM
Snake207
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Originally posted by wolfe 21:
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Originally posted by Snake207:
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Originally posted by wolfe 21: Can anyone tell me if the flush spring cups from the Elite models without the lanyard loop are available anywhere? Thinking I might like to give one a try.
^^^^ I scored them on sale, I think $12.99 each. So keep watch you might have some luck.
Still cheaper than the WC Mag guide thingy, I think those are $45 or something!
June 22, 2018, 03:24 PM
Snake207
Rhino: I'll have to keep look-out for them to go on sale. Thanks for the heads-up.
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WC Mag guide thingy
These things really don't blow my skirt up, and I think piedrarc is in the same boat.
One came on my CenTac, and it's...meh. Doesn't hurt by any means, but doesn't really help me all that much. YMMV
This, on the other hand, does interest me. I may have to get one and be a guinea pig. It would put me over into ESP for IDPA (looks like it should fit in the box), but I wonder if the magwell alone is enough of an advantage vs just staying in SSP.)
