Agreed that these aren't uber-compact, but just like a <$750 LE6920, a <$450 metal Beretta is hard to pass up, especially with the current renaissance of Beretta 92s with LTT / WC / AGW doing great work and offering a lot of drop in parts / modifications / etc.
Word is we'll see some new stuff in the next 4 months from Beretta, rumor is more Centurions with dovetailed sights, etc, etc.
I bought mine years ago, for about $500. It was in like new condition and I knew the guy from other deals.
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I did Buds, I've used them many times with no issues. $429 cash price and $5 for shipping insurance to my FFL, who charges $20+5 for transfer.
Beretta's are that rare weapon that I'll own without really having a use for one. While many point out how the company has fallen behind at times, they have been making weapons for CENTURIES and still have the ability to make a weapon that works and is beautiful with the Model 80 and 90 lineups.
And with Langdon's JTIAB, you can get 95% of a custom gunsmith job for $165. No need to ship back and forth for $50+ each way, plus $200-500 for custom work. $165, some punches while following a Youtube video gets you an action better than soooo many custom jobs it's not funny.
My PX4 Compact fills the compact DA/SA pistol role perfectly. (G19 size, 15 +1 capacity, etc.)
That being said - I really want a 92 Compact. It would definitely be a "just because" buy. I shoot my other 92s so well that the Compact would be a logical choice to add.
Originally posted by jhe888: Those are very tempting. If I had ANY use for one, I'd get one.
This ^^^^^
I've always kind of had my eye on one, but it's pretty darn low on The List.
One of my best friends, best shot with a handgun I've ever known, had one as his first center-fire pistol. Could not perform with that pistol to his expectations to save his soul. Sent it back to Beretta. They insisted it was fine. Tried again. Wasn't happening.
Then, one frustrating day at a range, struck up a conversation with a guy shooting a Sig. Related his problem. Guy offered to let my buddy try his Sig. Shootin' one ragged hole right out of the gate. That was it: The Beretta got traded-in for a Sig and my buddy became a Sigaholic. That was how I was introduced to Sigs.
"America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system,,,, but too early to shoot the bastards." -- Claire Wolfe "If we let things terrify us, life will not be worth living." -- Seneca the Younger, Roman Stoic philosopher
Yeah, I normally don't buy 'just because' guns. If it was even $75 more at $500, I wouldn't have bought it. But $429 is damn cheap for a new Italian made Beretta 92 of any flavor.
