Beretta 92GTS

April 16, 2024, 02:22 PM

PGT

Beretta 92GTS

"First series" Beretta 92 aka "step-slide" made 1975-1977. They quickly removed the step and the later models in this time period looked the same as this but the simpler slide design.

The 92XI and 92GTS are spiritual successors to this design.

April 16, 2024, 03:15 PM

monoblok

WARNING: temporary off-topic

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Originally posted by V-Tail:
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Originally posted by monoblok:

VIOLA

Exactly. It's a psychosomatic/repressed/psychological/just-plain-psycho thing with me. As a young duckling, Mom thought that it would be sweet that her eldest boy (ahem, me) learn how to play the violin. I wanted the trumpet. Naturally I lost, and Mom got to fulfill some unrequited fantasy through her son for a couple of years. But the orchestra had enough violin players so I got handed a viola instead. Still not a trumpet, like my best friend got to play. Oh, the shame of it all! The trauma and emotion scarring of that experience survives to this day. :sad, very sad:

'Voila' has no meaning for me; I ain't French. Spelling it and even saying it the other way is my coping mechanism. Like a Looney Toons dialog, sufferin' succotash, dag nab it! And that's my story and I'ma stickin' to it.

VIOLA!

April 17, 2024, 02:51 PM

Vaftocr

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Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
^^^^^
Thanks. That Taurus PT92 is a clean-looking pistol.

“The Taurus PT92 is a double action/single action, double-stack-magazine fed, short recoil-operated, semi-automatic 9mm pistol manufactured by Taurus in the Beretta factory in São Paulo, Brazil. …’

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_PT92

April 17, 2024, 03:22 PM

bac1023

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Originally posted by patw:
Nice looking gun and looks intriguing. Even after watching the video, I wish Beretta would take after Taurus' version of the 92, with the decocker/safety positioning/design. It takes a good amount of effort to decock the hammer with a downward push, after pushing down the engaged safety from the up position on the Taurus. With that said, I do love the Beretta pistols I have.

Taurus copied the original Beretta 92.

April 17, 2024, 03:23 PM

bac1023

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Originally posted by PGT:
"First series" Beretta 92 aka "step-slide" made 1975-1977. They quickly removed the step and the later models in this time period looked the same as this but the simpler slide design.

The 92XI and 92GTS are spiritual successors to this design.

Had a couple step slides. Cool pieces of history.