I like them, but don't own one. The M9 was the first auto pistol I ever shot, as an officer candidate. I liked it then, and I still do, but I have no need for a duty sized 9mm. I don't own a P226 for the same reason. Too big for any use I could have.

If I tripped over one at a "can't leave this here" price, I'd happily own one just for the range.

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Originally posted by konata88:
Pros / cons to the slide design that basically fully exposes the barrel? I'm sure fine for range use. But what reasonable dirty situations? I'm guessing also fine but not sure. Like if dropped in mud/sand....

They work dirty. Don’t buy into that crap.

Love them. The Vertec is great. The LTT is top notch. As a caveat I still love me some Sig too. But, there just something about the Beretta....

I fell in love w/ them when I went to a CC to get my AAS in Police Science. The semi auto we used for training was the Beretta 92FS. The firearms instructor retired from an agency that had the 92 issued. He told me that when the college went to semi autos they like the military had a tie between the 92 and the P226 and like the military the Beretta gave the college a better price for the purchase of about 20 pistols and some extra mags. The college went to semi autos for training in ‘88-‘89. So that made sense as the big front runners for semi-auto in a LE/LE training setting. They currently run Glock 17’s and S&W M&P’s.

I have a 92X compact which fits my needs perfectly and is amazingly accurate. I had to sell a few guns recently due to some big home repairs but will keep the compact at minimum.

I've owned a plain Jane 92FS for several years now. Don't shoot it often, but always enjoy it when it comes with me to the range. Easy to shoot and accurate. The size makes it more of a sidearm, so I doubt it would ever make it into the carry rotation. A solid, somewhat iconic pistol--what's not to like?

I’d say that the Beretta 92 is my favorite DA/SA pistol and quite possibly one of my flat out favorite pistols period. It’s a great pistol with an amazing trigger reset in my opinion.

Owned and carried a Beretta 92 Compact and have carried 84s and 85s too.
All completely reliable, accurate and durable.
Excellent duty or carry pistols.
I moved away from the 92 in favor of a slimmer pistol. But if I find a Compact Inox cheap, I will jump.

Well, we all know what M thinks of them...

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But I would love to have a Beretta-made Browning BDA 380...

I carried an M9 when we transitioned from the 1911, never had a problem with them. But due to the military not being flexible, the M9 was not for those of small stature or small hand....the gun worked fine and as long as you cleaned the seawater out of it, it didn’t self destruct. But seawater doesn’t mix well with any guns.

I would and did put my life on the line with an M9, but my preference would be something else, if I were still doing that job (G19 with night sights)

I almost went with Beretta when thinking about my first handgun, mainly because our military had adopted it. Eventually went with Sig, however.

The San Francicso Police Dept issued 92s for a while, but eventually dropped them due to accuracy problems. Not sure what ammo they were using, but there was an issue with keyholing, of all things. They switched to P226s.

I once asked an SF cop how he liked the new Siggies, and he said he loved it, and actually admitted he hated Berettas. I've never even handled one, so I wouldn't know.

I own a few. I like them well enough but I wouldn't call it anything resembling "love", at least without a trigger job.

Utterly reliable and classic. The trigger pull always put me off but, with the Langdon job now, it's easy to get one of the best DA/SA triggers going. The size never bothered me as I have large hands. Their styling is classic and it's one of the few guns with "sex appeal".

I respect them, don't love them. The Wilson Brigadier I have is one of my favorites.

I have long fingers. I love them. Extremely comfortable grip.
And I could sit for hours racking the slide, hypnotized by that locking block.

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Originally posted by kkina:
The San Francicso Police Dept issued 92s for a while, but eventually dropped them due to accuracy problems. Not sure what ammo they were using, but there was an issue with keyholing, of all things. They switched to P226s.

IIRC, they were issuing Remington Golden Sabre. I believe it was an ammo problem as every 92 that I've shot...about 6...has been very accurate.

I carried a Beretta 96 (.40) for a while on my SIG department because I couldn't stand the 229 they issued. It was likely the most accurate .40 I've ever owned.

With it's combination of straight line feed and the largest ejection port in the industry, it was also the most reliable pistol I've ever owned. I took a 2-day class from Ernie Langdon and he did a trigger job on it after the first day. The only things I've replaced on mine was an upgraded trigger block and worn recoil springs

Love Berettas. Bought 3 in the past 18 months (Italian M9A3, 92FS, 92A1). Wasn't always so. When I started in LE back in 1989, the 92 was red hot with Willis, Gibson, and the military contract.

Back then, I hated it. Huge grip. Long, heavy DA. Gigantic. Badly placed decocker/safety. No G decocker-only option that I recall in the late 80s/early 90s. I hated how the barrel extended past the slide. Later, the Checkmate magazine issue with the military happened and I stuck with Glocks and Classic Sigs.

Two years ago, a buddy of mine bought a 92A1. I was blown away by the quality, lack of recoil, and trigger improvements (he used Wilson Combat parts to upgrade his pistol). I was so impressed that I decided to get an M9A3 and that sealed the deal. I feel like I've missed a lot of time with a superb handgun.

I was just looking at Beretta parts before I came across this thread. Ironic. Before I read this, and probably because I'm watching Den of Thieves again on Netflix, I was thinking about the LAPD and LASD, who both carried Berettas for years. As opinionated as cops are toward duty guns, I can never remember reading a single bad thing about Berettas from those two agencies in all the years that they carried them. Tons of Berettas were issued by LAPD/LASD over a lot of years and with many gunfights, so that speaks well of the brand that the complaints were very few. A Beretta with factory or Mec-Gar mags and a good light grease has proven itself to still be relevant.

I am also a sig guy but there is something about an early 92fs inox with all stainless controls that you have to have in your collection . Just my opinion

Love them, I own half a dozen. And in 50 years shooting handguns, I have yet to drop one in the mud.

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Originally posted by konata88:
Pros / cons to the slide design that basically fully exposes the barrel? I'm sure fine for range use. But what reasonable dirty situations? I'm guessing also fine but not sure. Like if dropped in mud/sand....

It actually worked out the opposite way. The lack of slide doesn't give crud anywhere to hide. I've owned three 92FS pistols, not including the ones the Army gave me. It's one of the few handguns I've put serious rounds through that I've never had a malfunction with. That's right, not a single FTF\FTE\FT anything. I still have a stainless one that I'll probably keep forever.

I’ve moved away from DA/SA, and never liked a slide mounted safety. I’d like to try one of the special edition steel frame SAO if they weren’t so rare and expensive.

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Originally posted by Fredward:
Love them, I own half a dozen. And in 50 years shooting handguns, I have yet to drop one in the mud.

LMFAO....that's the funniest line I've heard this year ! I love it !