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Posted: 10/31/2014 10:57:48 AM EDT
head over to Southern Ohio Gun. They have them in stock for $295!
Excellent deal. They claim they came from the Italian Police and have no wear and are unfired. Be aware, the mag release is different than standard 92 pistols, so you'll need to purchase different mags or figure out how to mod your existing ones. Still great for the collectors. |
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PSA for $289
Bought one Now school me on it! Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I was looking at the PSA guns. Are these things any good? Do they use most of the standerd "M9 GI parts" like used mags and all of that stuff from the 92FS? I was thinking it might make a fun cheap suppressor host. ADCO looks like they can thread the factory barrel.
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I was looking at the PSA guns. Are these things any good? Do they use most of the standerd "M9 GI parts" like used mags and all of that stuff from the 92FS? I was thinking it might make a fun cheap suppressor host. ADCO looks like they can thread the factory barrel. View Quote read about mags |
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I ordered one from SOG since they state that they basically look new and unfired. The ones from PSA are a crap shoot, you may get a beater or you may get a decent looking one. Mine should be here on Wednesday. Now to buy a few extra mags.
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I ordered one from SOG since they state that they basically look new and unfired. The ones from PSA are a crap shoot, you may get a beater or you may get a decent looking one. Mine should be here on Wednesday. Now to buy a few extra mags. View Quote read this for mags |
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Thanks for the link. I am buying mine from here. They look to have the cut out so they should work. I went to Cableas and Academy over the weekend and they wanted $35 each for them, no way was I paying that price. I'm buying three so they would be screwing me.
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Thanks for the link. I am buying mine from here. They look to have the cut out so they should work. I went to Cableas and Academy over the weekend and they wanted $35 each for them, no way was I paying that price. I'm buying three so they would be screwing me. View Quote Midway for $20 or buds for $17. No sense in paying that price from 44mag Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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I got mine yesterday from Southern Ohio Gun.....worth every red cent! It was advertised as new and it is every bit of that! I could believe that this gun look brand new and NEVER fired. My advice is to get one before they are gone. For those that saw my post regarding grips, I took a chance and bought wood grips from Midway with the medallions and had 30 mins of dremel work for the notch out and then the opposite grip needed some light inside notching so the mag would release. Easy work and looks now and feels like a museum piece! BTW my gun is SA/DA and is a metal frame.
Get one you will not regret it and if you do I felt Southern Ohio Gun treated me right! |
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Picking mine up today or tomorrow and got my mags from midway on Friday. Man I feel like Christams is here early after reading the post above about the how good the gun looks.
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Picked up mine
Pics later Carried a lot, needs cerakote on the slide. Looks like it hasn't been shot a lot. DA/SA My FFL had another waiting to be picked up too I'm ignorant of beretta's. Is there a serial number on the barrel? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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View Quote Have you shot it? Do you think it's worth the $$ |
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Have you shot it? I'll shoot it sunday. I've got about 250 rnds of various ammo to run through it. I mean, a 9mm service weapon for under $300. Granted the mag release is unintuitve and hard to operate one handed but c'mon, you can't win 'em all. That said, you should be able to find a 92FS for like $450. Mine will strictly be a suppressor host/range toy |
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I read they have been inspected at the beretta factory before being imported. Is there any need to change out the recoil springs with new ones.
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I read they have been inspected at the beretta factory before being imported. Is there any need to change out the recoil springs with new ones. View Quote Just measure the spring on the one you get. If it's 5" or shorter (the lentgh of the barrel when the gun is field stripped) then you need a new spring. |
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Just measure the spring on the one you get. If it's 5" or shorter (the lentgh of the barrel when the gun is field stripped) then you need a new spring. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I read they have been inspected at the beretta factory before being imported. Is there any need to change out the recoil springs with new ones. Just measure the spring on the one you get. If it's 5" or shorter (the lentgh of the barrel when the gun is field stripped) then you need a new spring. I put a new wolff 13# spring in my 92S last night and the OEM spring was at least 3/4" shorter than the wolff spring. |
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Mine was about 1/8" shorter than a 15 # wolff spring. The orginial was about 5-1/8 or 3/16 long. Guess you never know without checking. By the way never heard about the 5" or barrel length test, great way for a quick check while cleaning.
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Mine was about 1/8" shorter than a 15 # wolff spring. The orginial was about 5-1/8 or 3/16 long. Guess you never know without checking. By the way never heard about the 5" or barrel length test, great way for a quick check while cleaning. View Quote It's the standard Army inspection criteria. I would replace the spring before it got there as you did. Cheap insurance. |
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View Quote ] Nice Grips! Who made them and are there other colors or woods to choose from? |
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Jayson at LOK grips. Golfball pattern, OD Brown color. One week turnaround when he received funds A little extra $$ to get them without the standard cutout for a normal mag release. The caveat was that getting them cut with a cutout for the heel release was cost prohibitive so an hour with a dremel and some files and I cut my own heel release cutout. It isn't terribly pretty, hence why I photographed that side of the gun but it really does work. I did speak with Keith at VZ grips first and they were unable to reprogram their machines to make them without the cutout for a normal mag release. He said they make grips in batches of 10. Maybe he'd be open to a group buy. lol Anyways, even with a small surcharge and shipping included, LOK grips were less than off-the-shelf, unmodified VZ grips FWIW Quoted:
Nice Grips! Who made them and are there other colors or woods to choose from? LOK grips Sig, Beretta, 1911, Ruger, CZ grips. |
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Given that this thread is about the 92S, and by association, aftermarket grips, you should post a pic of the other side of the gun to show the mod you made to the grip for the mag release. Regardless of how it turned out for you, there is some value to seeing the finished product. It would help others to decide if it would be worthwhile or not before purchasing aftermarket grips and attempting it themselves (we all know how expensive grips can be). Also, if there is something you feel you messed up during modification, explaining that will allow others to adjust their attempts so they're more successful without having to start over at square 1. It sucks to be the guinea pig, but sometimes it is necessary and it is always definitely valuable.
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Given that this thread is about the 92S, and by association, aftermarket grips, you should post a pic of the other side of the gun to show the mod you made to the grip for the mag release. Regardless of how it turned out for you, there is some value to seeing the finished product. It would help others to decide if it would be worthwhile or not before purchasing aftermarket grips and attempting it themselves (we all know how expensive grips can be). Also, if there is something you feel you messed up during modification, explaining that will allow others to adjust their attempts so they're more successful without having to start over at square 1. It sucks to be the guinea pig, but sometimes it is necessary and it is always definitely valuable. View Quote Fair enough. I'll get a pic tonight. The issue was the OEM grips have a slight curve to them kinda hugging the heel mag release. I basically made a square cut and then rounded and shaped from there. There is just more open space around the mag release than is pleasing to the eye compared to the plastic OEM grips. Hope that makes sense until I can get a pic. Another not is you'll need to do some relieving of the inside of the other grip b/c when you press the mag release, it protrudes from the other side of the frame. |
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Given that this thread is about the 92S, and by association, aftermarket grips, you should post a pic of the other side of the gun to show the mod you made to the grip for the mag release. Regardless of how it turned out for you, there is some value to seeing the finished product. It would help others to decide if it would be worthwhile or not before purchasing aftermarket grips and attempting it themselves (we all know how expensive grips can be). Also, if there is something you feel you messed up during modification, explaining that will allow others to adjust their attempts so they're more successful without having to start over at square 1. It sucks to be the guinea pig, but sometimes it is necessary and it is always definitely valuable. http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll241/ppcseniortrip/IMG_9047.jpg Wow that actually looks really good, nice job! |
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Given that this thread is about the 92S, and by association, aftermarket grips, you should post a pic of the other side of the gun to show the mod you made to the grip for the mag release. Regardless of how it turned out for you, there is some value to seeing the finished product. It would help others to decide if it would be worthwhile or not before purchasing aftermarket grips and attempting it themselves (we all know how expensive grips can be). Also, if there is something you feel you messed up during modification, explaining that will allow others to adjust their attempts so they're more successful without having to start over at square 1. It sucks to be the guinea pig, but sometimes it is necessary and it is always definitely valuable. http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll241/ppcseniortrip/IMG_9047.jpg Wow that actually looks really good, nice job! Thanks. I need to "ramp" or angle the top left portion b/c currently, the release sits about at the same level as the grip so it's easy to try to depress it and not get it all the way. Work in progress fo sho. |
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hey guys
i ordered one of these from Buds and it was not as good shape as the others but internals are pretty much new. my slide has rust on the left side of the slide and maybe 20% bluing left. just a heads up if your looking for magazines i just ordered 10 from this side. the are used but for 15 bucks you cant go wrong. all 10 looks to me in VG+ condition with a couple looking to be new. when you order from them tell them to make use they are the European style (they will know what you are talking about). good people to deal with. http://www.chestnutridge.com/products/mags.asp Whos2kno |
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Well I just bought one from PSA today for black friday.... Never ordered a gun online before. It showed a list of FFLs in my area and I just picked one i shop at alot. Do I need to notify them that I am sending the gun there or do I just go in and do a 4473 and pick it up?
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Here is my attempt at using CDNN Factory Beretta 92SB Wood Grips - ($29.99)
CDNN Beretta 92SB walnut Factory Grips " />" /> First I modeled after the grips that were on mine (FYI - The ones on it are from a very Early Taurus 92 and they do fit, except note the cut out on top where the Taurus safety would be. " /> " /> Then I dremeled away - It didnt come out as clean as I wanted, but not bad and the normal mag release relief isn't excessively noticable You do have to relieve the inside of the right side grip for the mag button to move. " /> " /> |
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Do all the PSA pistols look rough? I'm thinking about ordering one or spend $40 extra at SOG for a nice one.
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Has anyone got their pistol from PSA yet? What kind of shape was it in?
Thanks
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I have had the occasion to inspect six of these guns from PSA.
Half of them were pretty darn nice. Two others had some significant finish wear, and a few small rust spots. Not sure what the PO's issue was regarding never cleaning the interior of the magazines. I encountered quite a few large lint balls. Its not like it takes any more than 5 seconds and a ball-point pen to disassemble Beretta mag for cleaning. The last one looked like it had been subjected to some abuse and neglect. There was a ding on the muzzle, but not intruding into the rifling. However, there was some light rust that did intruded into the rifling. I didn't get a chance to pull the mainspring for the hammer, but I did notice corrosion on the recoil spring and on the magazine spring. I kind of want to completely strip one of these guns down to all the pins and springs. I think this one is a good candidate. I will probably make that one my range bitch. It will probably outlast me. |
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So PSA pistol came into as well. It seems pretty beat up with lots of carry wear. The SOG pistols definitely seem to be better for the extra $30 No rust that I found so far. I did the pen trick at the LGS and the firing pin shot it into the ceiling. Guy running my paperwork was not to happy.
Overall I think I am happy with it. It would be cool to see if we could find history on it. See when it was made. only thing I am upset about is whoever took the grips off has no idea how to use a screwdriver and should be hit with it repeatedly. </a>Untitled by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> </a>Untitled by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> </a>Untitled by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> </a>Untitled by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> </a>Untitled by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> </a>Untitled by 1911xmd, on Flickr" /> |
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Yeah that one is definitely more beat up than mine. Guess I can't bitch too much.
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