Posted: 8/29/2010 4:49:19 PM EDT
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Been wanting a Beretta 92FS for a long time...
I have been holding off reading many people warning 'being too big' gun. Well finally I decided to handle one and realized that 92FS is about the same or similar to 1911 dimension (Roughly, you know?) 'Cause I thought 92FS was Desert Eagle BIG as many people described. Also I was hesitant as my hands are very small. So I bought one today after holding in my hands. I love the design. It will serve me as a home / range gun. Oh hey, the manual says 'Do not dryfire'...  I thought all modern handguns are good to dryfire.
Anyway, here's the mandatory picture! 
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Good gun, enjoy it. 
"Oh hey, the manual says 'Do not dryfire'... I thought all modern handguns are good to dryfire." Put an expended casing or snap cap in the chamber if you are dry firing. Over time, dry firing can cause the firing pin to break––- it is designed to hit the primer and when it doesn't, the body of the firing pin bashes against internal portions of slide (when it stops) and can cause breakage. |
It's been almost 2 weeks but I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet. 
Just getting too lazy on top of being busy at work. While sitting & waiting, I ordered goodies from MidwayUSA. 1. Hogue grip panels - they fill my palm area better + also grippy 2. Wolff shiny guide rod - wanted a black one to match but out of stock, silver contrasts very well. 3. Recoil spring changed from 13 lb. to 15 lb. (Well without ever shooting a single shot yet....  )
4. Hammer spring changed from 20 lb. to 17 lb. - I loved my J-frame when changed out the hammer spring. Now D/A trigger pull is much lighter & hope it doesn't light strike.....
Both recoil & hammer springs give about the same resistance when racking the slide or little less? 
Now I don't have any more money but to buy ammo... |
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Oh, when I changed the hammer spring, I found out that Beretta change the pin design.
From Beretta section's sticky, video guide of dis assembly, shows simple slide out pin... But mine has a roll pin that I had to hammer it out. Still the process wasn't hard but roll pin made it easy to stretch or damage the frame. |
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Finally got to shoot it today.
Shot 202 rounds. My last batch of 9mm's... Had 2 stove pipes, which I believe related to limp wristing
4 FTF's - I'm guessing due to 15 lb. recoil spring instead of 13 lb. factory one. I was using standard pressure 9mm rounds. About half the time, slide stop wouldn't catch the slide. I tried with empty mags and sometimes slide stop didn't move up the catch. Magazine springs seem weak & they do not push hard enough to move the slide stop upward. When I tried with empty mag at home, slide failed to lock time to time. 17 lb. hammer spring worked fine without light strike. I will keep the 17 lb. hammer spring and already changed out the recoil spring back to factory one. Accuracy was as expected & on par with my other handguns. Other than that, it was a fun shooting session. |
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Quoted: http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/hchun73/92FS/Mario_92FS_1_update.jpg Now I don't have any more money but to buy ammo... The top screw looks boogered up. Did you use gunsmithing screwdriver or screw driver bits? I highly recommend such a set, Dillon sales their own and I used to have a set from Chapman (?) I got from Midway Nice gun! |
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http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa57/hchun73/92FS/Mario_92FS_1_update.jpg Now I don't have any more money but to buy ammo... The top screw looks boogered up. Did you use gunsmithing screwdriver or screw driver bits? I highly recommend such a set, Dillon sales their own and I used to have a set from Chapman (?) I got from Midway Nice gun! The screws slots are not damaged... metal color changed due to bit to surface material transfer. |
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Had 2 stove pipes, which I believe related to limp wristing
4 FTF's - I'm guessing due to 15 lb. recoil spring instead of 13 lb. factory one. I was using standard pressure 9mm rounds. About half the time, slide stop wouldn't catch the slide. I tried with empty mags and sometimes slide stop didn't move up the catch. Magazine springs seem weak & they do not push hard enough to move the slide stop upward. When I tried with empty mag at home, slide failed to lock time to time. I think every problem there is likely due to the heavier recoil spring you installed. Sounds like the slide isn't going all the way back, or isn't going back with enough authority. I have owned 3 and never a malf of any kind. I use 13 and 16 pound hammer springs. I have never used a non-standard recoil spring. |
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Had 2 stove pipes, which I believe related to limp wristing
4 FTF's - I'm guessing due to 15 lb. recoil spring instead of 13 lb. factory one. I was using standard pressure 9mm rounds. About half the time, slide stop wouldn't catch the slide. I tried with empty mags and sometimes slide stop didn't move up the catch. Magazine springs seem weak & they do not push hard enough to move the slide stop upward. When I tried with empty mag at home, slide failed to lock time to time. I think every problem there is likely due to the heavier recoil spring you installed. Sounds like the slide isn't going all the way back, or isn't going back with enough authority. I have owned 3 and never a malf of any kind. I use 13 and 16 pound hammer springs. I have never used a non-standard recoil spring. You're correct, Sir! Today I went out w/ stock 13 lb. recoil spring to confirm functionality. No single malfunction with 250 rounds. 15 lb. was too strong to allow the slide move all the way back. No FTF & slide lock always worked at the last round. So I wasted a few dollars on 15 lb. recoil spring... 
Oh I had 17 lb. hammer spring & it worked perfect for the total 450 rounds so far. |