Posted: 8/18/2008 4:48:43 PM EDT
Woo-hoo!  I stopped in my new favorite gun shop to pick up my .22 Marlin that I had a new trigger installed. I always scope out the used gun case as one never knows what they'll find/see & BINGO! There it was! 1992 92FS S/S Eye-talian mfgr with S/S hi-cap mag! Previous owner had installed the target sights & I do believe I'll keep them. Extremely LOW wear on the bbl & locking block! I swear it looks like only 1-2 boxes of shells have been run thru the gun!  As always, the obligatory pics of the new gun. Obviously I'm not a po-fessional photographer............     
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Yeah, gonna hafta chill for a while. But shit, deals like an ANIB eye-talian SS 92FS is a hard deal to pass up! I can't remember the last time I saw one of these for sale at a gun show. Seems like it's been years for the eye-talian made ones.  And to think I was gonna wait until Friday to go out there for my Marlin. The 92 would've most likely been long gone by then............... 
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Nah, I'm not bashful as I often ask that myself. It was $549 with Beretta box, one SS mag(!) & one blue mag, both hi-caps. The box lacked a true S/N which leads me to believe there was a cardboard sleeve that went over the plastic box that somehow didn't make the trip for the trade-in. |
Well, I'm not sure if it was drilled out or not but it damn sure covers the original front sight like a mofo. It does look like a professional install, which is a blessing on my end, IMO. I plan to be at the range Friday with this one & my Marlin to check its new trigger.
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I was told the rear is a Millett (sp?), but I honestly don't know. I've never seen a front sight like this on a Beretta, myself. I'm gonna take it to the gun show Sat for a little help on maybe getting it ID'd. |
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Well, I just saved myself $60 for an hour of gunsmithing labor. Today I got my new Wolf recoil, DAO mainspring & trigger return kit. Using the link at the top of the forum, I installed all these myself for a change. Actually, I've done the mainspring myself on my two other 92's. One thing that was (is) odd about this eye-talian is the mainspring housing pin is a roll pin & not a solid pin. Strangely enough, I had enough sense to not knock the thing all the way out of the frame, just enough to remove the MSH. I should be able to get to the range this Friday for a range report.
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| The sights on that gun are Millets and the front has little tensioning pads on them to keep the barrel in the same place. Installation required drilling a hole in the front sight and inserting a roll pin. That said I had some on an old PT92 and they did not work as advertised! I would remove those things that ruin the beauty of the gun. |
Yes, the older Berettas used a roll pin for the main spring housing. The newer solid pins are much easier to deal with when removing them. Also, I would just leave the pistol as is rather than mess with removing the sights. |