Posted: 2/3/2005 10:17:05 PM EDT
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I just purchased a Beretta 92FS Brigadier from a coworker. Now I have no idea what the differance between a 92FS and the Brigadier is. Can someone with more knowlege then I help out. The gun also came with several 15rnd "asian contract" mags. Do I need to upgrade the springs or followers in these? Thanxs allot for your help. |
As a teacher of mine in H.S. would say "There's no such thing as a stupid question just stupid people."  Its not a stupid question though. I know the Brig. has the heavier slide but not sure about the barrel and sights part. I thought it had the same 4.9" Barrel as the FS. Could be wrong though. Which one is DA only? |
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Full size Brigadiers have a 4.9 inch barrel, same as the regular 92FS, the slide is reinforced with a "hump" over the locking area and has a removable front sight, (nice for swapping into night sights). It also weighs in almost 1 ounce heavier than the regular 92. |
The best designed hollowpoints are the current generation Winchester SXT and any of the rounds using the Gold Dot bullet. The Federal HydraShoks are decent but outdated compared to the other newer designs. Federal is supposed to have a new line of ammo coming out to replace the HydraShok and it should be equal to the Gold Dot and SXT. But in all honestly it doesn't matter. Accurately fired FMJ is much more effective than the best engineered JHP that misses. You shoulkd pick whichever premium hollowpoint is accurate and most importantly reliable in your pistol. |