Beretta Type M on Gunbroker

[LtDave]

Not mine. For all you Beretta 92 Type M folks out there:

There's a very clean Type M for sale right now on Gunbroker. Looks like it comes with 3 mags. Buy it now is $1k, current bid is $600 with a couple days to go.

[jetfire]

Not mine. For all you Beretta 92 Type M folks out there:

There's a very clean Type M for sale right now on Gunbroker. Looks like it comes with 3 mags. Buy it now is $1k, current bid is $600 with a couple days to go.

Oh man, someone PM"d me that link the other day, I forgot to thank them. If I had a grand sitting around...

[hufnagel]

what's the link. :)

[JonInWA]

You know, having actually owned a Type M previously for more than a few years (It was part of my P225/P7 PSP/P5 single stack combat pistols of the late 20th century compendium), I'll pass. With the ridiculously thick OEM grips, the potential compact format size advantage is significantly negated. And since Farrar/Pierce Grips dropped 'em, I can't think of any aftermarket, let alone thinner, viable grip replacements for the thing.

Then there are the relatively sharp tangs at the apex of the rear backstrap beavertail. They will bite into your side, unless your holster has a rear sweatshield configured to protect your from them.

And the there is the scarcity of magazines. Geez, for a mass-production gun, Beretta didn't seem to produce an excess of magazines for them. Until SIG re-introduced the SIG P210, I think the Type M magazines were a close second to the magazine unobtanium award-now they may be first (except maybe for the original Bren 10s....).

Mechanically the Type M is a neat pistol. But unless you really, really like to be Beretta-standardized platform-wise, there isn't a thing it does that, say, a Glock 19/HK P2000/P30, or, for that matter, the Beretta M9A1 Compact doesn't do better, in my opinion. And in a single stack DA/SA, the SIG-Sauer P239 is slimmer, more ergonomic, and has easily available magazines (and is available in 3 calibers).

Yeah, I know I'm being a bit of a buzz-kill here...

Best, Jon

[LtDave]

what's the link. :)

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=405237324

[Suvorov]

I guess the fact that this is an older SB gun instead of an FS is what makes it more valuable?

The F-ed up thing about the type M is that despite the fact that it hasn't been imported for years and was pretty rare even when it was compared to the type L - the type M is the only one of the compacts that is approved for sale on Kalifornia's handgun roster :confused:

[skyshark]

I still have a DAO type M from 1999. I call it the compact that ain't. I bought it to complement a DAO Centurion I had at the time, but it wasn't any easier to conceal. The Centurion is long gone but I can't seem to part with that type M even though it just collects dust.

[JonInWA]

I can totally identify with your experience, Skyshark-I too first had a Police Special 92D Centurion (which I never really mastered, as I never really dedicated the time to it required for mastery...while I am exceptionally pleased with my current 92D, I probably shouldn't have let that Centurion go-it had standard 3-dot sights, and the only upgrade to it was a set of Farrar grips). I later (but concurrently) got my 92 F Compact L Type M (with OEM Trijicon sights, and I added a Farrar grip to it as well), keeping it for several years (and actually acquiring 5-8 magazines-talk about a veritable treasure trove!). I'm much more pleased with my current 92D, all things considered.

Best, Jon