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Super77
10-11-2019, 03:44 AM
Brownells is selling assembled M9A3 slides with night sights for $233. One of the reviews said it fit his standard 92FS. If you were considering paying to have night sights pinned or tritium added to your standard slide this might be a better value, especially if you can wait for the next 10% off coupon code.

Now if only someone would make an 80% 92FS frame!
medmo
10-11-2019, 04:12 AM
Brownells is selling assembled M9A3 slides with night sights for $233. One of the reviews said it fit his standard 92FS. If you were considering paying to have night sights pinned or tritium added to your standard slide this might be a better value, especially if you can wait for the next 10% off coupon code.

Now if only someone would make an 80% 92FS frame!

Sweet. Hope they keep them in stock. Looks like they are flat earth color.

https://www.brownells.com/handgun-parts/slide-parts/slides/beretta-m9a3-type-f-slide-assembly-prod107999.aspx
Super77
10-11-2019, 04:39 AM
Correct FDE. Thanks for providing the link, that was an oversight on my part.

Any idea if the M9A3 FDE is paint or like a PVD?

I’m really interested in the 9x21 version they have listed as out of stock as well!
jetfire
10-11-2019, 04:41 AM
Brownells is selling assembled M9A3 slides with night sights for $233. One of the reviews said it fit his standard 92FS. If you were considering paying to have night sights pinned or tritium added to your standard slide this might be a better value, especially if you can wait for the next 10% off coupon code.

Now if only someone would make an 80% 92FS frame!

Welp there goes 500 bucks out the door. Two slides to upgrade my M9 and 92FS, plus a G-lever kit. You know, because my M9s need a refresh.
FreedomFries
10-11-2019, 10:20 AM
Any idea if the M9A3 FDE is paint or like a PVD?


Pretty sure it is Cerakote. Still better than the Bruniton finish though in my opinion.
357carbine
10-11-2019, 11:26 AM
Code M8Y should take $20 off, if it still works.
Suvorov
10-11-2019, 11:28 AM
Sweet!!!

Of course this happens when I'm trying to save for a new AK and a M9A1 with night sights (supposedly they are still available) and oh yeah - taking the family to Disneyland.......

So do I pick up one of these and try to find a M9A1 cheap (not likely here in my market) or just stay the course........

But hell, with a weekend deal of 10% and free shipping one of these slides isn't much more than it used to cost to send a slide into tool-tech for nightsights.....

There is just no end to things I want to spend money on but unfortunately don't have a central bank at my disposal......
Suvorov
10-11-2019, 12:19 PM
Screw it! It's done......

It would be nice if this became a regular stock item but I doubt it given that Beretta didn't get the contract and if I didn't jump now I'd just be kicking myself later.


Code M8Y should take $20 off, if it still works.

Yep - it still works. Thanks! Beers on me if we ever meet. With my pricing, the code and free shipping the price came to less than $200.
Super77
10-11-2019, 12:43 PM
Thanks for the code!

FWIW I have had this slide on back order since February. I don’t think it will last or be a regular item.
Hambo
10-11-2019, 12:47 PM
Screw it! It's done......

That's my rule on Beretta parts when on sale. I'll use them all eventually.

Now I can upgrade my LTT M9 into an LTT M9A3G.
Trooper224
10-11-2019, 05:52 PM
If that was stainless I'd be all over it. I'd love to mount a Vertec slide on my 92 INOX.
falar
10-12-2019, 08:03 PM
Too bad its US production.
El Cid
10-12-2019, 08:20 PM
If that was stainless I'd be all over it. I'd love to mount a Vertec slide on my 92 INOX.

All it needs is a G conversion kit.

https://www.berettausa.com/en-us/slide-assy-92fs-vertec-inox/jo92fsvtcss/
jetfire
10-13-2019, 03:19 AM
All it needs is a G conversion kit.

https://www.berettausa.com/en-us/slide-assy-92fs-vertec-inox/jo92fsvtcss/

Brownells also has G kits on their site. I ordered two slides and G-kit, since I already have an unused G-kit sitting in my gun safe.

Also, a two-tone FDE and black Beretta will look fucking cool.
Hambo
10-13-2019, 08:24 AM
Also, a two-tone FDE and black Beretta will look fucking cool.

Posting this just do people can see how cool it will look.

https://yetifirearms.com/products/x-werks-beretta-92a1
El Cid
10-13-2019, 12:54 PM
Let’s say I wanted to snag one of those A3 slides and have it milled for an optic... who do we like/trust?

And would I need to go with a smaller optic like the Shield RMS? Or would an SRO or ACRO work?
Caballoflaco
10-13-2019, 01:17 PM
Let’s say I wanted to snag one of those A3 slides and have it milled for an optic... who do we like/trust?

And would I need to go with a smaller optic like the Shield RMS? Or would an SRO or ACRO work?

As far as I know nobody has cracked the code on milling a 92 for an optic yet. The relatively high mounted extractor and the firing pin block that rises out of the slide with each trigger press both get in the way. Langdon is working on it though.
Super77
10-13-2019, 01:19 PM
Too bad its US production.

What’s wrong with that? Every M9 I’ve been issued has been Accokeek, never had an issue with a slide.
falar
10-13-2019, 01:47 PM
What’s wrong with that? Every M9 I’ve been issued has been Accokeek, never had an issue with a slide.

Me neither.

Gallatin though is another story altogether.
Trooper224
10-13-2019, 09:29 PM
All it needs is a G conversion kit.

https://www.berettausa.com/en-us/slide-assy-92fs-vertec-inox/jo92fsvtcss/

It's quite a bit more expensive than the advertised M9A3 slide and it's perpetually out of stock.
Suvorov
10-13-2019, 11:25 PM
It's quite a bit more expensive than the advertised M9A3 slide and it's perpetually out of stock.

I have never in fact seen it in stock.
jetfire
10-14-2019, 02:55 AM
I have never in fact seen it in stock.

To repeat myself: Brownells has G-conversions in stock on their website for 55 bucks.
Squib308
10-14-2019, 03:05 AM
To repeat myself: Brownells has G-conversions in stock on their website for 55 bucks.

prices on the G conversion are coming down
MGW has them for $43 and CTD has them for $41.49
FreedomFries
10-14-2019, 03:26 AM
To repeat myself: Brownells has G-conversions in stock on their website for 55 bucks.

I think he meant that the stainless Vertec slides are never in stock on the Beretta website. It's been showing out of stock on their website for at least the last year.

When I went looking for a Vertec slide last year, I found one in Bruniton finish on Optics Planet. I put a G conversion kit on that slide and now have no idea what I want to do with it, but at the time that I bought it, I was sure that I needed it.
jetfire
10-14-2019, 03:49 AM
I think he meant that the stainless Vertec slides are never in stock on the Beretta website. It's been showing out of stock on their website for at least the last year.

When I went looking for a Vertec slide last year, I found one in Bruniton finish on Optics Planet. I put a G conversion kit on that slide and now have no idea what I want to do with it, but at the time that I bought it, I was sure that I needed it.

I'm fairly certain I'm going to feel the same way about the two M9A3 slides I just bought.
FreedomFries
10-14-2019, 11:56 AM
I'm fairly certain I'm going to feel the same way about the two M9A3 slides I just bought.

I wonder if Beretta USA sells stripped frames?
jetfire
10-15-2019, 02:49 AM
I wonder if Beretta USA sells stripped frames?

Not at this time. Getting major manufacturers to sell stripped frames is kind of difficult since it's a serialized part and whatnot. I'm still hoping that they sell bare APX chassis someday.
jetfire
10-15-2019, 02:59 AM
accidental double post
Suvorov
10-16-2019, 10:40 PM
To repeat myself: Brownells has G-conversions in stock on their website for 55 bucks.

Great to know, I was referring to the slides however.

My M9A3 slide came if from Brownelles today (a super nice treat upon returning from a 5 day Disneyland trip with the family since the souvenirs at Galaxy's edge were too expensive). As Borat would say - "It's a very nice....."
e_stern
10-17-2019, 09:07 AM
I wonder if Beretta USA sells stripped frames?

No we do not. Unlikely to change in the near future, although I'd love to offer them like AR Lowers.
e_stern
10-17-2019, 09:08 AM
It's quite a bit more expensive than the advertised M9A3 slide and it's perpetually out of stock.

We haven't made Inox Vertecs in some time. I expect that we will have more slides and Inox Vertecs next year.
Suvorov
10-17-2019, 09:23 AM
We haven't made Inox Vertecs in some time. I expect that we will have more slides and Inox Vertecs next year.

Well, there goes my pipe dream of ever getting the night sight LE version. Good thing I bought the M9A3 slide. Funny thing is the online roster does not show a SKU like for other guns but I'm sure there is some secret CalDOJ buffoonery behind the scenes??!! The Handgun Roster is a prime example of how slippery slopes work. :mad:
El Cid
10-17-2019, 08:12 PM
We haven't made Inox Vertecs in some time. I expect that we will have more slides and Inox Vertecs next year.

You really should visit more often! You have sprinkled all kinds of good news around the Beretta threads today.

If you say y’all just found a warehouse full of pre-86 93R’s I’ll be selling a kidney. Lol!
Hambo
10-18-2019, 05:22 PM
M9A3 on a 92FS frame.

43773
Suvorov
10-18-2019, 05:38 PM
M9A3 on a 92FS frame.

43773

As I recall - that would make it a M9A2. Didn’t the Beretta bid include slides that would be used to retrofit original M9s to give them night sight capability?
Hambo
10-18-2019, 05:41 PM
As I recall - that would make it a M9A2. Didn’t the Beretta bid include slides that would be used to retrofit original M9s to give them night sight capability?

Except that it's got a D hammer and spring, and a G decocker. So...M9A2GD :confused:
LOKNLOD
10-18-2019, 05:49 PM
Except that it's got a D hammer and spring, and a G decocker. So...M9A2GD :confused:

As long as it's not a G-D M9A2, you're okay.

Looks good!
Suvorov
10-18-2019, 06:33 PM
Except that it's got a D hammer and spring, and a G decocker. So...M9A2GD :confused:

And a non-M9 slanted dust cover.

You would have though I would have noticed that lack of a hammer spur???? :(
Hambo
10-27-2019, 10:02 AM
For anyone doing the G conversion, this is the best video


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wX902_5oBBA
Super77
10-28-2019, 03:18 AM
For those that have received their A3 slides, has anyone run into slide-frame fitment issues?
Hambo
10-28-2019, 05:00 AM
For those that have received their A3 slides, has anyone run into slide-frame fitment issues?

The one pictured fit and functioned perfectly. The second one fits well, but haven't fired it.
Suvorov
10-28-2019, 10:09 AM
For those that have received their A3 slides, has anyone run into slide-frame fitment issues?

Seemed to fit just fine on a 1989 vintage 92FS.