How do the Lok grips compare in terms of thickness to the VZ 92 grips?
How do the Lok grips compare in terms of thickness to the VZ 92 grips?
Doc you have to try a 12 or 13# spring. I am not sure how the bobbed hammer compares to a skeleton hammer but I have never had a failure to fire w/ a 12 and skeleton.
I used a 13# in a Centurion Tactical and had some failures to light euro ammo. Went to D spring and have never had an issue since. Supposedly it will work better with the solid firing pin but who knows.
@e_stern do you know which hammer spring the 92DXR ships with?
I just want to drop this summary here in case anyone cares:
Beretta 92 Hammer Springs:
Factory stock: 20#
D Spring: 16# Stock in LTT Elite, Langdon M9 and D models
14#: should be pretty reliable
13# Reliable except occasional hard NATO primers ~7.5#DA
12# competition only ~6.5#DA
11# Federal Primers only 5.5#DA
PX4 D spring is not the same as a 92 D spring and is about equivalent to a 12# 92 spring.
Reference:
More updates:
I received the Hogue Wrap around grips today super fast from Hogue direct.
The Good: They fit amazingly well, and really fill the hand. The measure about the same size as the Beretta plastic grip.
The Bad: I didn't read the fine print and ordered the smooth version of this grip. And, let me tell you it is smooth. Not enough texture to grip. I called Hogue and they were super helpful, directing me to the checkered version, and offering to swap mine out provided I ship them back and pay the difference. Done.
For reference, this is the smooth: https://www.hogueinc.com/grips/beret...cus-dark-earth
This is the textured: https://www.hogueinc.com/grips/beret...cus-dark-earth
They also both come in boring black. Order with confidence that they will transform the Vertec into a standard Beretta grip.
No photos sorry, they don't even have them on their website.
I also installed various hammer springs and measured the pull on my digital gauge:
Factory D spring: 9#DA
13#: 8lb DA
PX4D: 7.25lb DA
Of note, the D hammer spring in my old police trade in 92D and Langdon M9 settled in to 7.75# on each. The PX4 D spring settled in to 7.5# on the Cent Tac. No idea why pulls are so much higher on this particular DXR.
Last edited by Doc_Glock; 10-28-2020 at 07:09 PM.